Michelle Obama Reveals Fashion Secrets: Top Audio Shows This Week

This Week's Highlight

IMO: The Look

This new spin-off of Michelle Obama's IMO podcast aligns with the publication of a visual tome exploring her wardrobe transformation. The production is sleek (typical of the Obama brand), featuring guests including style expert Elaine Welteroth and actress Jane Fonda. In the style of the host, the podcast offers depth in addition to its glamour, disclosing significant insights about the challenges she faced as the pioneering Black female to occupy the White House.

On Hold

Test results. The bus. Your big day. We all experience the conflicting feelings associated with waiting. However, consider expecting a jailed romantic interest? A child delivered by a gestational carrier? Or the period spanning death and resuscitation? In this thoughtful series, presenter Katy Davis collects remarkable accounts of navigating such uncertainty.

The Interventionist

This podcast from an established audio team upholds their tradition of hard-hitting investigations into contentious subjects. Journalist Dyan Neary meets parents whose kids were removed from their care after allegations of abuse were linked to a single medical professional, and probes whether a "better safe than sorry" approach was appropriate.

The Truth Unveiled

Public records inquiries might sound dry, but investigative reporter Jason Leopold and legal expert 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 testify under oath that the president doesn't mean what he tweets.

EU Nations: Best Practices

This special production positions member states against each other on real estate, childcare and drug policy to identify the top performer. The childcare episode analyzes various issues including Iceland's feminist protest to the situation where renowned Sweden severely restricts daycare for young children if a new sibling arrives. The best childcare system? Surprisingly, it's not Nordic.