The Former First Lady Reveals Style Insights: Best Audio Shows of the Week
Pick of the Week
IMO: The Look
This new spin-off of Michelle Obama's IMO podcast accompanies the launch of a hardcover volume chronicling her wardrobe transformation. The production is sleek (in true Obama fashion), with appearances by such as former Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth and Hollywood legend Jane Fonda. In the style of the woman herself, the podcast provides meaning together with its glamour, revealing fascinating perspectives about the pressures she faced as the pioneering Black female to reside in the White House.
On Hold
Test results. The bus. Your wedding day. We all experience the complex sentiments that come with expectation. Now imagine expecting a jailed romantic interest? A child delivered by a gestational carrier? Or the interval from death and resuscitation? In this thoughtful series, narrator Katy Davis collects remarkable accounts of managing unpredictable situations.
The Prevention Expert
This podcast from an established audio team maintains their tradition of thorough examinations into controversial topics. Host Dyan Neary interviews families whose children were removed from their care after allegations of abuse were made by the same doctor, and probes whether a preventive measure was justified.
Revelations
Freedom of information requests aren't the sexiest topic, but investigative reporter Jason Leopold and First Amendment attorney Matt Topic turn them into a lively listen. The revelations they've discovered via these requests in the US comprise getting Donald Trump's chief of staff to testify under oath that the leader's social media posts aren't factual.
European Comparison: Top Performers
This special production puts EU nations against each other on housing, parental support and narcotics laws to identify the leading example. The family support installment analyzes multiple topics including Iceland's feminist protest to the reality that renowned Sweden nightmarishly limits preschool services if the family expands. The top-ranked support service? It's not Scandinavian.
