Focus On What’s Right About Young Men with Barack Obama

Michelle Obama: The Light Podcast

Higher Ground

Relationships, Society & Culture, Education, Self-improvement

4.4 • 9.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2025

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

Former President of the United States Barack Obama sits down with Michelle and Craig to answer a listener’s question about raising emotionally intelligent young men. President Obama shares how being raised by a single mother impacted his definition of manhood and how a formative experience in Indonesia taught him about self-sufficiency. Michelle and Craig reflect on the example of masculinity their own father set, and the group shares why community is key to raising boys in today’s day and age. Plus, he shares why he’s optimistic about the next generation.

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0:00.0	This woman came up to me and she was so nice.
0:02.6	She's like, can I have a picture?
0:03.8	Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:04.6	And then so you know how you get the side hug.
0:07.3	And she's like, what did he do?
0:10.1	And you knew she was going to say what he did.
0:12.9	It wasn't like what happened to him.
0:15.8	That is so terrible.
0:16.6	It was like, how'd he mess up?
0:18.0	How'd he mess up?
0:19.1	And I said, well, what makes you think he messed up?
0:22.2	Why couldn't have been hurt?
0:23.4	Why did you just say no one messed up?
0:25.0	Well, because I wanted to keep this conversation going so that I can tell you about it.
0:31.8	Oh, Lord.
0:42.6	This episode is brought to you by Rivian and Chase Home Lending.
0:44.7	Hey, little girl.
0:47.1	Welcome to D.C., my brother.
0:50.5	I am so happy to be here once again.
0:53.3	Yeah, it's good to have you in our town.
0:53.9	It is.
0:55.5	How's it going? You had a little flight delay today. I had a little travel issue, but I'm not going to complain because we have
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