Michelle Obama Unveils Fashion Secrets: Top Audio Shows of the Week

This Week's Highlight

IMO: Fashion Focus

This new spin-off from Michelle Obama's IMO podcast accompanies the release of a visual tome documenting her wardrobe transformation. Everything is meticulously crafted (in true Obama fashion), featuring guests including former Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth and iconic performer Jane Fonda. In the style of the host, the series provides meaning together with its polish, revealing important details about the pressures she dealt with as the pioneering Black female to live in the White House.

The Pause

Medical reports. Your ride. Your marriage ceremony. We're familiar with the mixed emotions linked to anticipation. Now imagine expecting a jailed romantic interest? A child delivered by a gestational carrier? Or the period spanning clinical death and revival? This reflective podcast, presenter Katy Davis listens to remarkable accounts of managing unpredictable situations.

The Preventionist

This series by an established audio team upholds their tradition of in-depth reporting into controversial topics. Host Dyan Neary speaks with caregivers whose minors were taken away after claims of mistreatment were attributed to a single medical professional, and probes whether an overly cautious strategy was the right one.

Revelations

Freedom of information requests might sound dry, but journalist Jason Leopold and constitutional lawyer 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 testify under oath that the leader's social media posts aren't factual.

European Comparison: Top Performers

This special production places European countries against each other on accommodation, early education and narcotics laws to identify the leading example. The childcare episode examines different concerns from Iceland's women's strike to the situation where renowned Sweden nightmarishly limits childcare for toddlers if a new sibling arrives. The best childcare system? It's not Scandinavian.