The Former First Lady Reveals Fashion Secrets: Top Podcasts This Week
Pick of the Week
IMO: Fashion Focus
This fresh installment from the former first lady's audio series coincides with the publication of a coffee-table book documenting her style journey. The production is sleek (in true Obama fashion), featuring guests such as former Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth and actress Jane Fonda. Similar to the woman herself, the show provides meaning together with its style, revealing important details about the expectations she faced as the inaugural African American first lady to live in the White House.
The Pause
Exam outcomes. Public transport. Your marriage ceremony. Everyone knows the complex sentiments associated with anticipation. But what about awaiting an incarcerated partner? The arrival of a surrogate baby? Or the period spanning passing away and being revived? This contemplative show, host Katy Davis listens to incredible narratives of navigating such uncertainty.
The Interventionist
This production from an established audio team upholds their tradition of in-depth reporting into controversial topics. Journalist Dyan Neary speaks with parents whose kids were removed from their care after reports of harm were linked to one physician, and probes whether an overly cautious strategy was appropriate.
Revelations
Public records inquiries aren't the sexiest topic, but reporter Jason Leopold and legal expert Matt Topic transform them into a compelling series. The stories they've unearthed via these requests in the US include getting Donald Trump's chief of staff to admit to a court that the commander-in-chief's tweets aren't literal.
The Europeans: Who Does It Best?
This limited series positions member states head to head on accommodation, parental support and substance regulations to determine the leading example. The childcare episode explores various issues including Iceland's feminist protest to the reality that much-vaunted Sweden severely restricts childcare for toddlers if their parents have another baby. The finest provider of childcare? It's not Scandinavian.
