Love the Process with Cynthia Erivo

IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson

Higher Ground

Relationships, Society & Culture, Education, Self-improvement

4.4 • 9.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Actress, singer, author and producer Cynthia Erivo joins Michelle and Craig to talk about the creative process behind her new book, what it was like to grow up in South London, and her incredible journey from drama school to Broadway and the big screen. Plus, she shares what viewers can expect in Wicked: For Good, which is out November 21st. The group also answers a listener’s question about finding balance and making more space for a creative life.

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0:00.0	Whenever someone says, I want to be like you, and I go, I don't want you to be like me.
0:03.9	I want you to be the very best version of you.
0:06.8	So whoever you are meant to be is who you're meant to be.
0:09.7	You just have to find out how to be the very best version of you.
0:18.9	This episode of IMO is brought to you by Progressive Insurance.
0:24.7	Well, I haven't seen you in a while.
0:27.0	I know. You're looking very rust.
0:32.0	You know, I dressed warmly because of our first guest because I have so many goosebumps.
0:38.7	I was going to get.
0:43.7	Make sure you weren't stay warm.
0:49.5	Well, we are in our new IMO studio listeners and viewers.
0:50.0	Yeah.
0:51.7	What do you guys think of the new digs, huh?
0:53.7	It's just, it's a whole new setup.
0:56.5	Now, there's still going to be some changes, I understand.
1:02.0	This is just, you know, first week up getting ready for this series of taping.
1:03.7	So more to come.
1:06.1	But it's really cool.
1:07.5	I think our crew loves it.
1:08.5	They got more space.
1:09.9	They're not all squeezed up.
1:10.7	Yes. And I jammed in some're not all squeezed up. Yes.
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