Michelle Obama Shares Outfit Stories: Best Audio Shows of the Week
Top Selection
IMO: The Look
This new spin-off from Michelle Obama's audio series accompanies the publication of a hardcover volume exploring her wardrobe transformation. It's a highly polished affair (as expected from the Obamas), featuring guests such as former Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth and actress Jane Fonda. Much like the woman herself, the show offers depth in addition to its glamour, revealing important details about the expectations she encountered as the inaugural African American first lady to occupy the White House.
Waiting Game
Medical reports. Your ride. Your big day. We all experience the conflicting feelings that come with anticipation. Now imagine awaiting an incarcerated partner? A child delivered by a gestational carrier? Or the interval from death and resuscitation? This contemplative show, host Katy Davis collects extraordinary stories of navigating such uncertainty.
The Prevention Expert
This series by an established audio team maintains their legacy of hard-hitting investigations into contentious subjects. Journalist Dyan Neary speaks with parents whose minors were taken away after reports of harm were attributed to one physician, and probes whether an overly cautious strategy was the right one.
Revelations
Government document petitions might sound dry, but investigative reporter Jason Leopold and constitutional lawyer Matt Topic make them an engaging show. The information they've obtained through these methods in the US feature obtaining confirmation from Trump's assistant to admit to a court that the leader's social media posts aren't factual.
The Europeans: Who Does It Best?
This limited series puts EU nations against each other on real estate, parental support and narcotics laws to establish the top performer. The parenting segment examines different concerns such as Iceland's gender equality walkout to the situation where much-vaunted Sweden problematically reduces preschool services if a new sibling arrives. The best childcare system? Surprisingly, it's not Nordic.