Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2025-01-16

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

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

Oprah continues to have the most sympathetic backstory of any BTB subject, and Robert walks Bridget and Andrew through how she turned it all around. See omnystudio.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

1. 

   Invictus

   William Ernest Henley · at 12:22

   Invictus by William Ernest Henley is a stirring 19th-century English poem of resilience, courage, and unbroken spirit that famously concludes with the bold declaration that humans are the masters of their fate and the captains of their souls.

   Discussed

   “a particular favorite was Invictus a stirring Declaration of Courage by the 19th century English poet William Ernst Henley which closes with”

   Robert Evans Part Two: Is Oprah Winfrey a Bastard? 2025-01-16 Listen at 12:22

   Where to get it

   Amazon Audible Bookshop.org Open Library
2. 

   Oprah

   Kitty Kelley · at 15:32

   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

   “and so I'll quote this passage of Oprah a biography by Kitty Kelly next Katherine Esters”

   Robert Evans Part Two: Is Oprah Winfrey a Bastard? 2025-01-16 Listen at 15:32

   Where to get it

   Amazon Audible Bookshop.org Open Library