Barack and Michelle Obama are producing a podcast for Spotify
The couple will 'develop, produce, and lend their voices' to multiple podcasts
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Your support makes all the difference.Barack and Michelle Obama are producing a podcast for Spotify.
The former President of the United States and First Lady's production company, Higher Ground, has announced a multi-year partnership with the streaming company.
The couple will "develop, produce, and lend their voices" to multiple podcasts.
"Podcasts offer an extraordinary opportunity to foster productive dialogue, make people smile and make people think, and, hopefully, bring us all a little closer together," Barack Obama said in the statement.
Michelle Obama added that the podcasts will "amplify voices that are too often ignored or silenced altogether". There were no specific details regarding what content the podcasts will contain.
The Obamas launched Higher Ground last year, initially announcing a partnership with Netflix to produce films, television shows and documentaries.
On their Netflix collaboration, Barack Obama said: “One of the simple joys of our time in public service was getting to meet so many fascinating people from all walks of life, and to help them share their experiences with a wider audience.
“That’s why Michelle and I are so excited to partner with Netflix — we hope to cultivate and curate the talented, inspiring, creative voices who are able to promote greater empathy and understanding between peoples, and help them share their stories with the entire world.”
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