Michelle Obama Reveals Outfit Stories: Must-Listen Podcasts This Week

Top Selection

IMO: Fashion Focus

This fresh installment from the former first lady's audio series coincides with the publication of a visual tome documenting her style journey. It's a highly polished affair (as expected from the Obamas), with appearances by such as former Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth and iconic performer Jane Fonda. Similar to the host, the podcast delivers substance in addition to its style, disclosing fascinating perspectives about the challenges she faced as the first Black woman to live in the White House.

Waiting Game

Test results. Public transport. Your wedding day. We all experience the mixed emotions associated with expectation. Now imagine awaiting an incarcerated partner? A child delivered by a gestational carrier? Or the interval from clinical death and revival? This contemplative show, presenter Katy Davis hears incredible narratives of navigating such uncertainty.

The Preventionist

This series by a renowned production house upholds their legacy of in-depth reporting into controversial topics. Presenter Dyan Neary meets parents whose minors were placed in foster care after reports of harm were made by a single medical professional, and examines whether a preventive measure was the right one.

Revelations

Freedom of information requests aren't the sexiest topic, but reporter Jason Leopold and constitutional lawyer Matt Topic turn them into an engaging show. The information they've obtained through these methods in the US include obtaining confirmation from Trump's assistant to state in legal proceedings that the leader's social media posts aren't factual.

The Europeans: Who Does It Best?

This special production puts EU nations in competition on housing, childcare and drug policy to identify the best. The parenting segment analyzes various issues including Iceland's feminist protest to the reality that highly-praised Sweden problematically reduces preschool services if a new sibling arrives. The top-ranked support service? It isn't from Scandinavia.