The Former First Lady Reveals Style Insights: Best Podcasts This Week
Top Selection
IMO: Fashion Focus
This new spin-off from the former first lady's audio series aligns with the publication of a hardcover volume documenting her fashion evolution. The production is sleek (in true Obama fashion), featuring guests such as ex-Teen Vogue chief Elaine Welteroth and Hollywood legend Jane Fonda. In the style of Michelle personally, the series provides meaning alongside its polish, disclosing fascinating perspectives about the expectations she faced as the inaugural African American first lady to reside in the White House.
On Hold
Medical reports. Your ride. Your marriage ceremony. We all experience the complex sentiments that come with waiting. 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, host Katy Davis collects extraordinary stories of dealing with the unknown.
The Interventionist
This production by a major media investigative unit upholds their tradition of in-depth reporting into contentious subjects. Host Dyan Neary speaks with caregivers whose minors were removed from their care after claims of mistreatment were linked to a single medical professional, and examines whether an overly cautious strategy was appropriate.
The Truth Unveiled
Public records inquiries aren't the sexiest topic, but investigative reporter Jason Leopold and First Amendment attorney Matt Topic transform them into a compelling series. The information they've obtained by using them in the US include getting Donald Trump's chief of staff to admit to a court that the leader's social media posts aren't factual.
EU Nations: Best Practices
This special production positions member states against each other on housing, parental support and drug policy to establish the top performer. The family support installment analyzes various issues such as Iceland's gender equality walkout to the reality that highly-praised Sweden problematically reduces preschool services if the family expands. The top-ranked support service? Surprisingly, it's not Nordic.
