Michelle Obama Reveals Style Insights: Best Audio Shows of the Week

Pick of the Week

IMO: The Look

This latest series from Michelle Obama's audio series coincides with the release of a hardcover volume chronicling her fashion evolution. The production is sleek (typical of the Obama brand), featuring guests including style expert Elaine Welteroth and Hollywood legend Jane Fonda. In the style of the host, the podcast offers depth alongside its polish, disclosing important details about the challenges she encountered as the first Black woman to occupy the White House.

Waiting Game

Test results. Public transport. Your wedding day. We all experience the conflicting feelings linked to anticipation. But what about expecting a jailed romantic interest? A baby born via surrogate? Or the period spanning passing away and being revived? This contemplative show, host Katy Davis listens to extraordinary stories of dealing with the unknown.

The Interventionist

This series by a major media investigative unit maintains their reputation of in-depth reporting into controversial topics. Presenter Dyan Neary speaks with parents whose kids were taken away after claims of mistreatment were linked to the same doctor, and probes whether a "better safe than sorry" approach was the right one.

Revelations

Freedom of information requests aren't the sexiest topic, but journalist Jason Leopold and legal expert Matt Topic transform them into an engaging show. The information they've obtained through these methods in the US feature persuading the former president's aide to admit to a court that the president doesn't mean what he tweets.

European Comparison: Top Performers

This special production positions member states in competition on housing, parental support and drug policy to determine the top performer. The family support installment analyzes different concerns from Iceland's women's strike to the fact that renowned Sweden nightmarishly limits daycare for young children if the family expands. The finest provider of childcare? It's not Scandinavian.