Reviews for former First Lady Michelle Obama’s new podcast are pouring in and it’s not looking too good. Many critics trashed Obama for her lack of energy and enthusiasm and the pathetically thin viewership for the program that “nobody asked for.”
Ouch. That’s going to do some serious damage to the former first lady’s incredibly over-inflated ego. Folks are basically popping that sucker like a balloon.
The first episode of the show aired on Wednesday and features her big brother, Craig Robinson, as the two share one story after another about how they needed to depend on each other to get through tough times growing up on the South Side of Chicago.
It seems the purpose of the show is for the siblings to tell stories about their “diverse and changing neighborhood,” and the wisdom and guidance they received from their parents, providing “counsel” for listeners who might be going through their own issues with family.
But the problem here is that the number of people checking out the podcast continues to drop like it has a millstone tied around its neck and got dropped in the river.
“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,” Trending Politics News reported.
“This couldn’t be any less entertaining,” wrote a critic who published a string of not-so-positive takes about the show’s latest episode. Another individual asked Obama if she was going to offer an explanation for how the family chef mysteriously died off the coast of the couple’s Nantucket home, a question we’ve all been wondering for quite a while now.
Conservative pundit Benny Johnson said, “What an utter failure. Who thought this was a good idea?”
Florida News reporter Eric Daugherty spotted that, by Wednesday evening, the number of dislikes for Obama’s episodes had surpassed the amount of likes, an ominous sign in their first few days.
The stunted show is the latest chapter in the will-she-or-won’t-she life of the former first lady, a once-transcendent figure whose signature “Let’s Move!” program sought to encourage healthier lunches and more physical activity for public school children. Since leaving the White House, she’s stayed largely silent on her husband’s successors even as Biden, her husband’s former vice president, lost control of his own campaign in its final days. She was dragged into participating in Biden’s 2020 campaign only after top national Democrats warned her about the stakes of a second Trump administration.
Michelle, no fan of politics, has largely focused her civic activities on a voter registration group called When We All Vote. She’s remained conspicuously absent from her husband’s travels and, during the transition, refused to attend Jimmy Carter’s funeral, where President Obama and President Donald Trump were seen smiling and talking cordially.
Over the course of the previous year, Michelle stated that for over a decade, she “couldn’t stand” her husband, our former president, while the couple’s children were growing up. Many rumors have popped up recently claiming that the two of them are considering divorce. Neither one of the Obamas has addressed these claims.
Will the two end up moving into the brand new $18 million mansion they might be set to purchase and enjoy? Or will it be a bachelor or bachelorette pad?
Guess we’ll find out soon enough.
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