Best of: Becoming Michelle Obama

2 Dope Queens

WNYC Studios

Dope, Queens, Robinson, Up, Race, Society & Culture, Storytelling, Comedy Interviews, Stand, Williams, Phoebe, Jessica, Comedy, Brooklyn

4.8 • 13K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2019

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

In honor of the new HBO specials, we've been revisiting our favorite 2 Dope Queens podcast episodes. Of course, we had to close this series with the ultimate queen -- Michelle Obama. Phoebe and Jessica talk to the former First Lady about her new memoir Becoming, her hair journey, her struggle with the “Angry Black Female” stereotype, and how to raise bold women. Plus: Bono or Billy Joel? Listen, and be inspired.

And stay tuned for some brand new comedy shows coming soon from WNYC Studios, including an all new season of Sooo Many White Guys dropping March 19. That's right! Phoebe's back in the studio. Don't miss it.

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Join the 2 Dope Queens, Phoebe Robinson and Jessica Williams, along with their favorite comedians, for stories about sex, romance, race, hair journeys, living in New York and Billy Joel. Plus a whole bunch of other s**t. New episodes every Tuesday.

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0:00.0	Hi!
0:05.0	It's me, Phoebs.
0:06.0	Here to say that if you have a checked out our new HBO Specials yet, I just don't know
0:10.8	what you're doing with yourselves.
0:13.4	Now that we got that out of the way, we're doing something special in the podcast right
0:16.5	now, which is that we're curating our all-time favorite episodes on the feed.
0:21.1	We're wrapping this up with the ultimate quain, Michelle Obama.
0:26.5	I love this episode because as funny as a former First Lady is, we dig into some really
0:30.8	important topics like what it's like to have black hair in the White House, Miss Carriage,
0:35.4	and raising young black women in the world today.
0:38.0	This was the last episode we taped for the podcast and I honestly cannot imagine a better guest.
0:44.2	Now I know that since the 2D Queens podcast has wrapped, you might be looking for a little
0:48.5	something else to listen to.
0:50.4	Why have I got the show for you?
0:54.2	Okay, it's my show.
0:57.2	That's right, so many White Guys is back with another season and it comes out next week.
1:03.6	That's Tuesday, March 19th with very special guests and dear friend, Jimmy Le Jamil.
1:09.0	So subscribe to so many White Guys wherever you get your podcasts.
1:12.4	Enjoy this episode with me!
1:14.4	Bye, bye!
1:23.2	Anyway, hey everybody.
1:33.2	Guys, just want to let you know that when you've been doing a podcast for four years, the
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