Oprah Talks COVID-19
Oprah Talks COVID-19: Season 1

Air Date

March 20, 2020

Episodes

13 episodes

Oprah Talks COVID-19

Season 1

Episodes

Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre

1. Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre

March 20, 2020

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

Pastor Wintley Phipps

2. Pastor Wintley Phipps

March 21, 2020

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

Monica Maggion, Dr. Vergano, an ER Doctor

3. Monica Maggion, Dr. Vergano, an ER Doctor

March 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.

DJ D-Nice

4. DJ D-Nice

March 24, 2020

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

Anthony Ray Hinton

5. Anthony Ray Hinton

March 28, 2020

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

Dr. Edith Eva Eger

6. Dr. Edith Eva Eger

March 30, 2020

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

José Andrés and Clair Babineaux-Fontenot

7. José Andrés and Clair Babineaux-Fontenot

April 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.

Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn

8. Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn

April 4, 2020

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

Emily Fawcett, Xenia Greene & Idara Inokon

9. Emily Fawcett, Xenia Greene & Idara Inokon

April 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.

Amy Finnegan and Donnella James

10. Amy Finnegan and Donnella James

April 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

April 9, 2020

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

Shaka Senghor

12. Shaka Senghor

April 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

April 13, 2020
45 min

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