Michelle Obama Shares Style Insights: Best Audio Shows of the Week
Pick of the Week
IMO: The Look
This fresh installment of the former first lady's audio series accompanies the publication of a coffee-table book documenting her wardrobe transformation. The production is sleek (in true Obama fashion), featuring guests including style expert Elaine Welteroth and actress Jane Fonda. Similar to Michelle personally, the podcast offers depth together with its glamour, revealing significant insights about the challenges she encountered as the first Black woman to reside in the White House.
Waiting Game
Exam outcomes. Public transport. Your wedding day. We're familiar with the complex sentiments that come with waiting. However, consider waiting for a lover in prison? A baby born via surrogate? Or the time between clinical death and revival? This contemplative show, narrator Katy Davis collects incredible narratives of navigating such uncertainty.
The Interventionist
This podcast from an established audio team continues their legacy of in-depth reporting into controversial topics. Presenter Dyan Neary meets parents whose kids were placed in foster care after reports of harm were attributed to the same doctor, and probes whether a "better safe than sorry" approach was justified.
Revelations
Freedom of information requests might sound dry, but journalist Jason Leopold and legal expert Matt Topic make them a lively listen. The revelations they've discovered by using them in the US include persuading the former president's aide 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 housing, parental support and drug policy to determine the top performer. The childcare episode analyzes different concerns including Iceland's feminist protest to the fact that much-vaunted Sweden nightmarishly limits preschool services if the family expands. The best childcare system? It's not Scandinavian.
