Michelle Obama Unveils Style Insights: Best Audio Shows This Week
This Week's Highlight
IMO: Fashion Focus
This latest series of Michelle Obama's audio series coincides with the publication of a visual tome chronicling her style journey. Everything is meticulously crafted (typical of the Obama brand), with appearances by such as ex-Teen Vogue chief Elaine Welteroth and actress Jane Fonda. Similar to the host, the series provides meaning alongside its style, uncovering significant insights about the expectations she dealt with as the pioneering Black female to live in the White House.
On Hold
Test results. Your ride. Your marriage ceremony. We all experience the conflicting feelings that come with expectation. However, consider waiting for a lover in prison? The arrival of a surrogate baby? Or the interval from death and resuscitation? In this thoughtful series, narrator Katy Davis listens to extraordinary stories of navigating such uncertainty.
The Prevention Expert
This production from an established audio team upholds their reputation of hard-hitting investigations into controversial topics. Presenter Dyan Neary meets caregivers whose minors were placed in foster care after reports of harm were attributed to a single medical professional, and examines whether a "better safe than sorry" approach was appropriate.
Disclosure
Public records inquiries might sound dry, but investigative reporter Jason Leopold and First Amendment attorney Matt Topic turn them into a compelling series. The stories they've unearthed by using them in the US comprise persuading the former president's aide to testify under oath that the leader's social media posts aren't factual.
EU Nations: Best Practices
This limited series places European countries against each other on housing, parental support and substance regulations to identify the top performer. The childcare episode examines multiple topics such as Iceland's gender equality walkout to the situation where much-vaunted Sweden severely restricts childcare for toddlers if a new sibling arrives. The best childcare system? Surprisingly, it's not Nordic.
