Who is Michelle Obama?
The former first lady in her own words.
An episode of the Beyond Today podcast, hosted by BBC Radio 4, titled "Who is Michelle Obama?" was published on November 23, 2018 and runs 17 minutes.
November 23, 2018 ·17m · Beyond Today
Summary
Michelle Obama is so much more than the wife of the first black president of the United States of America. There’s a lot we already know about her – like her focus on public health, LGBT rights and girls’ education. But there’s still a lot we don’t know, and for the first time she's telling her story in her own words, with her new book "Becoming". We wanted to bring to you a few of our favourite snippets, read by Michelle Obama herself. Producers: Jaja Muhammad and Harriet Noble
Episode Description
Michelle Obama is so much more than the wife of the first black president of the United States of America. There’s a lot we already know about her – like her focus on public health, LGBT rights and girls’ education. But there’s still a lot we don’t know, and for the first time she's telling her story in her own words, with her new book "Becoming". We wanted to bring to you a few of our favourite snippets, read by Michelle Obama herself.
Producers: Jaja Muhammad and Harriet Noble
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