Issa Rae on Friendships That Need to Go, from IMO

WTF with Marc Maron Podcast

Marc Maron

Comedy

4.6 • 29.5K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Sharing a new show from our friends at Higher Ground. On IMO, Michelle and her big brother Craig Robinson bring their candid perspectives to the everyday questions shaping our lives, relationships and the world around us. Each week, they’re joined by a guest to tackle real questions from real folks just like you offering practical advice, personal storytelling, and plenty of laughs. Topics range from dating and relationships, to family and faith. Michelle and Craig share stories about being there for each other throughout their lives, from first crushes and fraught college years, to landing at the White House, to losing their mom. For six decades they’ve been each others’ most trusted counsel—and now, they want to be that counsel for you. In this episode, they’re joined by actress Issa Rae for a conversation about navigating the challenges of mismatched expectations in adult friendships.

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0:00.0	Hey, folks, how's it going? What's happening? Look, this is something a little different and special we're doing today. And frankly, it was an honor to be asked to do it. What you're about to hear is not an episode of WTF. Okay? Today, we're going to turn over this feed to someone else. And that person is the former First Lady of the United States,
0:23.1	Michelle Obama. Now, I'm not sure if you know this, but her husband and I go way back. Yeah,
0:27.9	he came by my house a few years ago now, but, you know, he stopped by. Big day. The new show
0:33.9	is called IMO with Michelle Obama and her big brother, Craig Robinson.
0:39.1	And each week, they're joined by a guest to answer questions from real folks like you,
0:45.6	anybody, maybe even me.
0:48.2	You'll get practical advice, personal stories, plenty of laughs about everything from dating and relationships to family and
0:56.9	faith runs the spectrum.
0:59.1	For six decades, Michelle and Craig have been each other's most trusted counsel, and now they
1:04.4	will be that for you.
1:06.8	Okay, so in this episode, they're joined by actress Issa Ray for a conversation about navigating the challenges of adult friendships.
1:15.5	This is something I can relate to directly, having, you know, had some strained friendships in my adulthood.
1:22.5	And it's weird.
1:23.9	It's different than when you're a kid.
1:26.6	But that said, you can find more episodes of IMO wherever you get podcasts.
1:33.6	Okay, so here it comes.
1:35.9	Enjoy.
1:37.0	Like the crisis would require an emergency session.
1:40.5	Oh, my God.
1:40.9	Like somebody's on a train.
1:42.2	Yeah, flying.
1:43.6	You know, there's movement. And you don't kind of deal with a crisis. Yeah, I was. Like somebody's on a train. Yeah. Flying. You know, there's movement.
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