Overview
- The live IMO session, which took place Tuesday, June 2, featured Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson interviewing each other instead of hosting a guest.
- Obama said she considers this likely her last major career chapter and that the choices she makes now will be for herself rather than for family or public duty.
- She called Dave Chappelle “one of our favorite guests,” described traveling to Yellow Springs to record with him, and used his decision to live modestly to illustrate the value of financial freedom.
- Obama urged young people to “get used to living smaller than you need to” as a way to avoid wealth’s constraints on choice and to preserve the freedom to pursue meaningful work.
- The IMO podcast launched in March 2025 through Higher Ground and has hosted A-list guests, but at least one industry report says the series has shown modest ratings in its first year even as related Higher Ground projects continue in development.