Oprah Talks COVID-19

Season: 1

How can we mindfully move through a crisis while holding on to ourselves and our humanity? In this series, Oprah has remote conversations with experts and everyday people to provide insight, meaning, and tangible advice for the human spirit.

Talk, News

1Fri, Mar 20, 2020

Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre

Oprah speaks with Idris Elba and his wife, Sabrina Dhowre, about living with COVID-19.

2Sat, Mar 21, 2020

Pastor Wintley Phipps

Exploring the spiritual meaning of this moment, Oprah invites her longtime friend to offer words of wisdom, peace, and strength.

3Tue, Mar 24, 2020

Monica Maggion, Dr. Vergano, an ER Doctor

Along with most of Italy, journalist Monica Maggion is under strict quarantine. She described the uncanny quiet outside her apartment in Milan, where she is living with her elderly parents. "There is no sound but the ambulance," Maggioni told Oprah. In the second half of the powerful episode, Oprah spoke to Dr. Vergano, an ER doctor on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic.

4Tue, Mar 24, 2020

DJ D-Nice

The uplifting MC talks about #ClubQuarantine, the online party bringing people together. Plus, Oprah shares a viral video that caught her eyes.

5Sat, Mar 28, 2020

Anthony Ray Hinton

He spent 30 years on death row before being exonerated. Now, Hinton joins Oprah to share his wisdom about coping in confinement.

6Mon, Mar 30, 2020

Dr. Edith Eva Eger

An Auschwitz survivor who became a psychologist specializing in trauma, Dr. Eger gives guidance on processing this time of crisis.

7Wed, Apr 01, 2020

José Andrés and Clair Babineaux-Fontenot

World Central Kitchen's founder and Feeding America's CEO announce America's Food Fund, a special fund for those impacted by COVID-19.

8Sat, Apr 04, 2020

Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn

At this time of unprecedented global anxiety, a pioneer in mindfulness techniques joins Oprah to discuss finding peace in the moment.

9Tue, Apr 07, 2020

Emily Fawcett, Xenia Greene & Idara Inokon

Nurses from Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx tell Oprah how they're coping on the frontlines of COVID-19 in America's epicenter.

10Tue, Apr 07, 2020

Amy Finnegan and Donnella James

With COVID-19 cases surging in Detroit and New Orleans, Oprah speaks to nurses from each city about hope, fear, and how we can all help.

11Thu, Apr 09, 2020

Dr. Bruce Perry

A foremost trauma expert discusses strategies to regulate stress and calls on those with privilege to serve others.

12Thu, Apr 09, 2020

Shaka Senghor

The author reveals how he survived seven years of isolation in solitary confinement by turning his cell into a space of creativity and learning.

13Mon, Apr 13, 2020

The Deadly Impact on Black America

Oprah takes an in-depth look at the dramatic effects the COVID-19 pandemic is having on African Americans across the country.