Through 25 seasons, 4,561 episodes.

I believe the Oprah Winfrey show

was one of the greatest classrooms in the world.

I really never thought of it that way.

The aha moments, the breakthroughs, the connections, the occasional ugly cry.

I'm missing so terribly, I'm missing every single minute.

The L-O-L's, the moments that matter, the eye-opening like lessons.

Never allow them to take you somewhere else. I'm bringing them back.

It's time to open the vault.

I've personally chosen these classic episodes to share with you again.

Every single person you ever will meet shares that common desire.

They want to know,

Do you see me?

Do you hear me?

Does what I say mean anything to you?

You are listening to the Oprah Winfrey show, The Podcast.

Thank you. Have a seat. I'm excited about the possibility that this show can offer to all of you

within the sound of my voice right now because when I decided I was going to

continue with television I wanted to be able to use it as an instrument,

a vehicle to try to bring meaning to people's lives so that something we might say, something

you might hear might create a spark that would create something inside yourself,

would touch some part of yourself

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