IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson

The concept and guests are fantastic. The hosts flow well with their guests, and always go back to the initial question posed by an audience phone in. Any low ratings seem to come from people that haven’t not heard the podcast and simply have previous dislike of someone they don’t even know. The actual quality of the show is wonderful.

I have to say that I was reluctant to read Michelle’s book Becoming (mainly because I’ve always found political books boring) until a cousin (who is a education scholar) said, Michelle has something to say; she writes well; and she gives antidotes that are useful and practical that you don’t always read about. I have to say I loved her book! With that in mind, I decided to take a listen. I enjoy how Michelle and Craig bounce off each other with childhood memories and current life stories. I enjoy how they relate to their guests. I listen to a lot of podcasts, especially late at night, when I don’t want the tv shining in my face. Podcasts are hard to pull off. Constant interviews and figuring out how to keep it interesting is hard work. I am actually surprised that podcasts are popular, because the format is the same for all of them. I’ve never found Michelle or Craig pretentious or fake considering who they in the world. I’m glad they are sharing their experiences in the podcast world.

I loved the analogy at the end of the first episode about (and I know I won’t say it exactly right) but how we need more “kitchen tables” today, and how they want to create an environment for their listeners like they had growing up in their parents house. And I feel that throughout the episodes I have listened to so far. I believe there is so much wisdom to be gained from listening to others’ perspectives and experiences… and I just feel this is a fantastic way to do that. Thank you, Michelle and Craig!

Thank you Craig and Michelle for sharing your life with us and being our podcast aunty and uncle. It means a lot to hear many of the topics you guys have covered so far.