The reviews are rolling in for former First Lady Michelle Obama’s new podcast as critics rip her low-energy format and weak viewership of a show that “nobody asked for.”
Obama’s first episode, released on Wednesday, features her older brother, Craig Robinson, and plenty of stories about leaning on one another while growing up on the South Side of Chicago. Sampling the stories of their “diverse and changing neighborhood” and guidance from late parents Marian Shields Robinson and father Fraser C. Robinson III, the hosts aim to be “counsel” for listeners facing their own family dilemmas.
Unfortunately, the number of those tuning in is dwindling by the hour.
After 15 hours on streaming platforms, the “imo” show’s first three episodes didn’t manage to clear 20,000 views on YouTube. The anemic audience level is a disastrous start for a former first lady who remains a beloved figure on the left and was rumored last year to be considering replacing former President Joe Biden on the ticket.
“This couldn’t be any less entertaining,” wrote one critic in a string of negative takes about the latest episode. Another asked Obama if she planned to explain how the family chef mysteriously died off the