{"id":2413036,"date":"2025-03-13T13:49:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T17:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michelle-obamas-new-imo-podcast-off-to-rocky-start-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T13:49:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T17:49:00","slug":"michelle-obamas-new-imo-podcast-off-to-rocky-start-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michelle-obamas-new-imo-podcast-off-to-rocky-start-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Michelle Obama\u2019s new IMO podcast off to rocky start &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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%2Fmichelle-obamas-new-imo-podcast-off-to-rocky-start-washington-examiner%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=2413036&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--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Michelle Obama&rsquo;s new IMO podcast off to rocky start<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2038335\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former first lady <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michelle-obama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Michelle Obama&rsquo;s<\/a> new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/podcasts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">podcast<\/a>, which she co-hosts with her brother Craig Robinson, is not taking off in popularity following the release of two episodes, which are trending lower on all three major podcast platforms.<\/p>\n<p>The podcast, <em>IMO<\/em>, was announced to allow the co-hosts to &ldquo;share our perspectives,&rdquo; and it released two episodes on Wednesday, both of which are about an hour long. However, neither episode has skyrocketed in popularity on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/youtube\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/apple\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Apple<\/a> Podcasts, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/spotify\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Spotify<\/a>, trailing Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Gavin Newsom&rsquo;s<\/a> (D-CA) new podcast on the latter platform.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance\/3346663\/t-mobile-data-breach-class-action-settlement-payments-350-million\/\">T-Mobile data breach payments in $350 million settlement to begin next month<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3346513\/disney-snow-white-scale-back-premiere\/\">Disney conducts scaled-back &#8216;Snow White&#8217; premiere for controversial film&#8217;s debut<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3346652\/markwayne-mullin-fact-checks-cnn-poll-trump-approval\/\">Markwayne Mullin fact-checks CNN poll on Trump approval<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Michelle Obama was loved in the 2010&rsquo;s and now, even with a mass marketing campaign, got less views than your average 20 year old girl on TikTok making a video about her Starbucks order,&rdquo; <em>Evie <\/em>magazine founder Brittany Hugoboom wrote on X. &ldquo;This is why Newsom is bringing more right leaning guests on his podcast. He knows that&rsquo;s what gets the views and also will make him appear &ldquo;centrist&rdquo; and &ldquo;likable&rdquo; to those who don&rsquo;t live in California for a potential 2028 run.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Michelle Obama was loved in the 2010&rsquo;s and now, even with a mass marketing campaign, got less views than your average 20 year old girl on TikTok making a video about her Starbucks order. <\/p>\n<p>This is why Newsom is bringing more right leaning guests on his podcast. He knows that&rsquo;s&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WzKptHsadc\">https:\/\/t.co\/WzKptHsadc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brittany Hugoboom (@BritHugoboom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BritHugoboom\/status\/1900169976205435103?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>The podcast&rsquo;s first episode, as of noon on Thursday, has garnered roughly 54,000 views on YouTube, while the second received about 17,000 views. The former first lady&rsquo;s podcast <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@michelleobama\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">also has under 20,000 subscribers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Spotify, <a href=\"https:\/\/podcastcharts.byspotify.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>IMO<\/em> is the 23rd most popular podcast<\/a> in the United States. In comparison, Newsom&rsquo;s podcast is in the top five, putting it in the same leagues as <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-rogan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">The Joe Rogan Experience<\/a><\/em>, which sits at the top of the list.<\/p>\n<p>Obama and Robinson&rsquo;s podcast is listed at No. 1 on Apple Podcasts&rsquo; top shows. However, neither of the podcast&rsquo;s episodes appears within the top 24 episodes on Apple Podcasts&rsquo; homepage, with the second episode, featuring actress Issa Rae, <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/charts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">sitting at No. 200<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3342762\/gavin-newsom-relationship-china-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">GAVIN NEWSOM&rsquo;S COZY RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA CALLED OUT IN NEW BOOK<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Newsom&rsquo;s podcast, meanwhile, started off strong with viewership with its first episode, in which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3339603\/five-times-gavin-newsom-bucked-democrats-podcast-premiere\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">the governor spoke with Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk<\/a>. Their discussion has generated over 743,000 views on YouTube. However, subsequent episodes have not received the same attention, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GACk33zWQtQ&amp;t=1s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">his latest discussion with Michael Savage<\/a> getting around 18,000 since its upload on Wednesday. Likewise, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3mvMP8uTgnU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">his discussion with Steve Bannon<\/a>, also uploaded on Wednesday, has received over 105,000 views on YouTube and made it into Apple Podcasts&rsquo; top 100 episodes at No. 99.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Barstool Sports founder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3334984\/dave-portnoy-rejected-invite-trash-gavin-newsom-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Dave Portnoy revealed he turned down an offer to be a guest on Newsom&rsquo;s podcast<\/a>, calling the governor &ldquo;trash.&rdquo; Portnoy added that Newsom is &ldquo;everything that you think of&rdquo; when one thinks of &ldquo;a slick politician.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2038335\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2038335\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michelle Obama\u2019s new IMO podcast off to rocky start Former first lady Michelle Obama\u2019s new podcast, which she co-hosts with her brother Craig Robinson, is not taking off in popularity following the release of two episodes, which are trending lower on all three major podcast platforms. 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