The Former First Lady Unveils Style Insights: Best Podcasts of the Week

Pick of the Week

IMO: The Look

This latest series from the former first lady's IMO podcast coincides with the publication of a hardcover volume documenting her style journey. The production is sleek (in true Obama fashion), with appearances by including style expert Elaine Welteroth and Hollywood legend Jane Fonda. Similar to the woman herself, the podcast provides meaning together with its polish, revealing important details about the pressures she dealt with as the first Black woman to occupy the White House.

On Hold

Medical reports. Public transport. Your wedding day. We all experience the mixed emotions linked to anticipation. Now imagine expecting a jailed romantic interest? The arrival of a surrogate baby? Or the time between clinical death and revival? This contemplative show, narrator Katy Davis collects remarkable accounts of navigating such uncertainty.

The Preventionist

This podcast by a renowned production house upholds their legacy of thorough examinations into debated issues. Presenter Dyan Neary interviews caregivers whose minors were placed in foster care after allegations of abuse were linked to a single medical professional, and probes whether a "better safe than sorry" approach was appropriate.

Revelations

Government document petitions aren't the sexiest topic, but reporter Jason Leopold and legal expert Matt Topic turn them into an engaging show. The information they've obtained via these requests in the US feature persuading the former president's aide to testify under oath that the president doesn't mean what he tweets.

EU Nations: Best Practices

A new miniseries positions member states in competition on housing, childcare and substance regulations to establish the best. The childcare episode explores different concerns from Iceland's women's strike to the fact that highly-praised Sweden problematically reduces preschool services if a new sibling arrives. The best childcare system? It isn't from Scandinavia.