Top Selection
IMO: Style Stories
This latest series of Michelle Obama's audio series aligns with the publication of a coffee-table book documenting her fashion evolution. It's a highly polished affair (in true Obama fashion), with appearances by including ex-Teen Vogue chief Elaine Welteroth and actress Jane Fonda. Similar to the woman herself, the podcast provides meaning in addition to its glamour, revealing fascinating perspectives about the expectations she dealt with as the inaugural African American first lady to live in the White House.
The Pause
Medical reports. Your ride. Your big day. We're familiar with the mixed emotions associated with waiting. Now imagine waiting for a lover in prison? A baby born via surrogate? Or the interval from passing away and being revived? This reflective podcast, presenter Katy Davis collects remarkable accounts of managing unpredictable situations.
The Prevention Expert
This production from a major media investigative unit continues their reputation of hard-hitting investigations into controversial topics. Host Dyan Neary meets families whose children were taken away after claims of mistreatment were linked to a single medical professional, and examines whether a "better safe than sorry" approach was appropriate.
Disclosure
Freedom of information requests aren't the sexiest topic, but investigative reporter Jason Leopold and constitutional lawyer Matt Topic make them a lively listen. The revelations they've discovered via these requests in the US feature obtaining confirmation from Trump's assistant to state in legal proceedings that the commander-in-chief's tweets aren't literal.
EU Nations: Best Practices
This special production puts EU nations in competition on real estate, early education and narcotics laws to identify the top performer. The childcare episode explores multiple topics such as Iceland's gender equality walkout to the situation where much-vaunted Sweden nightmarishly limits childcare for toddlers if the family expands. The top-ranked support service? It's not Scandinavian.
