Former first lady Michelle Obama will host a new weekly podcast series starting this month — with her brother Craig Robinson which will have a special guest every episode from the world of entertainment, sports, health and business. Names of some of the guests have already been revealed. Actors Issa Rae and Keke Palmer and psychologist Dr Orna Guralnik, 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 are lined up, a press release said.
“IMO with Michelle Obama & Craig Robinson” will address “everyday questions shaping our lives, relationships and the world around us,” according to the press release. IMO stands for “in my opinion.”
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.
Will Michelle speak about ‘divorce’?
The news of the new podcast came as Michelle Obama has been missing in action for long and Barack Obama has been spotted solo at least on three occasions. As the scenario led to divorce rumors and rumors of Barack Obama’s affair with Jennifer Anniston, the Obamas kept on posting sweet posts for each other on birthdays, and Valentine’s Day but were not seen together.
In the first two episodes, as reviewed by the New York Times, Michelle Obama spoke about divorce — his brother’s divorce from his first wife Janis Robinson that took place in 2000. Craig is the executive director of the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
NYT reported that the brother-sister duo also discussed Michelle’s marriage with Obama in the first two episodes and Michelle’s relationship with politics. And politics is not something the podcast will serve owing to Michelle’s strong aversion to it. Michelle and Robinson talked about their tough upbringing in Chacogo where they shared a room in a small apartment.