Stop Being Scared of Fighting with Your Partner with Sterling K. Brown and Ryan Michelle Bathe

IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson

Higher Ground

Education, Self-improvement, Society & Culture

4.3 • 13.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2026

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Black power couple, actors, and college sweethearts Ryan Michelle Bathe and Sterling K. Brown share how they’ve maintained their 30+ year relationship when times get tough, and how they’ve learned to manage the highs and lows of working in entertainment. Plus, Ryan and Michelle talk about the reality of women being impacted differently when it comes to supporting family and career.

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0:00.0	You know?
0:01.2	Can you ask you a question that probably cut out of the podcast?
0:03.6	No.
0:04.0	Oh, yes.
0:04.7	Okay.
0:06.0	Yes, you can.
0:06.0	Yes, you can.
0:08.8	To get real for a second, because I think Ryan and I had this conversation before, too.
0:13.2	If kids were not a part of the equation in terms of like, do you think that some of the tough times may have led to a separation that didn't?
0:21.7	That's a, that's a good question.
0:25.0	No, no, no, no.
0:27.1	Here's what I think.
0:34.1	This episode is brought to you by Shift.
0:40.0	Hey, little girl.
0:41.5	Hi, Craig. Craig, you Craig.
0:43.6	How are you?
0:44.4	I'm doing pretty good.
0:46.3	Yeah.
0:46.8	Yeah.
0:47.1	Once again, still enjoying our new IMO set.
0:51.3	I know.
0:51.6	Feeling pretty professional here in our new studios. It's great. It's great.
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