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Former President Barack Obama Launches His First Podcast
The six-episode Audible series marks the sixth collaboration between Amazon and Higher Ground and will feature six books that shaped Obama’s views.
- Former President Barack Obama announced a new six-episode podcast, "A Great Book with Barack Obama," launching exclusively on Audible on September 24, 2026.
- The series marks the sixth release under an exclusive first-look production deal between Audible and Higher Ground, the media company founded by Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama.
- Obama selected six seminal books for discussion, including works by James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Cormac McCarthy, Marilynne Robinson, Robert Penn Warren, and John le Carré.
- The podcast features conversations with "six luminaries" regarding books that shaped his worldview; specific guests remain unannounced, though the series explores themes of "identity, power, memory and culture."
- "Great books have always helped me figure out who I am," Obama said, adding he hopes listeners will rediscover literature that changes how they see the world.
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