The Former First Lady Reveals Style Insights: Must-Listen Audio Shows of the Week

Pick of the Week

IMO: The Look

This new spin-off of the former first lady's IMO podcast accompanies the launch of a visual tome exploring her style journey. It's a highly polished affair (typical of the Obama brand), featuring guests including ex-Teen Vogue chief Elaine Welteroth and Hollywood legend Jane Fonda. In the style of the host, the show delivers substance alongside its style, revealing important details about the challenges she faced as the inaugural African American first lady to occupy the White House.

On Hold

Exam outcomes. The bus. Your marriage ceremony. Everyone knows the complex sentiments that come with anticipation. Now imagine waiting for a lover in prison? A child delivered by a gestational carrier? Or the period spanning clinical death and revival? This contemplative show, host Katy Davis listens to remarkable accounts of managing unpredictable situations.

The Interventionist

This production from a major media investigative unit maintains their tradition of in-depth reporting into debated issues. Journalist Dyan Neary speaks with parents whose minors were taken away after allegations of abuse were attributed to one physician, and questions whether a "better safe than sorry" approach was appropriate.

Revelations

Public records inquiries aren't the sexiest topic, but journalist Jason Leopold and First Amendment attorney Matt Topic transform them into a compelling series. The revelations they've discovered via these requests in the US include obtaining confirmation from Trump's assistant to admit to a court that the commander-in-chief's tweets aren't literal.

EU Nations: Best Practices

This special production puts EU nations in competition on housing, parental support and narcotics laws to identify the best. The parenting segment analyzes multiple topics such as Iceland's gender equality walkout to the situation where highly-praised Sweden severely restricts daycare for young children if the family expands. The finest provider of childcare? Surprisingly, it's not Nordic.