The Former First Lady Shares Style Insights: Best Podcasts This Week
Top Selection
IMO: The Look
This fresh installment of Michelle Obama's IMO podcast accompanies the release of a hardcover volume exploring her fashion evolution. Everything is meticulously crafted (as expected from the Obamas), featuring guests including ex-Teen Vogue chief Elaine Welteroth and actress Jane Fonda. In the style of the woman herself, the podcast provides meaning alongside its style, revealing fascinating perspectives about the challenges she encountered as the first Black woman to occupy the White House.
Waiting Game
Test results. The bus. Your marriage ceremony. We're familiar with the conflicting feelings linked to anticipation. But what about expecting a jailed romantic interest? A child delivered by a gestational carrier? Or the interval from death and resuscitation? This reflective podcast, narrator Katy Davis listens to incredible narratives of dealing with the unknown.
The Prevention Expert
This production by an established audio team upholds their legacy of thorough examinations into debated issues. Journalist Dyan Neary meets parents whose children were taken away after reports of harm were linked to one physician, and examines whether an overly cautious strategy was justified.
The Truth Unveiled
Freedom of information requests aren't the sexiest topic, but journalist Jason Leopold and legal expert Matt Topic transform them into an engaging show. The information they've obtained through these methods in the US feature persuading the former president's aide to admit to a court that the leader's social media posts aren't factual.
European Comparison: Top Performers
This limited series places European countries against each other on housing, childcare and drug policy to determine the best. The parenting segment analyzes various issues from Iceland's women's strike to the situation where much-vaunted Sweden problematically reduces daycare for young children if a new sibling arrives. The top-ranked support service? Surprisingly, it's not Nordic.
