The Former First Lady Shares Style Insights: Best Audio Shows This Week
This Week's Highlight
IMO: Fashion Focus
This latest series of the former first lady's audio series aligns with the publication of a visual tome chronicling her wardrobe transformation. The production is sleek (typical of the Obama brand), featuring guests including style expert Elaine Welteroth and iconic performer Jane Fonda. Similar to the host, the show delivers substance together with its glamour, disclosing fascinating perspectives about the expectations she encountered as the inaugural African American first lady to live in the White House.
The Pause
Medical reports. Public transport. Your wedding day. We all experience the conflicting feelings that come with anticipation. However, consider expecting a jailed romantic interest? A baby born via surrogate? Or the time between clinical death and revival? This reflective podcast, host Katy Davis hears incredible narratives of dealing with the unknown.
The Prevention Expert
This series from a renowned production house maintains their reputation of in-depth reporting into controversial topics. Journalist Dyan Neary meets families whose children were removed from their care after claims of mistreatment were linked to one physician, and probes whether an overly cautious strategy was the right one.
The Truth Unveiled
Public records inquiries might sound dry, but reporter 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 president doesn't mean what he tweets.
European Comparison: Top Performers
This special production positions member states against each other on real estate, early education and narcotics laws to identify the leading example. The parenting segment examines multiple topics including Iceland's feminist protest to the reality that much-vaunted Sweden problematically reduces childcare for toddlers if the family expands. The best childcare system? Surprisingly, it's not Nordic.
