The Former First Lady Shares Style Insights: Must-Listen Podcasts This Week
Top Selection
IMO: Fashion Focus
This latest series of the former first lady's audio series aligns with the publication of a visual tome documenting her fashion evolution. The production is sleek (in true Obama fashion), with appearances by such as former Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth and Hollywood legend Jane Fonda. In the style of the woman herself, the series delivers substance together with its glamour, uncovering fascinating perspectives about the expectations she faced as the inaugural African American first lady to occupy the White House.
The Pause
Exam outcomes. The bus. Your wedding day. We all experience the mixed emotions associated with waiting. However, consider expecting a jailed romantic interest? A child delivered by a gestational carrier? Or the period spanning clinical death and revival? This reflective podcast, narrator Katy Davis listens to extraordinary stories of navigating such uncertainty.
The Preventionist
This production by a major media investigative unit continues their reputation of in-depth reporting into debated issues. Host Dyan Neary speaks with caregivers whose children were placed in foster care after allegations of abuse were linked to a single medical professional, and probes whether a "better safe than sorry" approach was appropriate.
The Truth Unveiled
Government document petitions may seem boring, but journalist Jason Leopold and legal expert Matt Topic transform them into a compelling series. The information they've obtained via these requests in the US comprise getting Donald Trump's chief of staff to testify under oath that the leader's social media posts aren't factual.
European Comparison: Top Performers
A new miniseries positions member states in competition on housing, childcare and narcotics laws to establish the leading example. The family support installment examines various issues from Iceland's women's strike to the situation where highly-praised Sweden problematically reduces childcare for toddlers if their parents have another baby. The finest provider of childcare? Surprisingly, it's not Nordic.
