Moments That Make Us: How Friendship Helped Oprah Winfrey & Gayle King Navigate Life’s Big Changes

Published 2024-07-24
To celebrate turning 60, Melinda French Gates sat down with iconic changemakers of all ages to talk about their biggest life transitions for a special series, “Moments That Make Us.” In this episode, she chats with the legendary Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King about the joys of getting older, the power of female friendship, and the lessons that moments of change can offer.

Check out all of the conversations in this series:
Megan Rapinoe:    • Moments That Make Us: The Radical Emp...  
Reese Witherspoon:    • Moments That Make Us: Reese Witherspo...  
Ava DuVernay:    • Moments That Make Us: Ava DuVernay’s ...  
Michelle Obama:    • Moments That Make Us: Michelle Obama ...  
Oprah Winfrey & Gayle King:    • Moments That Make Us: How Friendship ...  
Billie Jean King:    • Moments That Make Us: Billie Jean Kin...  
& don’t miss the Trailer! :    • Introducing "Moments That Make Us" wi...  

In this episode:
0:35 – Gayle and Oprah’s thoughts and experiences with aging
6:27 – The importance of deep female friendship and the roles Gayle and Oprah have played in each other’s lives as best friends
o See more: www.instagram.com/oprahdaily/p/C79QhVFOXxS/
11:43 – How Gayle and Oprah have helped each other through life and career transitions
14:16 – The “truth bond” and how jealous whispers ruin friendships
16:45 – Nudging close friends to grow
18:18 – Melinda’s search for grace before her 2022 CBS interview
o See more:    • Melinda French Gates on having no reg...  
20:00 – Lessons Gayle and Oprah have learned throughout their lives

Produced by Feee Films
Directed by Felicia Manning
Photography c/o Pivotal Ventures

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All Comments (21)
  • I'm 76 & everyone says, "Girl, you certainty don't look it". Of course, I respond w/gratitude. One thing I can say for sure, everyone desires to live; so if you live, you will get old. That's what happens when you live--get old! Hallelujah.
  • This is so beautiful! Deep platonic friendships between women should be celebrated more often. And happy 60th birthday, Melinda!❤
  • @juliagouw
    Happy birthday, Melinda🎂🎂🎂Thank you 3 for empowering women and girls around the world.
  • @BB-qm1iw
    This conversation needs to just go on. So wonderful, enlightening, and empowering. We need a Part 2!
  • I enjoyed this so much I didn't want it to end❤❤🎉Happy 60th birthday Melinda🎉Love these 3 powerful women!
  • @Sophia-yo9rp
    Melinda is amazing. I am so happy for her. Beautiful inside and out.
  • @tbangify
    This was a treat! Happy birthday, Melinda. ❤
  • I turn 60 this year and I’m blessed to be here and of sound mind and pretty healthy too. I’m more grateful the older and wiser I become.
  • @user-mx3qr4sr8f
    I'm 82 and have appreciated every decade in my life. I'm absolutely positively certain that I wouldn't be where I am without my girlfriends. Life is good!!!
  • @TheLadyinNavy
    Yes, these ladies and their conversation was so delightful. Thank you for sharing your life lessons and wisdom. This is so needed among women.
  • Amazing!! 3 real human beings inspiring us to speak our truth. Rock on ladies. Happy 60th birthday dear Melinda!
  • @pearljames5838
    What a beautiful conversation. Thank you. Three women I deeply admire. I am 64 years old. I am a single mom to three beautiful children - they are my real true friends. They let me gripe and laugh and cry and love. My true friend outside of my children died recently and I miss her. We did talk about everything and nothing 😉. Happy birthday to come Melinda 🎉.
  • @stanstan0923
    “We have no advice for you Melinda” ❤❤
  • @serpilcr
    Happy Birthday Melinda 💙💙💙
  • @sylviaponga57
    My Madam Oprah!!! Love you. Good to see you Madam Melinda😊. Madam Gayle🧡... Great interview.
  • @lorrained9
    What a pleasant surprise! Finally a YouTube recommendation that made my day. Oprah, Gayle, and Melinda ...all in 1 episode💜
  • @EnronnSierra
    I was at a dinner party and one of the guest, a good friend of mine in his mid 80's was asked how they felt. And they responded, their mind feels just like they felt in their 20's and I totally agree as someone entering my 40's. I still feel like I did my 20's, but mistakes and life experiences in general have molded into a more rounded individual, but still being designed.