The Former First Lady Unveils Outfit Stories: Best Podcasts This Week
Pick of the Week
IMO: Style Stories
This fresh installment of the former first lady's IMO podcast aligns with the release of a hardcover volume exploring her fashion evolution. The production is sleek (as expected from the Obamas), featuring guests including style expert Elaine Welteroth and Hollywood legend Jane Fonda. Much like the host, the series offers depth together with its glamour, revealing important details about the pressures she dealt with as the pioneering Black female to reside in the White House.
On Hold
Test results. Public transport. Your marriage ceremony. Everyone knows the conflicting feelings that come with waiting. But what about waiting for a lover in prison? The arrival of a surrogate baby? Or the period spanning clinical death and revival? In this thoughtful series, narrator Katy Davis collects extraordinary stories of managing unpredictable situations.
The Preventionist
This series from a major media investigative unit maintains their tradition of in-depth reporting into controversial topics. Presenter Dyan Neary meets families whose kids were placed in foster care after reports of harm were linked to the same doctor, and probes whether a "better safe than sorry" approach was appropriate.
The Truth Unveiled
Freedom of information requests aren't the sexiest topic, but journalist Jason Leopold and constitutional lawyer Matt Topic turn them into a lively listen. The stories they've unearthed via these requests in the US include obtaining confirmation from Trump's assistant to state in legal proceedings that the leader's social media posts aren't factual.
European Comparison: Top Performers
This limited series puts EU nations head to head on real estate, early education and narcotics laws to establish the top performer. The childcare episode explores multiple topics including Iceland's feminist protest to the situation where highly-praised Sweden nightmarishly limits childcare for toddlers if a new sibling arrives. The finest provider of childcare? It isn't from Scandinavia.
