Obama launches six-episode Audible podcast

Barack Obama is launching a six-episode Audible podcast, A Great Book with Barack Obama, featuring six luminaries to discuss six books that profoundly shaped his worldview. The titles are The Fire Next Time, Song of Solomon, All the Pretty Horses, Gilead, All the King’s Men, and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, with six episodes premiering on September 24, 2026. The project marks the Obamas’ Higher Ground and Audible collaboration as part of a first-look deal, with guest names to be announced later. Obama emphasizes that great books have guided his sense of self and values, and the conversations will explore why these works matter and what they reveal about identity, power, memory, and culture. The program is the sixth Higher Ground/Audible release, following Michelle Obama: The Light Podcast and related programs, and notes his ongoing engagement with literature as public conversation.