Michelle Obama Shares Outfit Stories: Top Audio Shows of the Week

Pick of the Week

IMO: Fashion Focus

This new spin-off of Michelle Obama's IMO podcast accompanies the publication of a coffee-table book documenting her wardrobe transformation. Everything is meticulously crafted (typical of the Obama brand), featuring guests such as style expert Elaine Welteroth and iconic performer Jane Fonda. In the style of the woman herself, the series provides meaning together with its polish, revealing significant insights about the challenges she dealt with as the pioneering Black female to live in the White House.

On Hold

Medical reports. Your ride. Your marriage ceremony. We all experience the mixed emotions that come with expectation. But what about awaiting an incarcerated partner? The arrival of a surrogate baby? Or the time between clinical death and revival? In this thoughtful series, presenter Katy Davis listens to incredible narratives of navigating such uncertainty.

The Prevention Expert

Investigative journalist Dyan Neary
Journalist Dyan Neary, the voice behind The Preventionist.

This series by an established audio team maintains their reputation of in-depth reporting into contentious subjects. Host Dyan Neary meets caregivers whose kids were placed in foster care after claims of mistreatment were made by one physician, and examines whether a "better safe than sorry" approach was appropriate.

The Truth Unveiled

Freedom of information requests aren't the sexiest topic, but journalist Jason Leopold and legal expert Matt Topic transform them into a lively listen. The information they've obtained by using them in the US feature getting Donald Trump's chief of staff to admit to a court that the president doesn't mean what he tweets.

European Comparison: Top Performers

This special production positions member states head to head on housing, parental support and substance regulations to identify the best. The parenting segment examines different concerns such as Iceland's gender equality walkout to the reality that renowned Sweden problematically reduces childcare for toddlers if a new sibling arrives. The best childcare system? It's not Scandinavian.

Alan Mccarthy
Alan Mccarthy

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