The Former First Lady Shares Fashion Secrets: Best Podcasts This Week

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IMO: Style Stories

This fresh installment from Michelle Obama's IMO podcast aligns with the launch of a hardcover volume documenting her fashion evolution. The production is sleek (typical of the Obama brand), featuring guests such as ex-Teen Vogue chief Elaine Welteroth and actress Jane Fonda. In the style of the host, the show offers depth together with its style, disclosing important details about the expectations she encountered as the first Black woman to reside in the White House.

The Pause

Medical reports. The bus. Your wedding day. Everyone knows the mixed emotions linked to anticipation. Now imagine waiting for a lover in prison? A child delivered by a gestational carrier? Or the time between death and resuscitation? This reflective podcast, presenter Katy Davis hears extraordinary stories of dealing with the unknown.

The Prevention Expert

This series by a renowned production house maintains their tradition of in-depth reporting into controversial topics. Presenter Dyan Neary meets caregivers whose minors were taken away after allegations of abuse were attributed to one physician, and examines whether a "better safe than sorry" approach was justified.

Disclosure

Public records inquiries might sound dry, but reporter Jason Leopold and legal expert Matt Topic turn them into a lively listen. The revelations they've discovered through these methods in the US comprise obtaining confirmation from Trump's assistant to testify under oath that the president doesn't mean what he tweets.

The Europeans: Who Does It Best?

This special production positions member states head to head on real estate, parental support and narcotics laws to determine the top performer. The childcare episode explores different concerns including Iceland's feminist protest to the situation where much-vaunted Sweden nightmarishly limits daycare for young children if the family expands. The best childcare system? Surprisingly, it's not Nordic.