Oprah Winfrey & The “Wagon of Fat”

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.

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Oprah Winfrey Rolls Out A Wagon Of Fat  (Buzzfeed)How Oprah&aposs Weight Affected Her Relationship with Stedman (Oprah)MadTv - Oprah - Fat Cam (Mad TV)

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The Importance of Being Oprah (New York Times Magazine)Oprah&aposs &aposFattest&apos Mistake (CBS News)5 awesome objects from the new Oprah exhibit (Washington Post)Oprah&aposs biggest on-air mistake? The wagon of fat (Today)Diet That Made Oprah Winfrey Slim Demands Discipline, Specialists Say (New York Times)

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