Ta-Nehisi Coates To Appear on Barack Obama’s Book Podcast

Source: Carol Lee Rose / GettyFormer President Barack Obama will be hosting a new podcast dedicated to books, and among the guests will be the notable author and activist Ta-Nehisi Coates. The podcast, named A Great Book, will have each of the six episodes hosted by Obama in discussion of a favorite book with his invited guest.The podcast is a collaborative production between Audible and Higher Ground, the production company the former president created with his wife, former First Lady Michelle Obama. A description from the release reads: “Reflecting on identity, power, memory and culture, the conversations between President Obama and his guests explore one central question: What do the stories we love tell us about the world we live in and the world we want to create?”The podcast will premiere on September 24, exclusively on Audible. The six episodes cover some striking books along equally compelling guests. For the first episode, Academy Award and Emmy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks will be on hand to talk about “Gilead” by Marilynne Robinson. Ta-Nehisi Caotes will join Obama to discuss the pivotal book on America during the Civil Rights era, James Baldwin’s “The Fire Next Time.” ...