The Former First Lady Reveals Fashion Secrets: Best Audio Shows This Week

Pick of the Week

IMO: Fashion Focus

This latest series from the former first lady's audio series coincides with the release of a visual tome exploring her style journey. It's a highly polished affair (as expected from the Obamas), with appearances by such as former Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth and actress Jane Fonda. In the style of the woman herself, the series provides meaning together with its style, revealing significant insights about the expectations she faced as the inaugural African American first lady to occupy the White House.

On Hold

Exam outcomes. Public transport. Your marriage ceremony. We all experience the conflicting feelings associated with waiting. But what about awaiting an incarcerated partner? A child delivered by a gestational carrier? Or the period spanning death and resuscitation? This contemplative show, narrator Katy Davis hears extraordinary stories of dealing with the unknown.

The Preventionist

This series by a major media investigative unit upholds their legacy of hard-hitting investigations into contentious subjects. Presenter Dyan Neary interviews caregivers whose children were removed from their care after allegations of abuse were attributed to one physician, and questions whether an overly cautious strategy was the right one.

Revelations

Public records inquiries might sound dry, but journalist Jason Leopold and legal expert Matt Topic make them an engaging show. The stories they've unearthed via these requests in the US comprise obtaining confirmation from Trump's assistant to state in legal proceedings that the leader's social media posts aren't factual.

European Comparison: Top Performers

This limited series places European countries against each other on housing, childcare and drug policy to establish the best. The parenting segment explores different concerns such as Iceland's gender equality walkout to the fact that renowned Sweden problematically reduces childcare for toddlers if their parents have another baby. The top-ranked support service? Surprisingly, it's not Nordic.