The Former First Lady Reveals Style Insights: Top Podcasts This Week

Pick of the Week

IMO: Style Stories

This new spin-off from Michelle Obama's IMO podcast aligns with the release of a hardcover volume exploring her fashion evolution. The production is sleek (as expected from the Obamas), featuring guests such as style expert Elaine Welteroth and iconic performer Jane Fonda. Similar to the woman herself, the podcast delivers substance alongside its glamour, disclosing fascinating perspectives about the expectations she faced as the inaugural African American first lady to reside in the White House.

The Pause

Medical reports. The bus. Your wedding day. We're familiar with the mixed emotions linked to waiting. However, consider awaiting an incarcerated partner? A baby born via surrogate? Or the time between passing away and being revived? In this thoughtful series, host Katy Davis listens to remarkable accounts of dealing with the unknown.

The Prevention Expert

This series by a major media investigative unit maintains their reputation of thorough examinations into controversial topics. Journalist Dyan Neary meets parents whose children were taken away after allegations of abuse were made by the same doctor, and probes whether a preventive measure was justified.

Disclosure

Freedom of information requests may seem boring, but reporter Jason Leopold and legal expert Matt Topic turn them into a lively listen. The stories they've unearthed via these requests in the US comprise getting Donald Trump's chief of staff to testify under oath that the president doesn't mean what he tweets.

European Comparison: Top Performers

This special production puts EU nations head to head on real estate, parental support and substance regulations to determine the best. The childcare episode analyzes multiple topics such as Iceland's gender equality walkout to the reality that highly-praised Sweden nightmarishly limits preschool services if the family expands. The best childcare system? Surprisingly, it's not Nordic.