Issa Rae on Friendships That Need to Go, from IMO

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4.8 • 11.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Sharing a new show from my friend Michelle Obama and her big brother Craig Robinson, called IMO. You know on Snap, we make stories that help you laugh, think, and see the world through someone else’s eyes. Similarly on IMO, Michelle and Craig bring 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. 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 their mom. For six decades they’ve been each others’ most trusted counsel—and now, they want to be that counsel for you.

In this episode, they’re joined by actress Issa Rae for a conversation about navigating the challenges of mismatched expectations in adult friendships.

You can find more episodes of IMO at: https://lnk.to/imomichellecraigSJ

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0:00.0	Snap Studios
0:02.0	Hey Snappers, today's offering is a little bit different, but very, very special.
0:14.0	It's a new show for my friends at Higher Ground, hosted by Michelle Obama.
0:20.0	Yes! That Michelle Obama, it's called IMO.
0:24.8	On Snap, there are act stories that help you laugh, help you think, help you see the world through someone else's eyes.
0:32.4	Similarly, on IMO, Michelle and her big brother, Craig Robinson, bring candid perspectives to the everyday
0:39.6	questions shaping our lives, shaping our relationships in the world around us. Each week,
0:44.8	they're joined by a guest to tackle real questions from real folk, just like you, offering
0:51.0	practical advice, personal storytelling, and plenty of laughs.
0:56.7	Topics range from dating and relationships to family and faith.
1:01.4	Michelle and Craig share stories about being there for each other throughout their lives,
1:06.6	from first crushes and fraught college years, to landing at the White House, to losing their mom.
1:14.7	For six decades, they've been each other's most trusted counsel, and now they want to be that counsel for you.
1:22.4	In this episode, they're joined by actress Issa Ray for a conversation about navigating the challenges of mismatch expectations and adult friendships.
1:32.3	You can find more episodes of IMO wherever you get your podcast.
1:38.9	Like the crisis would require an emergency session.
1:42.3	Oh, my God.
1:42.7	Like somebody's on a train.
1:43.9	Yeah. Flying. You know, there's movement. Like somebody's on a train. Yeah.
1:44.6	Flying.
1:45.5	You know, there's movement.
1:47.3	And you're not going to deal with a crisis.
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