The Former First Lady Reveals Fashion Secrets: Top Audio Shows of the Week
This Week's Highlight
IMO: Fashion Focus
This fresh installment of the former first lady's IMO podcast accompanies the launch of a hardcover volume exploring her wardrobe transformation. The production is sleek (typical of the Obama brand), with appearances by including ex-Teen Vogue chief Elaine Welteroth and iconic performer Jane Fonda. Similar to the host, the podcast delivers substance together with its glamour, uncovering important details about the expectations she faced as the pioneering Black female to occupy the White House.
The Pause
Exam outcomes. Your ride. Your marriage ceremony. We're familiar with the conflicting feelings that come with waiting. Now imagine waiting for a lover in prison? The arrival of a surrogate baby? Or the period spanning death and resuscitation? This reflective podcast, presenter Katy Davis hears incredible narratives of dealing with the unknown.
The Interventionist
This production by a renowned production house continues their tradition of hard-hitting investigations into contentious subjects. Host Dyan Neary meets families whose kids were taken away after claims of mistreatment were attributed to one physician, and questions whether a "better safe than sorry" approach was justified.
Revelations
Government document petitions aren't the sexiest topic, but investigative reporter Jason Leopold and First Amendment attorney Matt Topic transform them into a lively listen. The stories they've unearthed via these requests in the US comprise persuading the former president's aide to admit to a court that the leader's social media posts aren't factual.
The Europeans: Who Does It Best?
This special production positions member states head to head on real estate, early education and drug policy to identify the top performer. The family support installment analyzes various issues such as Iceland's gender equality walkout to the fact that much-vaunted Sweden nightmarishly limits preschool services if their parents have another baby. The finest provider of childcare? It isn't from Scandinavia.
