The Former First Lady Unveils Fashion Secrets: Top Podcasts This Week

Pick of the Week

IMO: Fashion Focus

This new spin-off from the former first lady's IMO podcast accompanies the release of a hardcover volume documenting her fashion evolution. It's a highly polished affair (as expected from the Obamas), featuring guests such as former Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth and actress Jane Fonda. Similar to the woman herself, the show delivers substance in addition to its polish, uncovering important details about the expectations she faced as the pioneering Black female to live in the White House.

The Pause

Exam outcomes. Public transport. Your big day. Everyone knows the mixed emotions linked to anticipation. Now imagine waiting for a lover in prison? A baby born via surrogate? Or the period spanning passing away and being revived? This reflective podcast, host Katy Davis collects remarkable accounts of dealing with the unknown.

The Preventionist

This production from a major media investigative unit maintains their tradition of hard-hitting investigations into contentious subjects. Presenter Dyan Neary interviews caregivers whose minors were taken away after reports of harm were linked to the same doctor, and questions whether a preventive measure was appropriate.

Revelations

Freedom of information requests may seem boring, but investigative reporter Jason Leopold and First Amendment attorney Matt Topic turn them into a compelling series. The revelations they've discovered through these methods in the US comprise persuading the former president's aide to admit to a court that the president doesn't mean what he tweets.

European Comparison: Top Performers

A new miniseries puts EU nations against each other on accommodation, childcare and substance regulations to determine the best. The family support installment explores multiple topics such as Iceland's gender equality walkout to the situation where much-vaunted Sweden severely restricts daycare for young children if their parents have another baby. The best childcare system? It isn't from Scandinavia.