The Former First Lady Shares Outfit Stories: Must-Listen Podcasts This Week
Top Selection
IMO: The Look
This fresh installment of the former first lady's audio series aligns with the launch of a coffee-table book documenting her wardrobe transformation. It's a highly polished affair (as expected from the Obamas), with appearances by including ex-Teen Vogue chief Elaine Welteroth and iconic performer Jane Fonda. In the style of the woman herself, the show provides meaning alongside its style, uncovering significant insights about the challenges she dealt with as the inaugural African American first lady to occupy the White House.
The Pause
Exam outcomes. Public transport. Your marriage ceremony. Everyone knows the conflicting feelings that come with expectation. However, consider expecting a jailed romantic interest? A baby born via surrogate? Or the period spanning death and resuscitation? This contemplative show, host Katy Davis listens to incredible narratives of managing unpredictable situations.
The Preventionist
This production by an established audio team upholds their reputation of thorough examinations into contentious subjects. Journalist Dyan Neary speaks with parents whose children were taken away after claims of mistreatment were attributed to a single medical professional, and examines whether a preventive measure was justified.
Revelations
Public records inquiries might sound dry, but journalist Jason Leopold and legal expert Matt Topic make them an engaging show. The stories they've unearthed by using them in the US feature persuading the former president's aide to state in legal proceedings that the leader's social media posts aren't factual.
The Europeans: Who Does It Best?
A new miniseries places European countries against each other on real estate, parental support and drug policy to determine the best. The family support installment explores various issues such as Iceland's gender equality walkout to the fact that renowned Sweden problematically reduces daycare for young children if a new sibling arrives. The top-ranked support service? Surprisingly, it's not Nordic.
