The Oprah Conversation

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The Oprah Conversation
Genre Talk show
Created by Oprah Winfrey
Starring
  • Oprah Winfrey
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes15 (list of episodes)
Release
Original network Apple TV+
Original releaseJuly 30, 2020 (2020-07-30) 
November 5, 2021 (2021-11-05)

The Oprah Conversation is an interview talk show by Oprah Winfrey that premiered on Apple TV+ on July 30, 2020.

Contents

Episodes

No. in
season
Title [1] GuestOriginal release date
1"Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man: Part 1" Emmanuel Acho July 30, 2020 (2020-07-30)
2"Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man: Part 2" Emmanuel Acho July 30, 2020 (2020-07-30)
3"How to Be an Antiracist" Ibram X. Kendi August 7, 2020 (2020-08-07)
4"Bryan Stevenson" Bryan Stevenson August 14, 2020 (2020-08-14)
5"Mariah Carey" Mariah Carey September 23, 2020 (2020-09-23)
6"Caste: Part 1" Isabel Wilkerson October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)
7"Caste: Part 2" Isabel Wilkerson October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)
8"Matthew McConaughey" Matthew McConaughey October 28, 2020 (2020-10-28)
9"Stevie Wonder" Stevie Wonder November 6, 2020 (2020-11-06)
10"Dolly Parton" Dolly Parton November 13, 2020 (2020-11-13)
11"Barack Obama" Barack Obama November 17, 2020 (2020-11-17)
12"Amanda Gorman" Amanda Gorman March 26, 2021 (2021-03-26)
13"Eddie Murphy" Eddie Murphy April 9, 2021 (2021-04-09)
14"Elliot Page" Elliot Page April 30, 2021 (2021-04-30)
15"Will Smith" Will Smith November 5, 2021 (2021-11-05)

Production

On June 15, 2018, Oprah Winfrey and Apple announced a multi-year partnership, with Winfrey to create exclusive original content for Apple. [2]

On March 25, 2019, Apple hosted keynote event at its California campus to announce the new Apple TV+ subscription service. [3] Winfrey appeared onstage to conclude the event, announcing that she would be producing two documentary series, as well as launching a "book club" in partnership with Apple. The book club ended up being a reboot of a segment from The Oprah Winfrey Show titled Oprah's Book Club, which premiered on November 1, 2020, alongside the launch of Apple TV+. [4]

On July 27, 2020, Apple and Oprah Winfrey announced The Oprah Conversation, with the first two episodes airing on July 30, 2020, on Apple TV+, and following episodes releasing on an irregular schedule. [5]

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