Michelle Obama Shares Outfit Stories: Best Audio Shows of the Week
This Week's Highlight
IMO: Fashion Focus
This new spin-off from the former first lady's audio series accompanies the publication of a coffee-table book chronicling her style journey. Everything is meticulously crafted (typical of the Obama brand), featuring guests including former Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth and actress Jane Fonda. Much like the host, the show provides meaning in addition to its style, uncovering important details about the expectations she dealt with as the pioneering Black female to live in the White House.
The Pause
Exam outcomes. Public transport. Your wedding day. We all experience the conflicting feelings linked to anticipation. However, consider awaiting an incarcerated partner? The arrival of a surrogate baby? Or the period spanning clinical death and revival? This reflective podcast, presenter Katy Davis hears extraordinary stories of dealing with the unknown.
The Prevention Expert
This series from a major media investigative unit maintains their legacy of hard-hitting investigations into controversial topics. Journalist Dyan Neary interviews families whose minors were taken away after reports of harm were attributed to a single medical professional, and probes whether a "better safe than sorry" approach was justified.
Revelations
Public records inquiries might sound dry, but journalist Jason Leopold and First Amendment attorney Matt Topic make them a compelling series. The revelations they've discovered via these requests in the US include persuading the former president's aide to admit to a court that the commander-in-chief's tweets aren't literal.
EU Nations: Best Practices
This limited series places European countries head to head on accommodation, early education and drug policy to establish the leading example. The family support installment analyzes different concerns including Iceland's feminist protest to the reality that much-vaunted Sweden severely restricts preschool services if a new sibling arrives. The best childcare system? Surprisingly, it's not Nordic.
