Tom Cruise on Oprah’s couch with Willa Paskin

<p>Willa Paskin (of Slate&apos;s <em>Decoder Ring</em>) brings Sarah back to 2005, when Tom Cruise jumping on a couch became the talk of the town.<br/> <br/><b><em>We will return to Amityville (part 3 of 3) next time! <br/></em></b> <br/><b>Here&apos;s where to find Willa:<br/></b><br/><a href='https://slate.com/podcasts/decoder-ring'>Decoder Ring</a></p><p><b>Support us:</b></p><p><a href='https://www.patreon.com/yourewrongabout'>Bonus Episodes on Patreon</a></p><p><a href='https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/yourewrongaboutpod'>Donate on Paypal</a></p><p><a href='https://www.teepublic.com/stores/youre-wrong-about'>Buy cute merch</a><br/><br/><b>Tom Cruise on the couch notes<br/><br/></b>Oprah episode: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=930BhfJxFxU'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=930BhfJxFxU</a></p><p>Tom Cruise Kills Oprah meme: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRbhE3GRiUE'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRbhE3GRiUE</a></p><p>Amy Nicholson&apos;s revelatory piece reframing Tom Cruise and the couch jump: <a href='https://www.laweekly.com/how-youtube-and-internet-journalism-destroyed-tom-cruise-our-last-real-movie-star/'>https://www.laweekly.com/how-youtube-and-internet-journalism-destroyed-tom-cruise-our-last-real-movie-star/</a></p><p>Rich Juzwiak piece on the meaning of the couch jump: <a href='https://www.gawker.com/5912665/gone-and-back-tom-cruises-couch-jumping-remembered'>https://www.gawker.com/5912665/gone-and-back-tom-cruises-couch-jumping-remembered</a></p><p>New York Times hand wringing about the event: </p><ul><li><a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/02/movies/how-personal-is-too-personal-for-a-star-like-tom-cruise.html'>https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/02/movies/how-personal-is-too-personal-for-a-star-like-tom-cruise.html</a></li><li><a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/22/fashion/sundaystyles/i-love-you-with-all-my-hype.html'>https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/22/fashion/sundaystyles/i-love-you-with-all-my-hype.html</a></li><li><a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/19/opinion/two-