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Renegades: Born in the USA

Introducing IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson

Renegades: Born in the USA

Higher Ground

Music, Society & Culture

4.51.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Introducing a new show hosted by Michelle Obama and her big brother, Craig Robinson. On IMO, they’ll bring their candid perspectives to the everyday questions shaping our lives, relationships and the world around us. Each week, they’re joined by a guest to tackle real questions from real folks just like you, offering practical advice, personal storytelling, and plenty of laughs. Topics range from dating and relationships, to family and faith. In this episode, Michelle and Craig share stories about being there for each other throughout their lives, from first crushes and fraught college years, to landing at the White House, to losing our mom. For six decades they’ve been each others’ most trusted counsel—and now, they want to be that counsel for you. And for you fans of The Boss, follow IMO now and be sure to catch Bruce’s episode, coming later this season at imopod.com.

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0:00.0

Hey, Renegades listeners, this is Craig Robinson. You may know my sister, one of my favorite people, Michelle Obama.

0:07.5

I'm dropping into your feeds with something special. It's a new show from our friends at Higher Ground, hosted by me and my sister, the Michelle Obama.

0:17.3

On IMO, Michelle and I bring our unique experiences and candid perspectives to a range of personal dilemmas, from the everyday to the existential.

0:28.2

Each week, we're joined by a guest to tackle audience questions with practical advice, relatable anecdotes, and plenty of laughs.

0:37.0

Questions range from dating and relationships to parenting and

0:40.5

financial planning. In this episode, my sister and I share stories about being there for each other

0:46.1

throughout our lives, from first crushes and challenging college years to landing at the White

0:52.0

House and later losing our mom. For six decades, we've been each other's

0:56.6

most trusted counsel, and now we want to be that counsel for you. Okay, here comes the preview.

1:03.1

And do not miss our friend Bruce Springsteen coming up later this season, talking all about

1:08.4

making amends with your parents. You can find that and more episodes of

1:13.0

IMO wherever you get podcasts. A lot of people have questions. They want to know, especially when

1:20.8

they see somebody of note with a platform who, you know, by every measure looks successful. The first question is how.

1:30.2

I think this podcast, first and foremost, gives us an opportunity to hear from folks.

1:36.0

You know, we're going to be taking, you know, questions from from listeners who are going through some things and just need a little advice. They want to hear from

1:48.2

people in conversations. And folks are looking for a place where they can just, they can hear

1:54.3

stories, you know? I mean, what I realize is like by sharing some of these stories, you know,

2:00.6

it always taps into something from somebody else.

2:04.6

People, you know, they want to hear some honest kind of conversation about how people are working it through.

2:11.9

And we don't have all the answers, you know.

2:15.1

I mean, this show isn't about us being experts at anything other

2:19.4

than the lives that we've lived. But what we do have are a lot of opinions. Hence the name.

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