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Michelle Obama’s new IMO podcast off to rocky start

Michelle Obama's new podcast, co-hosted with Craig Robinson, has not gained significant popularity, reportedly receiving only 12,000 views in the first 14 hours and a total of about 54,000 views on YouTube for its first episode.
Gavin Newsom's podcast is performing significantly better, ranking in the top five on Spotify with over 743,000 views for its first episode.
Reports indicate that despite high expectations and marketing efforts, the Obama podcast is underperforming.

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thelist.com

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The Scandals Michelle Obama Can't Escape

Michelle Obama is one of the most popular first ladies in recent decades, but her life in the public eye has come with controversies and unfavorable hashtags.

10 days ago

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Fast Company

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At SXSW, Michelle Obama tackles despair and loneliness in a podcast with her brother, Craig Robinson

Trying to find authentic, consistent joy in the midst of a reality that is relentlessly delivering devastating blows feels akin to finding a needle in an impossibly large haystack. But according to Michelle Obama, it is possible—and the power lies in acknowledging the depth of despair and apathy while still finding reasons for hope. At SXSW this week, the former first lady and her older brother, Craig Robinson, who is executive director of the…

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Atlanta Black Star

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'An Utter Failure': MAGA Revels In Low Ratings for Michelle Obama's New Podcast

Former first lady Michelle Obama’s move to podcasting got off to a rocky start this week, dropping two episodes on YouTube Wednesday that received scant attention from viewers. In the 24 hours after their release, the first two episodes of “IMO” (short for “In My Opinion”) received 47,000 and 15,000 views for a total viewership on YouTube of just 62,000 — disappointing numbers no matter how you slice them, although figures aren’t in yet for othe…

12 days ago·Atlanta, United States

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The National Pulse

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Michelle Obama Podcast Only Draws a Few Thousand Subscribers Despite Media Blitz.

Former First Lady Michelle Obama launched a new podcast with her brother, IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson—but you can’t be blamed if you didn’t know. Despite an intense marketing campaign, the digital offering garnered only around 12,000 subscribers in its first 14 hours on YouTube earlier on Thursday. Even several hours later, that number still stood at just over 20,000.While Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not publish real-time subscr…

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The Western Journal

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Michelle Obama's Much-Hyped New Podcast Is Off to a Brutal Start

Believe it or not, your typical establishment media shills have been promoting the heck out of former first lady Michelle Obama’s new career venture into video podcasting. And, believe it […] The post Michelle Obama's Much-Hyped New Podcast Is Off to a Brutal Start appeared first on The Western Journal.

12 days ago·Phoenix, United States

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