Maya Angelou
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Maya Angelou was an American poet, memoirist, author, and civil-rights activist whose work explored identity, resilience, race, and human dignity.
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Mentions of Maya Angelou per 1,000 mentions of anything, 7-day rolling, health & science.
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| Day | Share (7-day) | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | 1.75‰ | 3 |
| Sep 16 | 3.38‰ | 3 |
| Sep 17 | 3.59‰ | 1 |
Why is it trending?
Oprah’s lessons and mentorship keep Maya Angelou in the conversation
Something You Should Know discusses Maya Angelou as Oprah Winfrey’s mentor, describing how Oprah sought a brief interview that became a lasting mentoring relationship.[1]
On Purpose with Jay Shetty has Oprah Winfrey recall Angelou’s view that people are more alike than different while discussing the importance of hearing people’s stories.[2]
On Purpose with Jay Shetty also has Oprah Winfrey quote Angelou’s advice to believe people when they show who they are.[3]
Extend Podcast with Darshan Shah, MD uses Angelou’s phrase about doing better when you know better while discussing health information, personal agency and aging science.[4]
The shows therefore connect Angelou mainly with Oprah’s mentorship and advice, while the health-and-aging episode uses her words as a broader principle for informed action.[1][3][4]
Sources · 4 moments
- 1.Something You Should Know · A Smarter Way to Make Big Life Changes & The Strange Rise of the House CatAngela Duckworth · Sep 14 · Listen at 23:27 ↗
“know, just hoping a mentor will appear on the horizon is not great advice. But just, uh, to take Oprah Winfrey as an example, she is a mentor magnet without parallel. And has had many influential mentors. And one of them is Maya Angelou, th”
- 2.On Purpose with Jay Shetty · OPRAH WINFREY: The Life Lessons That Changed EverythingOprah Winfrey · Sep 16 · Listen at 1:12:04 ↗
“people sharing their stories. And it has humbled me and allowed me to see the thing that we obviously both know, but allowed me to feel it in my bones and my guts and my spirit. We are, as Maya Angelou always said, more alike than we are di”
- 3.On Purpose with Jay Shetty · OPRAH WINFREY: The Life Lessons That Changed EverythingOprah Winfrey · Sep 16 · Listen at 1:22:50 ↗
“Best advice. I ever heard was from Maya Angelou, who said, baby, when people show you who they are, you need to believe them the first time. Your problem is, takes you about 29 times, and they're still showing you the same thing. So when pe”
- 4.Extend Podcast with Darshan Shah, MD · 200. Dr. Will Cole: How to Heal Your Cells—Mitochondria, Peptides & the Science of AgingProducer Will · Sep 17 · Listen at 11:18 ↗
“So, yeah, we want to see, is something being upregulated there epigenetic? that's causing that organ. So you can have that potential grace period where maybe your parents or grandparents didn't have, right? Because when you know better, you”
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