Michelle Obama Reveals Style Insights: Must-Listen Podcasts This Week
Top Selection
IMO: Fashion Focus
This new spin-off from the former first lady's audio series aligns with the launch of a coffee-table book documenting her wardrobe transformation. The production is sleek (typical of the Obama brand), with appearances by such as ex-Teen Vogue chief Elaine Welteroth and iconic performer Jane Fonda. Similar to the host, the series delivers substance alongside its polish, uncovering fascinating perspectives about the expectations 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 mixed emotions linked to waiting. However, consider waiting for a lover in prison? A baby born via surrogate? Or the interval from clinical death and revival? This contemplative show, narrator Katy Davis listens to remarkable accounts of navigating such uncertainty.
The Interventionist
This podcast from a major media investigative unit continues their tradition of in-depth reporting into contentious subjects. Host Dyan Neary meets families whose children were taken away after allegations of abuse were attributed to one physician, and examines whether a "better safe than sorry" approach was the right one.
Revelations
Government document petitions aren't the sexiest topic, but reporter Jason Leopold and legal expert Matt Topic transform them into a compelling series. The stories they've unearthed via these requests in the US comprise getting Donald Trump's chief of staff to state in legal proceedings that the commander-in-chief's tweets aren't literal.
The Europeans: Who Does It Best?
This limited series positions member states head to head on accommodation, early education and narcotics laws to identify the leading example. The parenting segment examines multiple topics such as Iceland's gender equality walkout to the situation where much-vaunted Sweden problematically reduces preschool services if the family expands. The finest provider of childcare? Surprisingly, it's not Nordic.
