The Former First Lady Unveils Fashion Secrets: Must-Listen Podcasts This Week

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IMO: Fashion Focus

This latest series of Michelle Obama's audio series aligns with the launch of a visual tome exploring her fashion evolution. It's a highly polished affair (as expected from the Obamas), featuring guests such as former Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth and Hollywood legend Jane Fonda. Much like Michelle personally, the show provides meaning together with its glamour, uncovering important details about the pressures she dealt with as the first Black woman to reside in the White House.

On Hold

Exam outcomes. Your ride. Your marriage ceremony. Everyone knows the conflicting feelings linked to waiting. Now imagine waiting for a lover in prison? A baby born via surrogate? Or the interval from death and resuscitation? This contemplative show, presenter Katy Davis hears remarkable accounts of navigating such uncertainty.

The Preventionist

This series from a renowned production house maintains their legacy of in-depth reporting into debated issues. Host Dyan Neary meets families whose minors were taken away after allegations of abuse were attributed 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 investigative reporter Jason Leopold and constitutional lawyer Matt Topic transform them into a lively listen. The revelations they've discovered by using them in the US comprise obtaining confirmation from Trump's assistant to testify under oath that the president doesn't mean what he tweets.

European Comparison: Top Performers

This limited series puts EU nations in competition on housing, early education and narcotics laws to determine the leading example. The parenting segment examines various issues from Iceland's women's strike to the situation where much-vaunted Sweden nightmarishly limits childcare for toddlers if a new sibling arrives. The finest provider of childcare? Surprisingly, it's not Nordic.