The Former First Lady Unveils Fashion Secrets: Must-Listen Podcasts This Week
Pick of the Week
IMO: Fashion Focus
This fresh installment of Michelle Obama's IMO podcast coincides with the publication of a visual tome exploring her wardrobe transformation. The production is sleek (typical of the Obama brand), featuring guests including style expert Elaine Welteroth and actress Jane Fonda. Similar to the woman herself, the show provides meaning together with its glamour, uncovering important details about the expectations she encountered as the inaugural African American first lady to occupy the White House.
Waiting Game
Medical reports. The bus. Your marriage ceremony. Everyone knows the complex sentiments associated with anticipation. However, consider expecting a jailed romantic interest? A baby born via surrogate? Or the period spanning death and resuscitation? This reflective podcast, host Katy Davis listens to remarkable accounts of managing unpredictable situations.
The Interventionist
This series from a major media investigative unit continues their reputation of hard-hitting investigations into controversial topics. Host Dyan Neary interviews parents whose minors were taken away after claims of mistreatment were linked to one physician, and examines whether a preventive measure was justified.
The Truth Unveiled
Government document petitions may seem boring, but reporter Jason Leopold and First Amendment attorney Matt Topic transform them into a compelling series. The revelations they've discovered via these requests in the US comprise getting Donald Trump's chief of staff to admit to a court that the leader's social media posts aren't factual.
European Comparison: Top Performers
This limited series positions member states head to head on housing, childcare and substance regulations to establish the best. The childcare episode analyzes multiple topics including Iceland's feminist protest to the situation where much-vaunted Sweden nightmarishly limits daycare for young children if the family expands. The top-ranked support service? Surprisingly, it's not Nordic.
