The Former First Lady Unveils Style Insights: Best Podcasts This Week

Pick of the Week

IMO: Style Stories

This new spin-off of Michelle Obama's audio series accompanies the launch of a hardcover volume documenting her fashion evolution. The production is sleek (typical of the Obama brand), featuring guests including ex-Teen Vogue chief Elaine Welteroth and Hollywood legend Jane Fonda. Much like the host, the show provides meaning in addition to its polish, revealing significant insights about the pressures she dealt with as the inaugural African American first lady to occupy the White House.

The Pause

Test results. The bus. Your wedding day. We all experience the complex sentiments that come with anticipation. However, consider expecting a jailed romantic interest? A child delivered by a gestational carrier? Or the period spanning passing away and being revived? In this thoughtful series, narrator Katy Davis hears incredible narratives of managing unpredictable situations.

The Prevention Expert

This series from a renowned production house upholds their legacy of thorough examinations into contentious subjects. Journalist Dyan Neary meets caregivers whose children were removed from their care after allegations of abuse were linked to the same doctor, and questions whether an overly cautious strategy was justified.

The Truth Unveiled

Freedom of information requests aren't the sexiest topic, but investigative reporter Jason Leopold and legal expert Matt Topic transform them into an engaging show. The information they've obtained via these requests in the US feature persuading the former president's aide to admit to a court that the leader's social media posts aren't factual.

EU Nations: Best Practices

A new miniseries positions member states head to head on housing, early education and substance regulations to determine the best. The childcare episode examines multiple topics from Iceland's women's strike to the reality that highly-praised Sweden severely restricts daycare for young children if the family expands. The best childcare system? Surprisingly, it's not Nordic.