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Michelle Obama and her brother to launch
a podcast with weekly guests
[March 11, 2025]
By MARK KENNEDY
NEW YORK
(AP) — Michelle Obama and her brother, Craig Robinson, will host a new
weekly podcast series starting this month featuring a special guest
pulled from the world of entertainment, sports, health and business.
“IMO with
Michelle Obama & Craig Robinson” will address “everyday questions
shaping our lives, relationships and the world around us,” according to
a press release. IMO is slang for “in my opinion.”
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Former first lady Michelle Obama speaks at a campaign rally for
democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris in
Kalamazoo, Mich., on Oct. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) |
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Some of the guests slated to speak to the former first lady and
Robinson, the executive director of the National Association of
Basketball Coaches, include the actors Issa Rae and Keke Palmer
and psychologist Dr. Orna Guralnik.
Other guests include filmmakers Seth and Lauren Rogan; soccer
star Abby Wambach; authors Jay Shetty, Glennon Doyle and Logan
Ury; editor Elaine Welteroth; radio personality Angie Martinez;
media mogul Tyler Perry; actor Tracee Ellis Ross;
husband-and-wife athlete and actor Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle
Union; and Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky.
The first two episodes — the first is an introductory one and
the second features Rae — will premiere on March 12. New
episodes will be released weekly and will be available on all
audio platforms and YouTube.
“With everything going on in the world, we’re all looking for
answers and people to turn to,” Obama said in a statement.
“There is no single way to deal with the challenges we may be
facing — whether it’s family, faith, or our personal
relationships — but taking the time to open up and talk about
these issues can provide hope.”
Obama has had two other podcasts — “The Michelle Obama Podcast”
in 2020 and another in 2023, “The Light We Carry." Her husband,
Barack Obama, offered a series of conversations about American
life between him and Bruce Springsteen.
The new podcast is a production of Higher Ground, the media
company founded in 2018 by the former president and first lady.
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