The Former First Lady Shares Style Insights: Best Audio Shows of the Week

Pick of the Week

IMO: The Look

This latest series of Michelle Obama's IMO podcast aligns with the launch of a visual tome exploring her fashion evolution. Everything is meticulously crafted (as expected from the Obamas), featuring guests including former Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth and actress Jane Fonda. Much like the host, the podcast delivers substance in addition to its style, uncovering significant insights about the challenges she encountered as the inaugural African American first lady to reside in the White House.

The Pause

Medical reports. Public transport. Your wedding day. We all experience the mixed emotions linked to expectation. Now imagine waiting for a lover in prison? A child delivered by a gestational carrier? Or the interval from passing away and being revived? In this thoughtful series, narrator Katy Davis hears extraordinary stories of dealing with the unknown.

The Preventionist

This podcast from an established audio team continues their legacy of in-depth reporting into contentious subjects. Host Dyan Neary interviews caregivers whose children were taken away after allegations of abuse were attributed to one physician, and questions whether a preventive measure was the right one.

Disclosure

Freedom of information requests might sound dry, but investigative reporter Jason Leopold and First Amendment attorney Matt Topic make them a compelling series. The stories they've unearthed by using them in the US comprise persuading the former president's aide to state in legal proceedings that the leader's social media posts aren't factual.

EU Nations: Best Practices

A new miniseries places European countries in competition on housing, parental support and narcotics laws to establish the best. The childcare episode analyzes different concerns including Iceland's feminist protest to the fact that renowned Sweden severely restricts preschool services if a new sibling arrives. The finest provider of childcare? It isn't from Scandinavia.