The Former First Lady Shares Style Insights: Best Podcasts of the Week

Pick of the Week

IMO: Fashion Focus

This fresh installment of Michelle Obama's audio series aligns with the release of a visual tome chronicling her fashion evolution. The production is sleek (in true Obama fashion), with appearances by including style expert Elaine Welteroth and actress Jane Fonda. Much like the woman herself, the podcast provides meaning alongside its polish, disclosing fascinating perspectives about the pressures she dealt with as the inaugural African American first lady to occupy the White House.

Waiting Game

Medical reports. The bus. Your wedding day. We all experience the mixed emotions that come with expectation. However, consider awaiting an incarcerated partner? A child delivered by a gestational carrier? Or the period spanning passing away and being revived? This contemplative show, host Katy Davis listens to extraordinary stories of dealing with the unknown.

The Prevention Expert

Host the presenter
Reporter Dyan Neary, presenter of The Preventionist series.

This production by an established audio team maintains their legacy of in-depth reporting into contentious subjects. Journalist Dyan Neary meets parents whose kids were placed in foster care after reports of harm were linked to one physician, and examines whether a preventive measure was appropriate.

Revelations

Freedom of information requests aren't the sexiest topic, but journalist Jason Leopold and First Amendment attorney Matt Topic make them a lively listen. The information they've obtained by using them in the US include persuading the former president's aide to testify under oath that the commander-in-chief's tweets aren't literal.

EU Nations: Best Practices

This special production positions member states head to head on accommodation, early education and substance regulations to establish the top performer. The childcare episode explores different concerns such as Iceland's gender equality walkout to the situation where renowned Sweden nightmarishly limits childcare for toddlers if a new sibling arrives. The best childcare system? It isn't from Scandinavia.

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