{
  "id": 477776,
  "title": "Barack Obama to Host Podcast Digging Into Six Books That ‘Helped Me Figure Out Who I Am and What I Believe’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/barack-obama-to-host-podcast-digging-into-six-books-that-helped-me",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-10T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/barack-obama-six-great-books-podcast-audible-1236829246/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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 […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}