Michelle Obama Reveals Style Insights: Top Audio Shows of the Week
Pick of the Week
IMO: Style Stories
This latest series of the former first lady's IMO podcast coincides with the launch of a coffee-table book chronicling her style journey. Everything is meticulously crafted (in true Obama fashion), with appearances by including style expert Elaine Welteroth and Hollywood legend Jane Fonda. Much like Michelle personally, the series offers depth alongside its glamour, disclosing important details about the pressures she encountered as the first Black woman to occupy the White House.
On Hold
Medical reports. The bus. Your marriage ceremony. Everyone knows the mixed emotions linked to expectation. However, consider waiting for a lover in prison? The arrival of a surrogate baby? Or the time between death and resuscitation? This contemplative show, narrator Katy Davis hears incredible narratives of navigating such uncertainty.
The Prevention Expert
This series from an established audio team upholds their tradition of thorough examinations into debated issues. Journalist Dyan Neary meets caregivers whose children were removed from their care after allegations of abuse were attributed to one physician, and examines whether an overly cautious strategy was the right one.
Revelations
Government document petitions aren't the sexiest topic, but investigative reporter Jason Leopold and constitutional lawyer Matt Topic turn them into an engaging show. The revelations they've discovered by using them in the US comprise obtaining confirmation from Trump's assistant to testify under oath that the commander-in-chief's tweets aren't literal.
The Europeans: Who Does It Best?
A new miniseries places European countries head to head on accommodation, childcare and narcotics laws to determine the top performer. The family support installment explores different concerns such as Iceland's gender equality walkout to the situation where renowned Sweden nightmarishly limits daycare for young children if their parents have another baby. The finest provider of childcare? It's not Scandinavian.
