Season 1 of Oprah Talks COVID-19 was released on March 20 and consists of 13 episodes.
Episodes
1: Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre
Mar 20, 2020
Oprah speaks with Idris Elba and his wife, Sabrina Dhowre, about living with COVID-19.
2: Pastor Wintley Phipps
Mar 21, 2020
Exploring the spiritual meaning of this moment, Oprah invites her longtime friend to offer words of wisdom, peace, and strength.
3: Monica Maggion, Dr. Vergano, an ER Doctor
Mar 24, 2020
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.
4: DJ D-Nice
Mar 24, 2020
The uplifting MC talks about #ClubQuarantine, the online party bringing people together. Plus, Oprah shares a viral video that caught her eyes.
5: Anthony Ray Hinton
Mar 28, 2020
He spent 30 years on death row before being exonerated. Now, Hinton joins Oprah to share his wisdom about coping in confinement.
6: Dr. Edith Eva Eger
Mar 30, 2020
An Auschwitz survivor who became a psychologist specializing in trauma, Dr. Eger gives guidance on processing this time of crisis.
7: José Andrés and Clair Babineaux-Fontenot
Apr 1, 2020
World Central Kitchen's founder and Feeding America's CEO announce America's Food Fund, a special fund for those impacted by COVID-19.
8: Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn
Apr 4, 2020
At this time of unprecedented global anxiety, a pioneer in mindfulness techniques joins Oprah to discuss finding peace in the moment.
9: Emily Fawcett, Xenia Greene & Idara Inokon
Apr 7, 2020
Nurses from Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx tell Oprah how they're coping on the frontlines of COVID-19 in America's epicenter.
10: Amy Finnegan and Donnella James
Apr 7, 2020
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.
11: Dr. Bruce Perry
Apr 9, 2020
A foremost trauma expert discusses strategies to regulate stress and calls on those with privilege to serve others.
12: Shaka Senghor
Apr 9, 2020
The author reveals how he survived seven years of isolation in solitary confinement by turning his cell into a space of creativity and learning.
13: The Deadly Impact on Black America
Apr 13, 2020
Oprah takes an in-depth look at the dramatic effects the COVID-19 pandemic is having on African Americans across the country.
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