Oprah Talks COVID-19 - Season 1

First aired: 3/20/2020 13 episodes

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Episodes

1. Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre

Aired: 3/20/2020

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

2. Pastor Wintley Phipps

Aired: 3/21/2020

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

Aired: 3/24/2020

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

Aired: 3/24/2020

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

Aired: 3/28/2020

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

Aired: 3/30/2020

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

Aired: 4/1/2020

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

Aired: 4/4/2020

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

Aired: 4/7/2020

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

Aired: 4/7/2020

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

Aired: 4/9/2020

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

12. Shaka Senghor

Aired: 4/9/2020

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

Aired: 4/13/2020

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