{"id":2001,"date":"2007-10-22T22:58:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-22T22:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2007\/10\/when-randy-met-oprah.html"},"modified":"2007-10-22T22:58:00","modified_gmt":"2007-10-22T22:58:00","slug":"when-randy-met-oprah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2007\/10\/when-randy-met-oprah.html","title":{"rendered":"When Randy met Oprah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_0DySLTT4PWo\/Rx1k5LdykWI\/AAAAAAAABSM\/azyqN25Ks3k\/s1600-h\/20071022_101_350x263.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:left;margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer;cursor:hand\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_0DySLTT4PWo\/Rx1k5LdykWI\/AAAAAAAABSM\/azyqN25Ks3k\/s320\/20071022_101_350x263.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>Randy Pausch, of the <a href=\"http:\/\/deacbench.blogspot.com\/2007\/09\/lecture-of-lifetime.html\">now-legendary &#8220;last lecture,&#8221;<\/a> appeared on Oprah Winfrey&#8217;s show Monday, and there are portions available online, at <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.oprah.com\/health\/oz\/oz_20071022_350_106.jhtml?promocode=HP13\">this link<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>For those just joining us for this remarkable story, you can catch up <a href=\"http:\/\/deacbench.blogspot.com\/2007\/09\/world-responds-to-lecture-of-lifetime.html\">right here<\/a>, where there&#8217;s world reaction to his lecture, and <a href=\"http:\/\/deacbench.blogspot.com\/2007\/09\/randy-pausch-update-more-interviews.html\">right here<\/a>, where there are other profiles and interviews, including on the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric.  <\/p>\n<p>And at <a href=\"http:\/\/deacbench.blogspot.com\/2007\/09\/homily-for-september-23-2007-25th.html\">this link<\/a> you&#8217;ll find a homily I preached on Randy a few weeks ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Randy Pausch, of the now-legendary &#8220;last lecture,&#8221; appeared on Oprah Winfrey&#8217;s show Monday, and there are portions available online, at this link. 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