Michelle Obama Reveals Outfit Stories: Best Audio Shows of the Week
Top Selection
IMO: Style Stories
This new spin-off of the former first lady's audio series coincides with the launch of a hardcover volume chronicling her style journey. The production is sleek (typical of the Obama brand), featuring guests such as former Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth and actress Jane Fonda. Similar to the host, the podcast provides meaning together with its polish, revealing significant insights about the expectations she faced as the inaugural African American first lady to reside in the White House.
Waiting Game
Medical reports. Public transport. Your big day. Everyone knows the mixed emotions that come with waiting. However, consider expecting a jailed romantic interest? The arrival of a surrogate baby? Or the time between clinical death and revival? This reflective podcast, presenter Katy Davis hears extraordinary stories of managing unpredictable situations.
The Interventionist
This podcast by an established audio team upholds their legacy of in-depth reporting into contentious subjects. Journalist Dyan Neary speaks with families whose minors were removed from their care after allegations of abuse were attributed to the same doctor, and examines whether a "better safe than sorry" approach was justified.
The Truth Unveiled
Freedom of information requests might sound dry, but journalist Jason Leopold and constitutional lawyer Matt Topic turn them into a lively listen. The stories they've unearthed by using them in the US feature getting Donald Trump's chief of staff to state in legal proceedings that the commander-in-chief's tweets aren't literal.
European Comparison: Top Performers
This special production puts EU nations head to head on accommodation, early education and narcotics laws to determine the best. The family support installment explores various issues such as Iceland's gender equality walkout to the fact that highly-praised Sweden nightmarishly limits childcare for toddlers if the family expands. The best childcare system? It's not Scandinavian.
