Oprah 2: Skinheads And Scented Candles

<p>In the second episode of <i>Making Oprah</i>, we explore how <i>The Oprah Winfrey Show</i> elevated itself out of the heap of trash TV and into a show that intentionally embraced spirituality and positivity.&nbsp;</p><p>The early years of Oprah’s show often relied on sensational, tabloidy topics – cheating husbands, sexy clothes, and murderers. It was not yet the ‘Live Your Best Life’ Oprah we would come to know and love.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;“It was during those shows where I just thought, ‘What are we doing?’ ” Oprah tells WBEZ’s Jenn White. “This is a platform that is speaking to people, and what are we saying?”&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;As the <i>Oprah Winfrey Show</i> reached maturity -- or at least, its college years -- the program conducted the on-air experiments that would allow this talk show to become something more than a talk show</p>