About this episode
Do you have weird feelings about Oprah? So do we, and so does our guest! Kimberly Springer, co-editor of "Stories of Oprah: The Oprahfication of American Culture," joins us to talk about the rise of Oprah Winfrey and her infamous "wagon of fat" weight loss episode. Buy Kimberly's books: Stories of Oprah: The Oprahfication of American Culture Living for the Revolution: Black Feminist Organizations, 1968-1980 Support us: Subscribe on Patreon Donate on PayPal Get Maintenance Phase shirts, stickers and more Clips! Oprah Winfrey Rolls Out A Wagon Of Fat (Buzzfeed) How Oprah's Weight Affected Her Relationship with Stedman (Oprah) MadTv - Oprah - Fat Cam (Mad TV) Links! The Importance of Being Oprah (New York Times Magazine) Oprah's 'Fattest' Mistake (CBS News) 5 awesome objects from the new Oprah exhibit (Washington Post) Oprah's biggest on-air mistake? The wagon of fat (Today) Diet That Made Oprah Winfrey Slim Demands Discipline, Specialists Say (New York Times) Support the show