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Pick of the Week

IMO: The Look

This latest series from Michelle Obama's audio series accompanies the release of a coffee-table book exploring her style journey. The production is sleek (in true Obama fashion), with appearances by such as style expert Elaine Welteroth and iconic performer Jane Fonda. Similar to Michelle personally, the podcast provides meaning alongside its glamour, disclosing significant insights about the challenges she dealt with as the first Black woman to occupy the White House.

Waiting Game

Test results. Public transport. Your wedding day. Everyone knows the complex sentiments associated with waiting. However, consider expecting a jailed romantic interest? A baby born via surrogate? Or the time between death and resuscitation? In this thoughtful series, host Katy Davis collects extraordinary stories of navigating such uncertainty.

The Preventionist

This series from a renowned production house continues their reputation of hard-hitting investigations into controversial topics. Host Dyan Neary speaks with families whose minors were removed from their care after allegations of abuse were linked to one physician, and examines whether a "better safe than sorry" approach was the right one.

Disclosure

Freedom of information requests may seem boring, but journalist Jason Leopold and legal expert Matt Topic make them a lively listen. The revelations they've discovered via these requests in the US feature persuading the former president's aide to testify under oath that the commander-in-chief's tweets aren't literal.

European Comparison: Top Performers

A new miniseries positions member states head to head on accommodation, parental support and drug policy to determine the best. The parenting segment examines different concerns including Iceland's feminist protest to the situation where renowned Sweden problematically reduces daycare for young children if their parents have another baby. The best childcare system? It's not Scandinavian.