Michelle Obama, Justice Jackson Hold 1st Extended Public Talk on Podcast
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 29
Michelle Obama, Justice Jackson Hold 1st Extended Public Talk on Podcast
2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 29
Summary
Wednesday’s podcast marked the first extended public conversation between Michelle Obama and Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.
The two largely avoided politics and the conservative-dominated court, focusing instead on work-life balance, public service and the strains of co-parenting with equally ambitious spouses.
Jackson and Obama also discussed adjusting to constant security and their experiences as Black students at elite colleges, linking personal pressures to the demands of historic public roles.
The appearance added another high-profile guest to “IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson,” but Obama signaled the significance of hosting the court’s first Black female justice.