{"id":148235,"date":"2020-09-08T18:58:46","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T16:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/?p=148235"},"modified":"2023-09-21T18:20:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T16:20:45","slug":"oprah-book-club-apple-podcast-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/oprah-book-club-apple-podcast-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Oprah Winfrey launches a podcast series with Apple"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized alignwide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Oprahs-Book-Club-exclusive-Apple-podcast.jpg?resize=1600%2C840&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Oprah's Book Club exclusive Apple podcast\" class=\"wp-image-148238\" width=\"1600\" height=\"840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Oprahs-Book-Club-exclusive-Apple-podcast.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Oprahs-Book-Club-exclusive-Apple-podcast.jpg?resize=220%2C116&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Oprahs-Book-Club-exclusive-Apple-podcast.jpg?resize=540%2C284&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Oprahs-Book-Club-exclusive-Apple-podcast.jpg?resize=768%2C403&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Oprahs-Book-Club-exclusive-Apple-podcast.jpg?resize=1536%2C806&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Oprahs-Book-Club-exclusive-Apple-podcast.jpg?resize=160%2C84&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Oprahs-Book-Club-exclusive-Apple-podcast.jpg?resize=840%2C441&amp;ssl=1 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Image: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/podcast\/id1529009628?itsct=podcast_box&amp;itscg=30200\">Apple Podcasts<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lead\"><strong>The eight-part miniseries will cover Isabel Wilkerson&#8217;s \u201cCaste: The Origin of Our Discontents,<strong>\u201d<\/strong> with the premiere episode now available for free on Apple Podcasts.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oprah Winfrey has started a brand-new chapter of her ongoing partnership with Apple, launching the first episode of <em>Oprah&#8217;s Book Club<\/em> on Apple Podcasts on September 8. The podcast is an extension of the Apple TV+ series of the same title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background has-system-sans-serif-font-family is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#dedede;border-width:1px;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-top:1em;padding-right:1.5em;padding-bottom:1em;padding-left:1.5em\"><ul class=\"has-dates has-small-font-size wp-block-rss\"><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/top-free-ebooks-christmas-2023\/'>Free ebooks for Christmas 2023: here are the top 20 downloads<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2023-12-15T14:05:39+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">Dec 15, 2023<\/time> <\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/best-personalized-library-gifts\/'>12 best personalized gifts for librarians and library supporters<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2023-11-18T11:11:37+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">Nov 18, 2023<\/time> <\/li><\/ul><\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>Over a series of eight episodes, the podcast will provide listeners with an in-depth discussion over <em>New York Times<\/em> nonfiction bestseller &#8220;Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents&#8221; by Isabel Wilkerson. Published on August 4, the book delves into the structure and origins of racial injustice in the United States, with Oprah describing it as a &#8220;must-read for humanity&#8221; packed with &#8220;so many <em>Aha!<\/em> moments your highlighter will run out of ink.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New episodes will be released every Tuesday and Thursday, with the trailer and 35-minute-long premiere episode already available to listen to via the Podcasts app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every episode will focus specifically on each &#8220;pillar&#8221; as outlined in the book. Hosted by Winfrey and the author Isabel Wilkerson herself, the podcast will also feature a diverse group of guests to discuss each of the eight pillars, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/apple-launches-oprahs-book-club-podcast-exclusive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em> reveals<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I am honored and thrilled that \u2018Caste\u2019 has been chosen for Oprah\u2019s Book Club and that its humanitarian insights will now reach a wider audience,\u201d Wilkerson says in a statement. \u201cThis work shows that the term racism may be insufficient in our current era. We need new language, a new framework for understanding our divisions and how we got to where we are (and) \u2018Caste\u2019 gives us this language.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Oprahs-Book-Club-Apple-Podcasts.jpg?resize=220%2C220&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Oprah's Book Club Apple Podcasts\" class=\"wp-image-148245\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Oprahs-Book-Club-Apple-Podcasts.jpg?resize=220%2C220&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Oprahs-Book-Club-Apple-Podcasts.jpg?resize=540%2C540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Oprahs-Book-Club-Apple-Podcasts.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Oprahs-Book-Club-Apple-Podcasts.jpg?resize=65%2C65&amp;ssl=1 65w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Oprahs-Book-Club-Apple-Podcasts.jpg?resize=160%2C160&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Oprahs-Book-Club-Apple-Podcasts.jpg?w=840&amp;ssl=1 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A condensed interview between Winfrey and Wilkerson will be available to stream on Apple Music. Oprah will also curate a collection of articles related to &#8220;Caste&#8221; on Apple News as the app&#8217;s first-ever guest editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Oprah&#8217;s Book Club<\/em> was first launched as a segment of The Oprah Winfrey Show in 1996 and has since recommended seventy books, many of which have become bestsellers due to the club&#8217;s widespread popularity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to the premiere episode of <em>Oprah&#8217;s Book Club<\/em> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/podcast\/id1529009628?itsct=podcast_box&amp;itscg=30200\">here<\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"buy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/podcast\/id1529009628?itsct=podcast_box&amp;itscg=30200\">\u21e2 Oprah&#8217;s Book Club<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Are you interested in the iPad and iPhone? 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