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Making

WBEZ's critically-acclaimed bio-podcast series explores how an icon is made.

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Oprah: Preview of Making Oprah

Oprah: Preview of Making Oprah

Making Oprah: The Inside Story of a TV Revolution is a public radio podcast -- about a daytime talk show. This fall mark... Read more

3 Nov 2016

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Oprah 1: No Strategy, No Plan, No Formula

Oprah 1: No Strategy, No Plan, No Formula

It was 30 years ago this fall that Oprah Winfrey first said “hellooooo” to a national audience. By the show’s finale in ... Read more

10 Nov 2016

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Oprah 2: Skinheads And Scented Candles

Oprah 2: Skinheads And Scented Candles

In the second episode of Making Oprah, we explore how The Oprah Winfrey Show elevated itself out of the heap of trash TV... Read more

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Oprah 3: YOU GET A CAR!

Oprah 3: YOU GET A CAR!

In the show’s final decade, Oprah and her team staged massive spectacles of increasing grandiosity, from the infamous ca... Read more

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Oprah BONUS: Let's Talk About Oprah's Hair

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Oprah BONUS: Oprah Gets Political

Oprah BONUS: Oprah Gets Political

For more than 10 years after the launch of the Oprah Winfrey Show, Oprah deliberately avoided having politicians on her ... Read more

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Oprah BONUS: Making Donahue

Oprah BONUS: Making Donahue

In our final bonus installment, the Making Oprah production team revisits an extended interview with daytime talk show l... Read more

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Obama: Preview of Making Obama

Obama: Preview of Making Obama

Former President Barack Obama — along with friends, mentors, and rivals — tells the story of his climb from Chicago to t... Read more

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Obama 1: The Man In The Background

Obama 1: The Man In The Background

Before he was the 44th President, Barack Obama worked as a community organizer on the South Side of Chicago. Hear how th... Read more

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Obama 2: Chicago Politics Ain’t Beanbag

Obama 2: Chicago Politics Ain’t Beanbag

When Barack Obama first came to Chicago, a political transformation was happening in the city. Hear how that change insp... Read more

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