TheThinkingAtheist NOprah 2020: The New Age Nonsense of Oprah Winfrey
Jan 15, 2018
35:54
After her inspiring Golden Globes speech, Oprah Winfrey has been touted as presidential material. But does her track record reveal someone rooted in science, evidence, and worthy ideas? Seth Andrews explains why Oprah's admirable success story doesn't translate to the U.S. Presidency.
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Slate article: https://slate.com/health-and-science/2018/01/oprah-winfrey-helped-create-our-irrational-pseudoscientific-american-fantasyland.html
Skeptical Inquirer article: https://www.csicop.org/si/show/oprah_winfrey_bright_but_gullible_billionaire
Interview with Diana Nyad: https://youtu.be/hla3ibhUuCU
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Support our sponsor, The Great Courses Plus: http://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/seth
Slate article: https://slate.com/health-and-science/2018/01/oprah-winfrey-helped-create-our-irrational-pseudoscientific-american-fantasyland.html
Skeptical Inquirer article: https://www.csicop.org/si/show/oprah_winfrey_bright_but_gullible_billionaire
Interview with Diana Nyad: https://youtu.be/hla3ibhUuCU
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thethinkingatheist--3270347/support.