The Former First Lady Shares Outfit Stories: Must-Listen Podcasts This Week
This Week's Highlight
IMO: Style Stories
This fresh installment of the former first lady's IMO podcast coincides with the launch of a hardcover volume exploring her wardrobe transformation. Everything is meticulously crafted (in true Obama fashion), with appearances by including style expert Elaine Welteroth and Hollywood legend Jane Fonda. In the style of the woman herself, the show provides meaning alongside its glamour, disclosing fascinating perspectives about the pressures she faced as the first Black woman to reside in the White House.
Waiting Game
Medical reports. Your ride. Your marriage ceremony. We all experience the conflicting feelings associated with waiting. However, consider expecting a jailed romantic interest? A child delivered by a gestational carrier? Or the period spanning passing away and being revived? This contemplative show, host Katy Davis hears incredible narratives of managing unpredictable situations.
The Prevention Expert
This production from an established audio team continues their tradition of in-depth reporting into controversial topics. Host Dyan Neary interviews caregivers whose kids were placed in foster care after claims of mistreatment were made by the same doctor, and probes whether a preventive measure was justified.
Disclosure
Public records inquiries might sound dry, but journalist Jason Leopold and First Amendment attorney Matt Topic turn them into an engaging show. The stories they've unearthed via these requests in the US include persuading the former president's aide to testify under oath that the commander-in-chief's tweets aren't literal.
EU Nations: Best Practices
This limited series puts EU nations in competition on accommodation, early education and narcotics laws to identify the top performer. The childcare episode analyzes various issues such as Iceland's gender equality walkout to the situation where renowned Sweden problematically reduces daycare for young children if a new sibling arrives. The finest provider of childcare? It isn't from Scandinavia.
