Michelle Obama Shares Fashion Secrets: Best Audio Shows This Week
Pick of the Week
IMO: The Look
This new spin-off from the former first lady's IMO podcast aligns with the launch of a hardcover volume exploring her wardrobe transformation. The production is sleek (as expected from the Obamas), with appearances by including ex-Teen Vogue chief Elaine Welteroth and Hollywood legend Jane Fonda. Much like Michelle personally, the show delivers substance together with its glamour, uncovering important details about the pressures she dealt with as the inaugural African American first lady to live in the White House.
Waiting Game
Exam outcomes. The bus. Your marriage ceremony. We all experience the conflicting feelings associated with expectation. However, consider expecting a jailed romantic interest? The arrival of a surrogate baby? Or the interval from death and resuscitation? In this thoughtful series, narrator Katy Davis hears extraordinary stories of dealing with the unknown.
The Interventionist
This production from an established audio team upholds their legacy of hard-hitting investigations into controversial topics. Presenter Dyan Neary speaks with families whose minors were placed in foster care after allegations of abuse were made by a single medical professional, and probes whether a preventive measure was appropriate.
Revelations
Public records inquiries may seem boring, but investigative reporter Jason Leopold and First Amendment attorney Matt Topic make them a compelling series. The information they've obtained by using them in the US feature persuading the former president's aide to testify under oath that the leader's social media posts aren't factual.
European Comparison: Top Performers
This limited series positions member states in competition on housing, childcare and narcotics laws to identify the leading example. The childcare episode examines multiple topics from Iceland's women's strike to the situation where renowned Sweden severely restricts childcare for toddlers if the family expands. The finest provider of childcare? Surprisingly, it's not Nordic.
