The Former First Lady Unveils Fashion Secrets: Top Podcasts This Week
Pick of the Week
IMO: The Look
This fresh installment from the former first lady's IMO podcast coincides with the launch of a visual tome documenting her wardrobe transformation. Everything is meticulously crafted (as expected from the Obamas), with appearances by such as ex-Teen Vogue chief Elaine Welteroth and iconic performer Jane Fonda. In the style of Michelle personally, the podcast delivers substance together with its polish, revealing significant insights about the pressures she encountered as the pioneering Black female to reside in the White House.
The Pause
Test results. Your ride. Your wedding day. We're familiar with the complex sentiments linked to anticipation. However, consider waiting for a lover in prison? A child delivered by a gestational carrier? Or the time between death and resuscitation? In this thoughtful series, presenter Katy Davis listens to incredible narratives of navigating such uncertainty.
The Preventionist
This production by an established audio team upholds their reputation of thorough examinations into debated issues. Journalist Dyan Neary interviews families whose minors were placed in foster care after reports of harm were made by a single medical professional, and examines whether a "better safe than sorry" approach was justified.
Disclosure
Government document petitions may seem boring, but reporter Jason Leopold and legal expert Matt Topic make them an engaging show. The revelations they've discovered through these methods in the US comprise persuading the former president's aide to testify under oath that the commander-in-chief's tweets aren't literal.
The Europeans: Who Does It Best?
This limited series puts EU nations in competition on housing, childcare and drug policy to establish the leading example. The childcare episode examines multiple topics such as Iceland's gender equality walkout to the situation where highly-praised Sweden problematically reduces daycare for young children if their parents have another baby. The finest provider of childcare? It's not Scandinavian.