The Former First Lady Shares Outfit Stories: Top Podcasts of the Week
Pick of the Week
IMO: Style Stories
This latest series of Michelle Obama's audio series coincides with the release of a coffee-table book chronicling her fashion evolution. It's a highly polished affair (in true Obama fashion), with appearances by including former Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth and Hollywood legend Jane Fonda. Similar to the woman herself, the show delivers substance in addition to its polish, uncovering important details about the challenges she dealt with as the first Black woman to reside in the White House.
Waiting Game
Test results. Public transport. Your marriage ceremony. We're familiar with the complex sentiments that come with waiting. However, consider awaiting an incarcerated partner? A baby born via surrogate? Or the time between passing away and being revived? In this thoughtful series, narrator Katy Davis collects extraordinary stories of dealing with the unknown.
The Interventionist
This production from a major media investigative unit maintains their legacy of in-depth reporting into debated issues. Presenter Dyan Neary meets parents whose kids were placed in foster care after claims of mistreatment were made by one physician, and examines whether a "better safe than sorry" approach was justified.
Revelations
Public records inquiries might sound dry, but reporter Jason Leopold and First Amendment attorney Matt Topic transform them into a compelling series. The stories they've unearthed by using them in the US include obtaining confirmation from Trump's assistant to testify under oath that the president doesn't mean what he tweets.
EU Nations: Best Practices
A new miniseries positions member states in competition on housing, childcare and substance regulations to establish the top performer. The family support installment analyzes multiple topics such as Iceland's gender equality walkout to the situation where much-vaunted Sweden nightmarishly limits preschool services if their parents have another baby. The finest provider of childcare? It's not Scandinavian.
