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

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IMO: Fashion Focus

This latest series from the former first lady's audio series accompanies the publication of a hardcover volume chronicling her style journey. It's a highly polished affair (in true Obama fashion), featuring guests such as former Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth and Hollywood legend Jane Fonda. Much like Michelle personally, the show offers depth alongside its glamour, revealing significant insights about the expectations she encountered as the inaugural African American first lady to reside in the White House.

The Pause

Exam outcomes. Your ride. Your big day. We all experience the complex sentiments linked to anticipation. Now imagine expecting a jailed romantic interest? The arrival of a surrogate baby? Or the interval from clinical death and revival? This reflective podcast, host Katy Davis collects extraordinary stories of navigating such uncertainty.

The Prevention Expert

This series from a major media investigative unit upholds their reputation of thorough examinations into contentious subjects. Host Dyan Neary interviews caregivers whose children were placed in foster care after allegations of abuse were attributed to one physician, and examines whether a "better safe than sorry" approach was justified.

Revelations

Public records inquiries might sound dry, but reporter Jason Leopold and First Amendment attorney Matt Topic make them a lively listen. The information they've obtained via these requests in the US feature getting Donald Trump's chief of staff to admit to a court that the commander-in-chief's tweets aren't literal.

EU Nations: Best Practices

A new miniseries places European countries head to head on real estate, childcare and substance regulations to establish the top performer. The childcare episode analyzes multiple topics such as Iceland's gender equality walkout to the reality that highly-praised Sweden nightmarishly limits childcare for toddlers if a new sibling arrives. The best childcare system? It's not Scandinavian.