The Former First Lady Unveils Style Insights: Best Audio Shows This Week

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IMO: Style Stories

This fresh installment of Michelle Obama's audio series coincides with the publication of a hardcover volume chronicling her fashion evolution. It's a highly polished affair (as expected from the Obamas), featuring guests including style expert Elaine Welteroth and iconic performer Jane Fonda. Similar to the woman herself, the series delivers substance together with its glamour, revealing fascinating perspectives about the challenges she encountered as the inaugural African American first lady to live in the White House.

Waiting Game

Medical reports. The bus. Your wedding day. We all experience the complex sentiments associated with waiting. However, consider awaiting an incarcerated partner? The arrival of a surrogate baby? Or the time between passing away and being revived? This reflective podcast, presenter Katy Davis listens to remarkable accounts of dealing with the unknown.

The Interventionist

Host the series lead
Investigative … Dyan Neary, host of The Preventionist podcast.

This podcast from a major media investigative unit maintains their legacy of thorough examinations into contentious subjects. Presenter Dyan Neary interviews families whose minors were removed from their care after claims of mistreatment were made by the same doctor, and examines whether a "better safe than sorry" approach was appropriate.

The Truth Unveiled

Government document petitions might sound dry, but journalist Jason Leopold and First Amendment attorney Matt Topic transform them into a compelling series. The stories they've unearthed through these methods in the US comprise getting Donald Trump's chief of staff to state in legal proceedings that the leader's social media posts aren't factual.

EU Nations: Best Practices

A new miniseries places European countries head to head on real estate, early education and substance regulations to identify the top performer. The family support installment explores various issues such as Iceland's gender equality walkout to the fact that much-vaunted Sweden problematically reduces childcare for toddlers if the family expands. The best childcare system? It isn't from Scandinavia.

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