Barack Obama Debuts ‘A Great Book’ Podcast with Tom Hanks, Ta-Nehisi Coates and More | EURweb | Black News, Culture, Entertainment & More
The six-part series features Obama discussing books that shaped his worldview with authors including Lauren Groff.
- On Thursday, Obama premiered his six-part podcast, "A Great Book With Barack Obama," exploring literary works that have profoundly shaped his worldview and American society.
- The Obamas have embraced post-presidency media ventures; Michelle Obama hosts "IMO" with her brother Craig Robinson, while Obama recently launched "Reconstruction: The Unfinished Promise," an eight-part history series with Malcolm Gladwell.
- In the final installment, novelist Lauren Groff discusses "All the Pretty Horses" with Obama, telling him he was the "best possible argument" for the book's protagonist John Grady Cole.
- Complementing the podcast, Obama maintains a voracious reading habit and recently released an annual summer reading list featuring 11 selections including "Kin" by Tayari Jones and "Whistler" by Ann Patchett.
- Higher Ground, the Obamas' production company, signed a multi-year, exclusive first-look deal with Audible, a subsidiary of Amazon, to develop high-profile audio content.
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Barack Obama Debuts ‘A Great Book’ Podcast with Tom Hanks, Ta-Nehisi Coates and More | EURweb | Black News, Culture, Entertainment & More
*Barack Obama is turning his lifelong love of reading into conversation with the debut of “A Great Book with Barack Obama.” The six-episode original podcast launches today, Sept. 24, exclusively on Audible. Produced by Audible and Higher Ground, the series pairs Obama with six writers, actors and thinkers. Each episode centers on a book that … The post Barack Obama Debuts ‘A Great Book’ Podcast with Tom Hanks, Ta-Nehisi Coates and More appeared …
Washington, Sep 24 (EFE).- Former President of the United States, Barack Obama, premiered Thursday a new literary podcast composed of six episodes dedicated to books that have marked him and in each of them will be accompanied by a special guest, including actor Tom Hanks or historian Jill Lepore. [...] The post Obama premieres his new post on literature with guests like Tom Hanks or Jill Lepore was first published in HolaNews.
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Since leaving the White House, Barack Obama has shown himself to be a great reader on social media.
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