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Critics Love Michelle Obama's New Podcast, But Not Everyone's Thrilled

July 31st, 2020 - 2:34 PM EDT by Adam Downer

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Michelle Obama has, like many of us in quarantine, a lot of time to explore new mediums. One of those happens to be podcasting. Earlier this week, Michelle Obama launched a podcast on Spotify, and the first guest was her husband Barack.

The podcast has drawn fawning reviews from critics, with Forbes going so far as to mark several ten-second clips that writer Joshua Dudley called the "best." Good Housekeeping wrote, "(Michelle) Obama always has the right words to say to make us feel powerful and informed."

While discussing with Barack the attitudes of young people in the country, Michelle talked about how young people question if participating in government is worth it. Barack noted that the current generation is exposed to a government that doesn't work every day, and Michelle rejoined that young people know more about the cereal they're eating than what the government does. Progressives, in particular, were nonplussed at the prospect of listening to the Obamas talk about the failures of government when they held the highest positions in America for eight years.

"This podcast is one of the smuggest things I've ever heard," wrote Twitter user @BernieWatchdog.

Others were far more excited about the Obamas podcast, particularly those who continue to miss their presence in the White House.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, opinions on the podcast episode seem to have aligned along the same battle lines left-wing Americans have drawn about the Obamas for years. While future guests on the podcast probably won't be as big a "get" as Barack, the debut episode of the podcast is certainly enough to get eyes on Michelle--which some listeners find noteworthy, as Joe Biden has not picked his VP nominee yet.

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sborbl

Aug 01, 2020 at 12:53PM EDT

The blue checks sure are desperate to get Michelle to run for office, aren't they?

I mean, has the woman even expressed the slightest interest in being a politician?

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downer

Aug 01, 2020 at 07:58AM EDT

Bill Burr was right again.

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Theundead

Aug 01, 2020 at 07:48AM EDT

Of course some people are going to hate it, most republicans will never forgive him for being black and a great president. And some people expect them to be magical people that will fix all of the problems. Is just a podcast, do not listen to it if you dont like it.

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Chocolate Donut

Aug 01, 2020 at 02:25AM EDT

I listened to the clip where they said young people who don't vote are selfish, and I cannot understand how anyone would listen to that and think that it's inaccurate or smug. Like, I know republican politicians have made it difficult in a lot of places to vote through reducing the number of polling stations, purging voter rolls, etc. It's a factor in lower turnout among many different demographics.

But as someone who is and knows a lot of young people, the number of us who are either disengaged from politics or even engaged in politics but not bothering to vote for some reason is unacceptably high. Younger turnout is low even in areas of the country not affected by voter suppression.

And yes, they're right that young people don't know how government works. An absurdly large number of Americans regardless of age don't understand shit about how the federal government operates. I feel like these people on twitter are outraged because the Obamas are rightly calling them out for their dereliction of civic duty, and on some level they know they're right.

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Theundead

Aug 01, 2020 at 07:55AM EDT MrBoom420

Literally did not happen, this is fake. Well is from the onion, but is pathetic that the poster did not source it or put the onion logo

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sborbl

Aug 01, 2020 at 12:55PM EDT Theundead

Its a pretty obvious Onion article. You'd have to be pretty dumb to not pick up on the humor here.

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Theundead

Aug 01, 2020 at 01:14PM EDT sborbl

You say that despite knowing we are in a world where Trump got elected, got USA in this Covid mess, but for some Republicans he is their Messiah

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dragonslider12

Jul 31, 2020 at 10:51PM EDT

Broke: Become the President so you can bring thoughtful and impactful change to your fellow countryman.
Woke: Become the President so you can eventually start a podcast.

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