EPISODE · Feb 3, 2026 · 40 MIN
Discover AWE Daily with Oprah and Dacher Keltner
from The Oprah Podcast
Did you know that experiencing awe can improve your health and your overall well-being? Oprah talks with University of California, Berkeley psychology professor Dacher Keltner to delve into his latest book "Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life." During this inspirational conversation Dacher explains how each of us has the potential to experience awe every single day and shares how encountering awe can lead us to greater fulfillment and happiness. Based on his extensive research Dacher outlines and describes what he calls the “Eight Wonders of Life” or the eight experiences that most commonly trigger awe. Throughout the discussion Oprah and Dacher each share their own deeply personal encounters with awe.BUY THE BOOK!https://amzn.to/3RjEhac00:00:00 - Welcome Dacher Keltner, author of “Awe”00:04:30 - Awe decreases depression00:07:40 - Awe and death00:10:20 - Finding awe everyday00:11:05 - 8 awe experiences00:20:20 - how Awe affects our health00:21:36 - Awe vs gratitude00:24:45 - How awe can heal divisions00:26:50 - Making space for awe and kids00:28:20 - Develop an awe practice00:29:50 - Psychedelics and awe00:36:00 - Everyone can experience aweThe Science of Happiness PodcastWhat does it take to live a happier life? Learn research-tested strategies that you can put into practice today. Hosted by award-winning psychologist Dacher Keltner. Co-produced by PRX and UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center.https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/podcasts/series/the_science_of_happinessFollow Oprah Winfrey on Social:https://www.instagram.com/oprahpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/oprahwinfrey/Listen to the full podcast:https://open.spotify.com/show/0tEVrfNp92a7lbjDe6GMLIhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-oprah-podcast/id1782960381
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