Michelle Obama Unveils Outfit Stories: Best Podcasts of the Week
Top Selection
IMO: Style Stories
This fresh installment from the former first lady's IMO podcast aligns with the publication of a coffee-table book documenting her wardrobe transformation. Everything is meticulously crafted (in true Obama fashion), featuring guests such as former Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth and actress Jane Fonda. In the style of Michelle personally, the series offers depth in addition to its glamour, revealing significant insights about the expectations she dealt with as the first Black woman to live in the White House.
The Pause
Medical reports. Public transport. Your big day. We're familiar with the conflicting feelings that come with anticipation. Now imagine expecting a jailed romantic interest? A baby born via surrogate? Or the period spanning passing away and being revived? This reflective podcast, narrator Katy Davis collects extraordinary stories of managing unpredictable situations.
The Interventionist
This podcast from a renowned production house upholds their tradition of hard-hitting investigations into debated issues. Journalist Dyan Neary interviews parents whose minors were taken away after claims of mistreatment were linked to one physician, and examines whether an overly cautious strategy was justified.
The Truth Unveiled
Freedom of information requests aren't the sexiest topic, but investigative reporter Jason Leopold and First Amendment attorney Matt Topic transform them into a lively listen. The stories they've unearthed by using them in the US comprise persuading the former president's aide to admit to a court that the leader's social media posts aren't factual.
European Comparison: Top Performers
This limited series puts EU nations in competition on real estate, parental support and narcotics laws to determine the best. The parenting segment explores different concerns including Iceland's feminist protest to the situation where renowned Sweden problematically reduces childcare for toddlers if their parents have another baby. The finest provider of childcare? Surprisingly, it's not Nordic.
