The Former First Lady Unveils Style Insights: Best Podcasts This Week
Pick of the Week
IMO: The Look
This latest series from Michelle Obama's IMO podcast coincides with the release of a coffee-table book documenting her style journey. It's a highly polished affair (in true Obama fashion), with appearances by including style expert Elaine Welteroth and Hollywood legend Jane Fonda. Similar to the woman herself, the show delivers substance together with its polish, revealing fascinating perspectives about the challenges she dealt with as the first Black woman to occupy the White House.
On Hold
Exam outcomes. Your ride. Your marriage ceremony. We're familiar with the conflicting feelings linked to anticipation. However, consider awaiting an incarcerated partner? A child delivered by a gestational carrier? Or the period spanning clinical death and revival? This contemplative show, host Katy Davis listens to remarkable accounts of dealing with the unknown.
The Prevention Expert
This podcast by a major media investigative unit maintains their legacy of thorough examinations into debated issues. Host Dyan Neary meets parents whose children were placed in foster care after allegations of abuse were made by the same doctor, and examines whether a "better safe than sorry" approach was justified.
Disclosure
Government document petitions might sound dry, but journalist Jason Leopold and constitutional lawyer Matt Topic transform them into a compelling series. The revelations they've discovered 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.
The Europeans: Who Does It Best?
A new miniseries positions member states against each other on accommodation, childcare and narcotics laws to identify the top performer. The family support installment explores different concerns from Iceland's women's strike to the situation where renowned Sweden severely restricts childcare for toddlers if their parents have another baby. The finest provider of childcare? It isn't from Scandinavia.