Michelle Obama, the former first lady, is coming to Spotify with her first podcast, “The Michelle Obama Podcast,” according to CNN.
What’s going on:
- The “Michelle Obama Podcast” will debut on Spotify on July 29.
- The podcast will focus on meaningful relationships and conversations .
- It is produced by, Higher Ground, a production company that she and her husband, former President Barack Obama, started together.
- The podcast “will bring listeners the former First Lady’s most candid and personal conversations, showing us what’s possible when we allow ourselves to be vulnerable, to open up, and to focus on what matters most,” according to a press release.
What to expect:
- According to People magazine, guests that will make an appearance include Michelle Obama's mother and brother, Marian and Craig Robinson; TV host, Conan O’Brian; former advisor to President Obama, Valerie Jarrett; journalist Michele Norris; and former US Attorney General Eric Holder’s wife, Dr. Sharon Malone, along with others
- In a statement to NBC News, Michelle Obama said, “My hope is that this series can be a place to explore meaningful topics together and sort through so many of the questions we’re all trying to answer in our own lives. Perhaps most of all, I hope this podcast will help listeners open up new conversations — and hard conversations — with the people who matter most to them. That’s how we can build more understanding and empathy for one another.”
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Listen to “The Michelle Obama Podcast” starting July 29 exclusively on Spotify.