Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2025-01-14

Books mentioned on Part One: Is Oprah Winfrey a Bastard?

2 books · With Bridget Todd, Andrew Ti · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Oprah Winfrey has been responsible for introducing several of the most toxic monsters of our era to society. But is she a bastard?

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

1. 

   What Happened to You?

   Oprah Winfrey; Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D · at 50:48 · mentioned 2 times

   Critiqued

   “in that book what happened to you conversations on trauma resilience and healing each chapter opens up with a brief vignette or essay by either Oprah or Dr Perry and the rest of each chapter is literally just like a conversation transcript between the two”

   Robert Evans Part One: Is Oprah Winfrey a Bastard? 2025-01-14 Listen at 50:48

   Where to get it

   Amazon Audible Bookshop.org Open Library
2. 

   Oprah

   Kitty Kelley · at 4:00

   Oprah by Kitty Kelley is an unauthorized biographical work that investigates the personal and professional life of media mogul Oprah Winfrey through extensive interviews and research.

   Discussed

   “a more recent biography is Kitty Kelly's Oprah which is another major source for this episode”

   Robert Evans Part One: Is Oprah Winfrey a Bastard? 2025-01-14 Listen at 4:00

   Where to get it

   Amazon Audible Bookshop.org Open Library