The Former First Lady Reveals Outfit Stories: Best Audio Shows of the Week
Top Selection
IMO: The Look
This fresh installment from Michelle Obama's IMO podcast coincides with the release of a visual tome documenting her style journey. It's a highly polished affair (as expected from the Obamas), featuring guests such as style expert Elaine Welteroth and Hollywood legend Jane Fonda. Much like the host, the series provides meaning alongside its polish, uncovering significant insights about the challenges she dealt with as the first Black woman to live in the White House.
On Hold
Test results. The bus. Your wedding day. We all experience the mixed emotions associated with waiting. However, consider waiting for a lover in prison? A child delivered by a gestational carrier? Or the time between passing away and being revived? This reflective podcast, presenter Katy Davis listens to extraordinary stories of managing unpredictable situations.
The Preventionist
This production from a renowned production house upholds their reputation of thorough examinations into controversial topics. Journalist Dyan Neary meets families whose minors were placed in foster care after reports of harm were attributed to the same doctor, and questions whether a preventive measure was the right one.
The Truth Unveiled
Public records inquiries aren't the sexiest topic, but investigative reporter Jason Leopold and constitutional lawyer Matt Topic turn them into a lively listen. The revelations they've discovered through these methods in the US include getting Donald Trump's chief of staff to testify under oath that the commander-in-chief's tweets aren't literal.
European Comparison: Top Performers
A new miniseries puts EU nations against each other on accommodation, early education and drug policy to determine the leading example. The childcare episode analyzes multiple topics from Iceland's women's strike to the fact that highly-praised Sweden nightmarishly limits preschool services if the family expands. The top-ranked support service? It's not Scandinavian.