The Obamas are undoubtedly tastemakers — Barack’s annual list of favorite books, movies, and music combined with Michelle’s bestselling memoir, Becoming certainly make that clear. As if you needed any more reasons to love them, the former First Couple are reportedly launching a podcast production company, and my ears have never been more ready.
As Variety reports, the Obamas’ newly-created production studio, Higher Ground Productions, will be expanding from video (they signed a multiyear deal with Netflix in 2018) to audio through a partnership with Spotify, aptly named Higher Ground Audio. Though no details have been revealed as of yet, the official agreement states that the Obamas will “develop, produce, and lend their voices to select podcasts, connecting them to listeners around the world on wide-ranging topics.” Yes, please!
Higher Ground’s collab with Spotify follows other major podcast investments from the streaming platform. According to Vulture, the company…
