The Former First Lady Unveils Style Insights: Top Audio Shows This Week
Pick of the Week
IMO: The Look
This fresh installment from Michelle Obama's IMO podcast accompanies the publication of a coffee-table book exploring her wardrobe transformation. Everything is meticulously crafted (as expected from the Obamas), with appearances by including former Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth and iconic performer Jane Fonda. Similar to the host, the podcast delivers substance together with its glamour, revealing significant insights about the expectations she encountered as the pioneering Black female to occupy the White House.
Waiting Game
Exam outcomes. Your ride. Your marriage ceremony. We all experience the conflicting feelings linked to expectation. But what about expecting a jailed romantic interest? The arrival of a surrogate baby? Or the time between death and resuscitation? This contemplative show, narrator Katy Davis listens to remarkable accounts of dealing with the unknown.
The Preventionist
This podcast from a renowned production house continues their legacy of in-depth reporting into debated issues. Host Dyan Neary interviews parents whose kids were removed from their care after claims of mistreatment were attributed to a single medical professional, and probes whether a preventive measure was appropriate.
The Truth Unveiled
Public records inquiries might sound dry, but journalist Jason Leopold and constitutional lawyer Matt Topic make them a compelling series. The information they've obtained via these requests in the US feature getting Donald Trump's chief of staff to state in legal proceedings that the commander-in-chief's tweets aren't literal.
EU Nations: Best Practices
This special production puts EU nations in competition on accommodation, parental support and substance regulations to identify the best. The childcare episode examines multiple topics such as Iceland's gender equality walkout to the situation where renowned Sweden nightmarishly limits childcare for toddlers if the family expands. The best childcare system? It's not Scandinavian.