Michelle Obama Reveals Fashion Secrets: Top Audio Shows This Week
Top Selection
IMO: Style Stories
This new spin-off of Michelle Obama's audio series coincides with the publication of a visual tome documenting her fashion evolution. It's a highly polished affair (typical of the Obama brand), with appearances by including former Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth and Hollywood legend Jane Fonda. In the style of the host, the podcast delivers substance in addition to its glamour, uncovering significant insights about the expectations she dealt with as the inaugural African American first lady to live in the White House.
The Pause
Medical reports. Your ride. Your wedding day. Everyone knows the conflicting feelings associated with waiting. However, consider waiting for a lover in prison? A baby born via surrogate? Or the interval from clinical death and revival? In this thoughtful series, presenter Katy Davis collects extraordinary stories of navigating such uncertainty.
The Preventionist
This series from a major media investigative unit maintains their reputation of hard-hitting investigations into contentious subjects. Presenter Dyan Neary interviews families whose minors were placed in foster care after allegations of abuse were attributed to the same doctor, and examines whether a "better safe than sorry" approach was justified.
Disclosure
Freedom of information requests aren't the sexiest topic, but journalist Jason Leopold and First Amendment attorney Matt Topic make them a lively listen. The information they've obtained by using them in the US include obtaining confirmation from Trump's assistant to state in legal proceedings that the president doesn't mean what he tweets.
European Comparison: Top Performers
This limited series places European countries head to head on real estate, early education and drug policy to determine the best. The childcare episode explores various issues including Iceland's feminist protest to the reality that highly-praised Sweden problematically reduces childcare for toddlers if their parents have another baby. The top-ranked support service? It's not Scandinavian.