The Former First Lady Reveals Outfit Stories: Best Podcasts This Week

This Week's Highlight

IMO: The Look

This latest series of Michelle Obama's IMO podcast accompanies the release of a coffee-table book documenting her fashion evolution. Everything is meticulously crafted (as expected from the Obamas), with appearances by such as former Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth and Hollywood legend Jane Fonda. Similar to the woman herself, the series delivers substance together with its glamour, uncovering important details about the challenges she dealt with as the first Black woman to occupy the White House.

The Pause

Exam outcomes. The bus. Your big day. We all experience the conflicting feelings linked to anticipation. Now imagine waiting for a lover in prison? A child delivered by a gestational carrier? Or the time between death and resuscitation? In this thoughtful series, presenter Katy Davis listens to incredible narratives of dealing with the unknown.

The Interventionist

This podcast by an established audio team maintains their reputation of thorough examinations into contentious subjects. Presenter Dyan Neary interviews parents whose minors were taken away after allegations of abuse were attributed to one physician, and probes whether a preventive measure was appropriate.

Revelations

Government document petitions might sound dry, but journalist Jason Leopold and First Amendment attorney Matt Topic turn them into a lively listen. The revelations they've discovered by using them in the US feature obtaining confirmation from Trump's assistant to admit to a court that the commander-in-chief's tweets aren't literal.

EU Nations: Best Practices

This limited series puts EU nations against each other on accommodation, childcare and substance regulations to establish the top performer. The childcare episode analyzes different concerns such as Iceland's gender equality walkout to the situation where highly-praised Sweden problematically reduces childcare for toddlers if their parents have another baby. The finest provider of childcare? It's not Scandinavian.