Surrender to the Process with Jon Batiste and Suleika Jaouad
1/28/20261 hr 6 min
On this episode of IMO, musician Jon Batiste and writer Suleika Jaouad join the podcast! They tell Michelle and Craig about the surprising place where they first met, their creative processes, and how they have supported one another through illness.
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First 90 secondsMichelle Obama· Host0:00
Well, let's get it going.
Craig Robinson· Host0:01
So, so we're here to help.
Michelle Obama· Host0:02
We're- Oh, you guys, ooh! We're all gonna participate.
Craig Robinson· Host0:05
If we can.
Jon Batiste· Guest0:05
A jingle, jangle, jam.
Michelle Obama· Host0:06
A [laughing] [laughing] Yeah! What you got for us?
Jon Batiste· Guest0:11
Yeah, IMO. [laughing] Ooh.
Michelle Obama· Host0:14
[upbeat music] Yeah. Yeah.
Jon Batiste· Guest0:22
Ah!
Michelle Obama· Host0:22
Yeah, this is IMO.
Jon Batiste· Guest0:26
IMO. Michelle and Craig Show.
Michelle Obama· Host0:33
Yeah.
Jon Batiste· Guest0:34
[laughing] [laughing] IMO. Michelle and Craig Show.
Michelle Obama· Host0:45
Yeah. [howling] Woo! [upbeat music] This episode is brought to you by Theraflu.
Craig Robinson· Host0:57
How are you?
Michelle Obama· Host0:59
I'm good, Craig Robinson.
Craig Robinson· Host1:01
Exciting day today.
Michelle Obama· Host1:03
Yeah, yeah. We, I mean, I wanna sort of get right into this day- Yeah ... 'cause we've got two guests today.
Craig Robinson· Host1:09
And, and you know these two, and I'm just- I know these two ... getting to know them, so.
Michelle Obama· Host1:14
Dear, dear friends. We've gotten to know them, worked, um, as people might know, that we were co-producers of American Symphony. Um- Wonderful piece of work, and I'm not just saying that because I'm related to you, but- Talk about two creative