The first two episodes of the IMO podcast by Michelle Obama and her brother Craig Robinson was premiered on March 12. Photo: @michelleobama/Instagram
Michelle Obama and her brother, Craig Robinson, launched a new weekly podcast series titled “IMO with Michelle Obama & Craig Robinson”. The series will feature guests from the entertainment, sports, health, or business fields. IMO is slang for “in my opinion.”
The podcast will address “everyday questions shaping our lives, relationships and the world around us,” according to a press release.
Ms. Obama elaborated in an Instagram post on her motivation for launching the new podcast. “There’s a lot going on in the world right now. We’re living through some really complicated and confusing times and on top of that, folks are trying to juggle family life, work dynamics, relationships, aging parents, and more. That’s why my brother @CraigMalRob and I are launching our new podcast — @IMOPodcasts with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson.” she said.
IMO podcast release date and where can you listen?
The first two episodes of the IMO podcast— the first is an introductory one and the second features actor Issa Rae — was premiered on March 12. New episodes will be released weekly and will be available on all audio platforms like Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. The new podcast is a production of Higher Ground, the media company founded in 2018 by the former president and former first lady.
Following the release of the first episode, Ms. Obama posted on Instagram “I’m so excited for you to get to know my big brother @craigmalrob on the IMO podcast! In our first episode, we share stories about growing up on Euclid Avenue in Chicago and the journey that led us to who we are today — from life on the South Side to going to college together to the White House and, more recently, our experience after losing our mom. It’s been a lot, but we always know that we’ll have each other’s backs.”
Who are on the guest list of Michelle Obama’s podcast series?
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.
What are Michelle Obama’s previous podcasts?
Ms. 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 singer Bruce Springsteen.
Published – March 13, 2025 10:22 am IST
