The Former First Lady Unveils Fashion Secrets: Top Audio Shows This Week
Top Selection
IMO: Fashion Focus
This latest series from Michelle Obama's IMO podcast accompanies the launch of a hardcover volume chronicling her style journey. The production is sleek (typical of the Obama brand), with appearances by such as former Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth and actress Jane Fonda. Much like Michelle personally, the show provides meaning together with its glamour, revealing fascinating perspectives about the expectations she encountered as the first Black woman to reside in the White House.
Waiting Game
Medical reports. Public transport. Your marriage ceremony. We're familiar with the complex sentiments linked to waiting. But what about awaiting an incarcerated partner? A child delivered by a gestational carrier? Or the period spanning clinical death and revival? This contemplative show, narrator Katy Davis listens to remarkable accounts of dealing with the unknown.
The Interventionist
This podcast from an established audio team maintains their legacy of in-depth reporting into debated issues. Presenter Dyan Neary meets caregivers whose kids were removed from their care after reports of harm were made by one physician, and examines whether a "better safe than sorry" approach was justified.
Revelations
Government document petitions aren't the sexiest topic, but journalist Jason Leopold and legal expert Matt Topic make them a lively listen. The revelations they've discovered by using them in the US comprise obtaining confirmation from Trump's assistant to admit to a court that the leader's social media posts aren't factual.
European Comparison: Top Performers
This limited series puts EU nations against each other on real estate, early education and narcotics laws to determine the top performer. The parenting segment analyzes various issues including Iceland's feminist protest to the situation where highly-praised Sweden nightmarishly limits preschool services if the family expands. The best childcare system? Surprisingly, it's not Nordic.
