Barack Obama to Host Podcast Digging Into Six Books That ‘Helped Me Figure Out Who I Am and What I Believe’

Aug 10, 2026 8:00am PT Barack Obama to Host Podcast Digging Into Six Books That ‘Helped Me Figure Out Who I Am and What I Believe’

Series debuts exclusively from Audible Sept. 24

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President Barack Obama will curl up with the six books that have most influenced him — along with six “luminaries” to discuss the works — in a new podcast from Audible and Higher Ground.

Amazon’s Audible and Higher Ground, Barack and Michelle Obama’s media company, announced “A Great Book with Barack Obama,” a new original podcast hosted by the 44th U.S. president about the books that have “profoundly shaped his worldview and our society.”

Barack Obama to Host Podcast Digging Into Six Books That ‘Helped Me Figure Out Who I Am and What I Believe’

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