The exclusive podcast is set to debut on July 29.
Michelle Obama speaks at the 2020 BET Awards, which was presented virtually.from Spotify noted that Obama, as the host of the show, would bring her “most candid, human, and personal conversations to show us what is possible when we dare to be vulnerable."
“I hope this podcast will help listeners open up new conversations—and hard conversations—with the people who matter most to them,” Obama said in the statement, adding, “That’s how we can build more understanding and empathy for one another.” In a teaser video, Obama said that she will talk to some of the people she is closest with to discuss “the relationships that make us who we are,” adding, “what I love about these conversations is that they are topics and issues that we’re all dealing with no matter what’s going on whether that is a global pandemic or a nationwide reckoning with race.”
Guests will include Marian and Craig Robinson, Obama's mother and brother; late-night host Conan O’Brien; top Obama White House adviser Valerie Jarrett; journalist Michele Norris; and Dr. Sharon Malone, who is married to former Obama Attorney General Eric Holder.
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