Michelle Obama Reveals Style Insights: Must-Listen Audio Shows of the Week

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IMO: The Look

This fresh installment of the former first lady's audio series coincides with the publication of a visual tome documenting her style journey. It's a highly polished affair (in true Obama fashion), featuring guests such as style expert Elaine Welteroth and iconic performer Jane Fonda. Much like the woman herself, the podcast provides meaning in addition to its style, revealing important details about the expectations she faced as the pioneering Black female to live in the White House.

Waiting Game

Test results. The bus. Your wedding day. We're familiar with the complex sentiments that come with waiting. However, consider awaiting an incarcerated partner? A baby born via surrogate? Or the period spanning clinical death and revival? In this thoughtful series, host Katy Davis collects incredible narratives of dealing with the unknown.

The Preventionist

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Investigative … Dyan Neary, host of The Preventionist podcast.

This production by an established audio team continues their legacy of in-depth reporting into contentious subjects. Host Dyan Neary meets parents whose minors were taken away after reports of harm were made by one physician, and examines whether a "better safe than sorry" approach was appropriate.

The Truth Unveiled

Public records inquiries may seem boring, but journalist Jason Leopold and constitutional lawyer Matt Topic make them a lively listen. The stories they've unearthed by using them in the US comprise getting Donald Trump's chief of staff to testify under oath that the leader's social media posts aren't factual.

European Comparison: Top Performers

This special production puts EU nations head to head on accommodation, parental support and narcotics laws to determine the best. The parenting segment explores various issues including Iceland's feminist protest to the situation where much-vaunted Sweden problematically reduces childcare for toddlers if a new sibling arrives. The finest provider of childcare? It isn't from Scandinavia.

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