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Michelle Obama launching podcast based on 91ƵLight We Carry91Ƶ

Michelle Obama91Ƶs recent celebrity-filled book tour is becoming a podcast.

Michelle Obama91Ƶs recent is becoming a podcast.

Audible announced Wednesday that the former first lady will launch the 91ƵMichelle Obama: The Light Podcast91Ƶ on March 7. It91Ƶs based on Obama91Ƶs tour promoting , which featured special guests like Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres, Tyler Perry, David Letterman and more.

91ƵThough only a few thousand people were able to attend the events live, these remarkable conversations can now be heard by everyone,91Ƶ Audible said in a news release. The eight-episode podcast 91Ƶgoes beyond the book as Michelle Obama and her friends share personal stories and insights listeners won91Ƶt encounter anywhere else.91Ƶ

Obama said in a statement that the book tour was a way to expand on the book91Ƶs reflections about dealing with stress and change and a chance to 91Ƶconnect with real people once again.91Ƶ The podcast, she said, is 91Ƶa deeper examination of those fun and meaningful moments.91Ƶ

Obama released 91ƵThe Light We Carry91Ƶ book on Nov. 15, and kicked off her promotional tour the same night. She was joined in Washington for the first event by DeGeneres.

The podcast is the first original project in a multiyear deal between Audible and Higher Ground Productions, which was started by Barack and Michelle Obama after they left the White House. The company has produced several acclaimed documentaries, including the Oscar-winning film 91ƵAmerican Factory.91Ƶ

Episodes of 91ƵThe Light Podcast91Ƶ will be an Audible exclusive for two weeks, and will be widely available on other podcast platforms after that.

The Associated Press

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