The Former First Lady Reveals Outfit Stories: Top Audio Shows This Week
Top Selection
IMO: Style Stories
This new spin-off of the former first lady's IMO podcast accompanies the release of a coffee-table book documenting her fashion evolution. The production is sleek (typical of the Obama brand), with appearances by including ex-Teen Vogue chief Elaine Welteroth and actress Jane Fonda. Similar to Michelle personally, the show delivers substance in addition to its style, revealing fascinating perspectives about the expectations she dealt with as the pioneering Black female to occupy the White House.
Waiting Game
Medical reports. Your ride. Your wedding day. Everyone knows the conflicting feelings that come with waiting. But what about expecting a jailed romantic interest? The arrival of a surrogate baby? Or the period spanning clinical death and revival? This contemplative show, presenter Katy Davis listens to extraordinary stories of dealing with the unknown.
The Preventionist
This podcast by a major media investigative unit upholds their legacy of hard-hitting investigations into contentious subjects. Host Dyan Neary speaks with parents whose children were taken away after reports of harm were made by one physician, and questions whether an overly cautious strategy was appropriate.
The Truth Unveiled
Freedom of information requests may seem boring, but reporter Jason Leopold and constitutional lawyer Matt Topic transform them into a lively listen. The stories they've unearthed through these methods in the US feature getting Donald Trump's chief of staff to testify under oath that the president doesn't mean what he tweets.
European Comparison: Top Performers
This limited series places European countries in competition on housing, parental support and narcotics laws to identify the best. The childcare episode analyzes multiple topics including Iceland's feminist protest to the fact that much-vaunted Sweden nightmarishly limits daycare for young children if their parents have another baby. The top-ranked support service? It isn't from Scandinavia.
