Michelle Obama Reveals Fashion Secrets: Top Podcasts of the Week
Top Selection
IMO: Style Stories
This fresh installment from the former first lady's audio series accompanies the release of a visual tome documenting her fashion evolution. The production is sleek (as expected from the Obamas), with appearances by including former Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth and actress Jane Fonda. In the style of the host, the podcast provides meaning together with its polish, revealing fascinating perspectives about the challenges she faced as the inaugural African American first lady to occupy the White House.
Waiting Game
Test results. Public transport. Your marriage ceremony. We all experience the mixed emotions associated with anticipation. But what about waiting for a lover in prison? The arrival of a surrogate baby? Or the interval from clinical death and revival? This reflective podcast, host Katy Davis collects incredible narratives of dealing with the unknown.
The Interventionist
This podcast by an established audio team upholds their tradition of in-depth reporting into controversial topics. Host Dyan Neary speaks with families whose children were removed from their care after allegations of abuse were made by one physician, and questions whether an overly cautious strategy was the right one.
The Truth Unveiled
Freedom of information requests aren't the sexiest topic, but journalist Jason Leopold and constitutional lawyer Matt Topic turn them into an engaging show. The information they've obtained by using them in the US feature obtaining confirmation from Trump's assistant to admit to a court that the president doesn't mean what he tweets.
European Comparison: Top Performers
This special production places European countries in competition on real estate, childcare and drug policy to establish the best. The family support installment examines multiple topics including Iceland's feminist protest to the fact that renowned Sweden severely restricts daycare for young children if their parents have another baby. The finest provider of childcare? It's not Scandinavian.