The former first lady will present “The Michelle Obama Podcast,” focused on meaningful relationships and conversations, her production company with former President Barack Obama, Higher Ground, announced alongside Spotify. It is slated to debut on the music streaming service on July 29.
“Presented by Michelle Obama, the series will bring listeners the most candid and personal conversations of the former First Lady, showing us what is possible when we allow ourselves to be vulnerable, open up and focus on what matters most,” the two companies said. in a press release announcing the company.
The episodes, the companies said, will focus on “the relationships that shape us, from siblings and close friends to partners, parents and mentors, to our relationship with ourselves and our health.”
Obama said in a statement that he hopes the series “can be a place to explore meaningful issues together and discuss so many of the questions that we all try to answer in our own lives.”
“Perhaps most of all, I hope this podcast helps listeners open new conversations, and difficult conversations, with the people who matter most to them. This is how we can build greater understanding and empathy with each other,” he continued.
In the minds of many Americans, Obama remains the most accessible first lady in the modern history of the United States.
During his tenure, he opted for a public presence not shrouded in secrecy and formality, but at least in the perception of normality and authenticity. Supporters found that Obama was a reflection of modern motherhood and independence; detractors felt he was making the role of presidential spouse too familiar, leaving out conventional expectations.
Obama chose in her eight years as first lady to show that she was as capable of giving a powerful speech on a political issue as doing push-ups on a talk show or inventing a rap song about eating vegetables.
And the podcast is not your first foray into such a public and profound exercise in telling the truth.
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