The Former First Lady Shares Fashion Secrets: Top Podcasts of the Week
This Week's Highlight
IMO: Fashion Focus
This latest series from Michelle Obama's audio series accompanies the launch of a coffee-table book chronicling her fashion evolution. The production is sleek (in true Obama fashion), featuring guests including former Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth and Hollywood legend Jane Fonda. Similar to the woman herself, the podcast provides meaning in addition to its glamour, revealing important details about the challenges she encountered as the inaugural African American first lady to live in the White House.
On Hold
Test results. The bus. Your big day. We're familiar with the mixed emotions that come with anticipation. However, consider awaiting an incarcerated partner? The arrival of a surrogate baby? Or the interval from clinical death and revival? This reflective podcast, presenter Katy Davis hears remarkable accounts of managing unpredictable situations.
The Prevention Expert
This podcast by a major media investigative unit continues their tradition of in-depth reporting into controversial topics. Journalist Dyan Neary meets parents whose kids were taken away after reports of harm were attributed to one physician, and questions whether an overly cautious strategy was justified.
The Truth Unveiled
Public records inquiries might sound dry, but investigative reporter Jason Leopold and constitutional lawyer Matt Topic turn them into a compelling series. The revelations they've discovered via these requests in the US feature obtaining confirmation from Trump's assistant to state in legal proceedings that the commander-in-chief's tweets aren't literal.
The Europeans: Who Does It Best?
This special production places European countries against each other on real estate, parental support and drug policy to establish the leading example. The childcare episode examines different concerns including Iceland's feminist protest to the situation where renowned Sweden severely restricts preschool services if a new sibling arrives. The top-ranked support service? It isn't from Scandinavia.
