{"id":1270391,"date":"2022-02-04T09:07:29","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T14:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1270391"},"modified":"2022-02-04T09:07:42","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T14:07:42","slug":"barack-and-michelle-obama-looking-for-podcast-partners-as-spotify-contract-ends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/barack-and-michelle-obama-looking-for-podcast-partners-as-spotify-contract-ends\/","title":{"rendered":"Barack and Michelle Obama Looking for Podcast Partners as Spotify Contract Ends"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbarack-and-michelle-obama-looking-for-podcast-partners-as-spotify-contract-ends%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1270391&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/The-Obamas-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Former President Barack Obama, 60, and former First Lady Michelle, 58, are looking at new podcast deals with companies aside from their current partner Spotify, a report claimed Thursday, as the former first couple\u2019s current three-year agreement runs out.<\/p>\n<p>Three podcast industry sources told&nbsp;<a class href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/obamas-new-podcast-partner-spotify-deal-ends-2022-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">Insider<\/a> the duo\u2019s Higher Ground Audio company inked a multi-year deal with&nbsp;the music and podcast streaming giant back in June 2019, but sources say it can be a struggle getting the go-ahead for broadcast.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The agreement that bound the Obamas to Spotify was <a href=\"https:\/\/meaww.com\/barack-obama-michelle-obama-looking-for-new-podcast-partner-amid-joe-rogan-controversy\">estimated<\/a> by some industry observers to be in the ballpark of nine figures.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the Obamas seek \u201cyoung new voices\u201d to air rather than carrying shows themselves, according to <em>Vanity Fair<\/em>, which first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/2022\/02\/joe-rogan-drama-exposes-the-drift-of-audio-giants-other-mega-deals\">aired<\/a> murmurs of the couple\u2019s dissatisfaction.<\/p>\n<p>The news comes as Spotify faces backlash over Joe Rogan, the most popular podcaster on the platform, over what his critics call coronavirus misinformation, as Breitbart News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2022\/01\/28\/w-h-o-chief-backs-neil-young-against-joe-rogan-demands-end-to-infodemic\/\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2019\/06\/06\/obama-production-company-inks-deal-to-produce-podcasts-for-spotify\/\">existing deal<\/a>, Obama has hosted the eight-episode podcast <em>Renegades: Born in the USA<\/em> alongside Bruce Springsteen. It premiered on April 5, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>In July 2020, the <em>Michelle Obama Podcast<\/em> debuted with the former president as the first guest. The last episode was released on September 16 of that year.<\/p>\n<p>During its run, the podcast touched on a variety issues including Michelle\u2019s once professed desire to push her husband out a window.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Michelle Obama discussed her marriage to former President Barack Obama and offered advice to younger couples during a recent episode of The Michelle Obama Podcast, explaining that she has, at times, wanted to \u201cpush Barack out of the window.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QsSE9KoqwH\">https:\/\/t.co\/QsSE9KoqwH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1303029019345117191?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 7, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Other podcasts produced by the high profile couple include <em>Tell Them, I Am,<\/em> which features stories from Muslim voices, and <em>The Big Hit Show,<\/em> which premiered in January.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">One source told Insider the Obamas could still possibly renew that deal, though they now face stiffer competition than before as streaming services from Amazon and Apple have upped their investment in podcasts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Another source said Higher Ground\u2019s lofty ambitions don\u2019t always align with Spotify\u2019s interest in popular, wide-reaching shows.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve always believed in the value of entertaining, thought-provoking conversation. It helps us build connections with each other and open ourselves up to new ideas,\u201d a statement via Barack Obama&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/90360437\/barack-and-michelle-obamas-podcast-company-signs-to-spotify\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">read&nbsp;<\/a>when the deal first began.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re excited about Higher Ground Audio because podcasts offer an extraordinary opportunity to foster productive dialogue, make people smile and make people think, and, hopefully, bring us all a little closer together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now the pair and Spotify might be moving away from each other.<\/p>\n<h5><em><span>Follow Simon Kent on Twitter:<\/span> <a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SunSimonKent\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @SunSimonKent<\/a> <span>or e-mail to: skent@breitbart.com<\/span><br \/><\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Barack Obama, 60, and former First Lady Michelle, 58, are looking at new podcast deals with companies aside from their current partner Spotify, a report claimed Thursday, as &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1270391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1270391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1270391"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1270391\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1270391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1270391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1270391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}