IMO Presents: The Look Live with Wesley Morris

IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson

Higher Ground

Relationships, Society & Culture, Education, Self-improvement

4.4 • 9.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2025

⏱️ 100 minutes

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On this episode of The Look, Michelle is joined by journalist Wesley Morris for a live conversation at Sixth & I in Washington DC. Michelle talks about what the East Wing meant to her during her time in the White House, the daring dress choice she opted for at the end of the second term, and Wesley shares a surprising story Oprah shared with him about Michelle.

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0:00.0	She sends a box of then Ralph Lauren's first edition clothing line.
0:09.0	It was like three suits, seven sweat.
0:11.0	I mean, it was an Oprah-sized gift, and this shows up in my door in this big locker trunk,
0:16.0	as I thank you.
0:18.0	And I'm sitting there, like, with all these clothes feeling like I've been Oprah'd.
0:23.6	It's just like, wow, you'll get a car, and you get a car, and there's sweaters coming out,
0:28.6	and it's all this great stuff, every color.
0:30.6	It's like, my God, this woman is rich.
0:44.3	But because my husband, who is my husband, he's like, we can't keep that. It's like, what?
0:47.3	He's like, I'm in office, we don't accept gifts.
0:51.3	Imagine that.
1:11.6	This episode is brought to you by Rivian and Colagard. Hi.
1:13.6	Ooh!
1:14.6	Ooh!
1:16.6	That is a very religious high.
1:20.6	I mean, you know, it can be church anywhere.
1:25.6	Okay. So, I'm going to bring Mrs. Obama out,
1:31.8	but I just wanted to say something before we started just about this book.
1:36.7	It's very short.
1:37.8	I'm going to look at my phone to do it.
1:41.0	First of all, I put this, I have a baking scale, a kitchen scale.
1:49.7	Just for kicks last night, I just put it on the scale.
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