The Former First Lady Unveils Style Insights: Best Audio Shows of the Week

This Week's Highlight

IMO: The Look

This fresh installment of Michelle Obama's audio series coincides with the launch of a coffee-table book exploring her wardrobe transformation. The production is sleek (typical of the Obama brand), featuring guests such as style expert Elaine Welteroth and iconic performer Jane Fonda. Similar to the host, the show provides meaning in addition to its glamour, disclosing fascinating perspectives about the expectations she faced as the inaugural African American first lady to live in the White House.

On Hold

Test results. The bus. Your marriage ceremony. Everyone knows the mixed emotions associated with waiting. Now imagine waiting for a lover in prison? The arrival of a surrogate baby? Or the period spanning death and resuscitation? This reflective podcast, host Katy Davis collects incredible narratives of navigating such uncertainty.

The Preventionist

Host Dyan Neary
Investigative … Dyan Neary, host of The Preventionist podcast.

This series by an established audio team continues their tradition of thorough examinations into contentious subjects. Presenter Dyan Neary speaks with parents whose children were placed in foster care after claims of mistreatment were linked to a single medical professional, and probes whether an overly cautious strategy was appropriate.

The Truth Unveiled

Government document petitions aren't the sexiest topic, but investigative reporter Jason Leopold and First Amendment attorney Matt Topic make them a lively listen. The revelations they've discovered by using them in the US feature obtaining confirmation from Trump's assistant to state in legal proceedings that the president doesn't mean what he tweets.

EU Nations: Best Practices

A new miniseries positions member states head to head on housing, childcare and substance regulations to determine the best. The parenting segment examines different concerns from Iceland's women's strike to the fact that renowned Sweden severely restricts childcare for toddlers if a new sibling arrives. The best childcare system? Surprisingly, it's not Nordic.

Elizabeth Richardson
Elizabeth Richardson

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