Michelle Obama Reveals Style Insights: Best Audio Shows This Week

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IMO: Style Stories

This latest series from Michelle Obama's IMO podcast coincides with the publication of a visual tome documenting her fashion evolution. The production is sleek (typical of the Obama brand), with appearances by such as former Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth and actress Jane Fonda. Similar to Michelle personally, the podcast provides meaning alongside its style, disclosing fascinating perspectives about the pressures she dealt with as the first Black woman to live in the White House.

On Hold

Medical reports. Your ride. Your wedding day. We're familiar with the conflicting feelings linked to waiting. However, consider expecting a jailed romantic interest? The arrival of a surrogate baby? Or the period spanning clinical death and revival? This contemplative show, host Katy Davis collects extraordinary stories of managing unpredictable situations.

The Prevention Expert

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Investigative … Dyan Neary, host of The Preventionist podcast.

This series by an established audio team upholds their tradition of thorough examinations into debated issues. Host Dyan Neary interviews parents whose kids were taken away after allegations of abuse were attributed to one physician, and questions whether an overly cautious strategy was justified.

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 information they've obtained by using them in the US comprise obtaining confirmation from Trump's assistant to testify under oath that the commander-in-chief's tweets aren't literal.

European Comparison: Top Performers

A new miniseries places European countries in competition on housing, childcare and substance regulations to identify the leading example. The family support installment analyzes various issues including Iceland's feminist protest to the situation where highly-praised Sweden severely restricts preschool services if the family expands. The top-ranked support service? Surprisingly, it's not Nordic.

Sherry Roth
Sherry Roth

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