Michelle Obama Unveils Outfit Stories: Top Audio Shows This Week
Pick of the Week
IMO: Style Stories
This new spin-off from Michelle Obama's IMO podcast coincides with the launch of a visual tome chronicling her wardrobe transformation. Everything is meticulously crafted (typical of the Obama brand), featuring guests such as style expert Elaine Welteroth and iconic performer Jane Fonda. In the style of the woman herself, the podcast offers depth alongside its polish, uncovering fascinating perspectives about the challenges she faced as the first Black woman to live in the White House.
On Hold
Test results. Public transport. Your marriage ceremony. We all experience the complex sentiments associated with expectation. However, consider expecting a jailed romantic interest? A child delivered by a gestational carrier? Or the period spanning passing away and being revived? This contemplative show, presenter Katy Davis listens to remarkable accounts of managing unpredictable situations.
The Preventionist
This series from an established audio team upholds their legacy of in-depth reporting into contentious subjects. Journalist Dyan Neary meets families whose kids were taken away after claims of mistreatment were attributed to a single medical professional, and questions whether an overly cautious strategy was the right one.
Disclosure
Freedom of information requests aren't the sexiest topic, but reporter Jason Leopold and First Amendment attorney Matt Topic turn them into an engaging show. The stories they've unearthed by using them in the US comprise getting Donald Trump's chief of staff to admit to a court that the leader's social media posts aren't factual.
The Europeans: Who Does It Best?
This limited series positions member states head to head on accommodation, childcare and drug policy to determine the best. The family support installment explores various issues from Iceland's women's strike to the fact that much-vaunted Sweden severely restricts preschool services if their parents have another baby. The best childcare system? It isn't from Scandinavia.
