Published 07:36 IST, July 31st 2020
Michelle and Barack Obama discuss COVID-19 pandemic, BLM protests and more in new podcast
In the premiere episode, Michelle and Barack Obama shared a candid conversation about community building, their life after White House and more.
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Michelle Obama launched a new podcast on Wednesday, July 29 with her husband and former US President Barack Obama as her first guest. In premiere episode, former US first couple shared a candid conversation about community building, love that powers relationships, and ir life after White House.
Amid a wide range of conversations, Michelle Obama quipped her husband as "as a former president who res and kws history" as Barack Obama summarised state of country in face of COVID-19 pandemic and widespre protests over racial injustice.
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In course of conversation, Barack Obama said that we can't deal with pandemic alone as y are "too big and too expensive." two also discussed Black Live Matter movement and American youth. While many young people are leing protests, and former US President encourd m to vote for a change in coming election.
Michelle Obama's podcast is first title in ongoing collaboration between Spotify and Higher Ground, a production company founded by Obamas. Last year, couple partnered with Spotify to produce exclusive podcasts for platform.
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Michelle Obama released her Netflix documentary Becoming in May. project was an extension of her 2018 best-selling memoir of same name and a kind of authorised filmic portrait of Obama.
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07:36 IST, July 31st 2020