The Former First Lady Shares Style Insights: Best Audio Shows This Week
Top Selection
IMO: Fashion Focus
This fresh installment from the former first lady's audio series aligns with the publication of a visual tome chronicling her wardrobe transformation. It's a highly polished affair (in true Obama fashion), with appearances by such as style expert Elaine Welteroth and iconic performer Jane Fonda. In the style of Michelle personally, the podcast provides meaning in addition to its style, revealing significant insights about the pressures she dealt with as the inaugural African American first lady to occupy the White House.
On Hold
Medical reports. Public transport. Your marriage ceremony. We all experience the mixed emotions associated with anticipation. However, consider expecting a jailed romantic interest? A baby born via surrogate? Or the time between clinical death and revival? This reflective podcast, presenter Katy Davis hears remarkable accounts of dealing with the unknown.
The Prevention Expert
This production from an established audio team maintains their legacy of in-depth reporting into debated issues. Presenter Dyan Neary meets caregivers whose kids were placed in foster care after allegations of abuse were attributed to a single medical professional, and examines whether a "better safe than sorry" approach was appropriate.
Disclosure
Freedom of information requests may seem boring, but journalist Jason Leopold and constitutional lawyer Matt Topic transform them into an engaging show. The revelations they've discovered through these methods in the US comprise persuading the former president's aide to state in legal proceedings that the leader's social media posts aren't factual.
The Europeans: Who Does It Best?
This limited series positions member states against each other on accommodation, early education and substance regulations to determine the top performer. The childcare episode analyzes various issues including Iceland's feminist protest to the reality that highly-praised Sweden severely restricts preschool services if a new sibling arrives. The best childcare system? It's not Scandinavian.
