The Former First Lady Unveils Fashion Secrets: Must-Listen Podcasts of the Week
This Week's Highlight
IMO: Style Stories
This latest series from Michelle Obama's IMO podcast aligns with the launch of a visual tome documenting her style journey. Everything is meticulously crafted (in true Obama fashion), with appearances by such as former Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth and actress Jane Fonda. Much like the host, the podcast provides meaning in addition to its style, uncovering important details about the expectations she faced as the inaugural African American first lady to live in the White House.
Waiting Game
Exam outcomes. Your ride. Your wedding day. We're familiar with the conflicting feelings that come with expectation. But what about awaiting an incarcerated partner? The arrival of a surrogate baby? Or the period spanning death and resuscitation? In this thoughtful series, presenter Katy Davis listens to remarkable accounts of dealing with the unknown.
The Prevention Expert
This series by a renowned production house continues their reputation of in-depth reporting into debated issues. Journalist Dyan Neary interviews parents whose kids were taken away after reports of harm were attributed to a single medical professional, and questions whether an overly cautious strategy was justified.
Disclosure
Public records inquiries aren't the sexiest topic, but investigative reporter Jason Leopold and First Amendment attorney Matt Topic make them a compelling series. The revelations they've discovered by using them in the US feature persuading the former president's aide to testify under oath that the commander-in-chief's tweets aren't literal.
European Comparison: Top Performers
This special production places European countries head to head on housing, parental support and drug policy to identify the top performer. The childcare episode analyzes various issues such as Iceland's gender equality walkout to the reality that much-vaunted Sweden nightmarishly limits preschool services if their parents have another baby. The best childcare system? It isn't from Scandinavia.
