Michelle Obama Reveals Fashion Secrets: Must-Listen Podcasts This Week

This Week's Highlight

IMO: The Look

This latest series from the former first lady's IMO podcast coincides with the publication of a coffee-table book chronicling her style journey. It's a highly polished affair (typical of the Obama brand), with appearances by including ex-Teen Vogue chief Elaine Welteroth and Hollywood legend Jane Fonda. Much like the host, the series delivers substance alongside its style, disclosing significant insights about the challenges she encountered as the first Black woman to occupy the White House.

Waiting Game

Test results. Public transport. Your wedding day. Everyone knows the mixed emotions that come with anticipation. Now imagine waiting for a lover in prison? The arrival of a surrogate baby? Or the time between death and resuscitation? This reflective podcast, host Katy Davis listens to incredible narratives of dealing with the unknown.

The Prevention Expert

This podcast by a renowned production house maintains their tradition of hard-hitting investigations into contentious subjects. Presenter Dyan Neary interviews families whose kids were placed in foster care after allegations of abuse were made by one physician, and questions whether a "better safe than sorry" approach was justified.

Revelations

Public records inquiries aren't the sexiest topic, but journalist Jason Leopold and constitutional lawyer Matt Topic make them a compelling series. The information they've obtained via these requests in the US include getting Donald Trump's chief of staff to state in legal proceedings that the commander-in-chief's tweets aren't literal.

EU Nations: Best Practices

A new miniseries places European countries head to head on accommodation, parental support and drug policy to establish the leading example. The parenting segment analyzes different concerns such as Iceland's gender equality walkout to the reality that much-vaunted Sweden severely restricts childcare for toddlers if a new sibling arrives. The best childcare system? It isn't from Scandinavia.