Here is a behind-the-scenes look at Oprah's first talk show, People Are Talking: Īnd here is a 30-second commercial for People Are Talking: įinally, here is Oprah talking about that 67 pounds of fat in a wagon: Here is Oprah as a young anchorwoman (afro and all): If you listen to these episodes with your children, or if these topics would cause you emotional pain, you might want to skip over this episode.Ģ) Due to user error on my part, the audio for my portion of the conversation is not as crisp as usual (Zoom recorded using my laptop's onboard microphone, instead of the fancy condenser microphone that I typically use) but I deemed it "listenable," and rather than subject Richard to a re-recording, opted to publish it as is. We examine the source of her charisma, her ability to make meaning out of suffering, and ponder how she has been able to stay relatable to her audience despite her incredible success.ġ) During this episode, we discuss the challenges that Oprah faced in her lifetime, including sexual abuse, racism (including racial slurs), and the death of her infant son. We trace her remarkable life story, from the abused child of an unwed teen mother to the first African-American woman to become a self-made billionaire, who has often been named the most influential woman in the world. This week, Richard Tedlow and I turn our attention to Oprah Winfrey, the Queen of All Media.
You can learn more about MJ at her various websites, and you can even view some of her local TV commercials on her YouTube channel! We also explore MJ's pop culture Achilles heel, which tripped her up because she's never seen Star Wars, or many other movies, as I discovered when she referred to Harrison Ford as, "Isn't that the guy that played a cowboy in some movie?", and didn't know him as Han Solo or Indiana Jones. We discuss MJ's remarkable life (which includes growing up as a tomboy, being the first in her family to graduate from college-Magna cum Laude from the University of Florida, realizing her childhood dream by working as a reporter for ESPN, switching to teaching special needs kids, and getting involved with multiple televised competitions) and dive into the details of how Mental Samurai Season 2 came together (first MJ was going to shoot in Spain, then finally in Portugal, which involved flying from Jacksonville to LA to New York to Lisbon).
Michelle Joy Nixon (MJ to her friends) is the first Season 2 competitor to make it into the recording booth.
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