In 2011, Oprah and her staff at Harpo Studios went vegan for a full week. The results, and the resulting episode, sparked a conversation about health, ethical eating, and food as privilege — and showed us a lot about Oprah’s impact on health and food culture.

Special guest: Marcia Chatelain, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History for her book Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America.

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Oprah And The LA Riots w/ Elizabeth Hinton

Look under your seat… it’s a new show!

We’re taking you back to weekdays at 4pm with Kellie Carter Jackson and Leah Wright Riguer, two historians, best friends, and Oprah obsessives. Now, it’s time to pour through the archives to relive and rehash the most iconic episodes from the decades-long run of the Oprah Winfrey Show.

From book club controversies to diet fads and wars with the meat industry, conversations about police brutality and sexuality… and of course big giveaways… YGAP! will treat Oprah as the historical, social, and political force that she is — and have have lots of fun.

As Kellie, Leah and their guests recap each show, they’ll put the show in critical context, and ultimately explain why Oprah will always be the Queen of Talk.