The Former First Lady Reveals Fashion Secrets: Must-Listen Podcasts This Week

Pick of the Week

IMO: The Look

This latest series from Michelle Obama's audio series coincides with the publication of a visual tome documenting her wardrobe transformation. It's a highly polished affair (in true Obama fashion), featuring guests such as style expert Elaine Welteroth and actress Jane Fonda. Similar to the woman herself, the show offers depth in addition to its glamour, disclosing important details about the expectations she dealt with as the inaugural African American first lady to reside in the White House.

The Pause

Medical reports. Public transport. Your wedding day. Everyone knows the conflicting feelings linked to waiting. However, consider waiting for a lover in prison? A baby born via surrogate? Or the time between death and resuscitation? This reflective podcast, presenter Katy Davis collects extraordinary stories of dealing with the unknown.

The Prevention Expert

Host Dyan Neary
Investigative … Dyan Neary, host of The Preventionist podcast.

This production from a renowned production house maintains their reputation of thorough examinations into controversial topics. Host Dyan Neary speaks with families whose minors were taken away after claims of mistreatment were attributed to a single medical professional, and probes whether a preventive measure was the right one.

The Truth Unveiled

Freedom of information requests aren't the sexiest topic, but journalist Jason Leopold and legal expert Matt Topic make them a lively listen. The revelations they've discovered by using them in the US include getting Donald Trump's chief of staff to state in legal proceedings that the commander-in-chief's tweets aren't literal.

The Europeans: Who Does It Best?

A new miniseries puts EU nations against each other on real estate, childcare and narcotics laws to identify the best. The parenting segment examines multiple topics including Iceland's feminist protest to the fact that much-vaunted Sweden nightmarishly limits daycare for young children if their parents have another baby. The top-ranked support service? It isn't from Scandinavia.

Timothy West
Timothy West

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