The Former First Lady Shares Style Insights: Must-Listen Podcasts of the Week
This Week's Highlight
IMO: The Look
This new spin-off from Michelle Obama's audio series accompanies the launch of a coffee-table book exploring her style journey. The production is sleek (as expected from the Obamas), featuring guests including style expert Elaine Welteroth and iconic performer Jane Fonda. In the style of the host, the series offers depth in addition to its polish, revealing fascinating perspectives about the expectations she dealt with as the pioneering Black female to live in the White House.
Waiting Game
Medical reports. Your ride. Your big day. We're familiar with the mixed emotions that come with expectation. However, consider expecting a jailed romantic interest? A baby born via surrogate? Or the period spanning passing away and being revived? This reflective podcast, narrator Katy Davis hears remarkable accounts of managing unpredictable situations.
The Preventionist
This series by a major media investigative unit continues their tradition of in-depth reporting into controversial topics. Journalist Dyan Neary interviews parents whose children were taken away after allegations of abuse were linked to a single medical professional, and probes whether a "better safe than sorry" approach was appropriate.
Disclosure
Public records inquiries may seem boring, but investigative reporter Jason Leopold and legal expert Matt Topic transform them into a compelling series. The stories they've unearthed through these methods in the US comprise getting Donald Trump's chief of staff to state in legal proceedings that the commander-in-chief's tweets aren't literal.
EU Nations: Best Practices
This limited series positions member states in competition on real estate, childcare and substance regulations to determine the leading example. The parenting segment examines various issues such as Iceland's gender equality walkout to the reality that much-vaunted Sweden severely restricts daycare for young children if a new sibling arrives. The finest provider of childcare? It's not Scandinavian.
