The first episode of Michelle Obama 's new podcast has been flooded with abuse from trolls. The podcast, called IMO with Michelle Obama & Craig Robinson —short for "in my opinion"—was announced on Monday by Higher Ground, the media company founded by the former president and first lady in 2018. It aired its first two episodes this week.

The show, titled "IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson," comes out with its first two episodes Wednesday on YouTube and wherever you get podcasts.

Appearing onstage at SXSW today, Michelle Obama never mentioned Donald Trump by name, but the former First Lady certainly tried to capture the tone of our times. "We know people are going through some tough times,