The Former First Lady Shares Outfit Stories: Best Podcasts This Week

Pick of the Week

IMO: Fashion Focus

This fresh installment of Michelle Obama's IMO podcast aligns with the release of a visual tome chronicling her fashion evolution. It's a highly polished affair (in true Obama fashion), with appearances by including ex-Teen Vogue chief Elaine Welteroth and iconic performer Jane Fonda. In the style of the host, the series offers depth together with its polish, disclosing significant insights about the challenges she dealt with as the pioneering Black female to occupy the White House.

Waiting Game

Exam outcomes. The bus. Your wedding day. We all experience the conflicting feelings associated with waiting. Now imagine awaiting an incarcerated partner? A baby born via surrogate? Or the time between passing away and being revived? This reflective podcast, host Katy Davis listens to extraordinary stories of navigating such uncertainty.

The Preventionist

This series from a renowned production house upholds their legacy of in-depth reporting into debated issues. Presenter Dyan Neary meets families whose minors were placed in foster care after claims of mistreatment were attributed to one physician, and probes whether a "better safe than sorry" approach was appropriate.

The Truth Unveiled

Freedom of information requests may seem boring, but reporter Jason Leopold and constitutional lawyer Matt Topic transform them into an engaging show. The revelations they've discovered via these requests in the US include getting Donald Trump's chief of staff to admit to a court that the leader's social media posts aren't factual.

EU Nations: Best Practices

This special production puts EU nations in competition on accommodation, childcare and substance regulations to determine the best. The parenting segment analyzes multiple topics from Iceland's women's strike to the situation where much-vaunted Sweden problematically reduces childcare for toddlers if a new sibling arrives. The top-ranked support service? It's not Scandinavian.