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This Week's Highlight

IMO: The Look

This latest series from Michelle Obama's audio series accompanies the release of a coffee-table book chronicling her fashion evolution. Everything is meticulously crafted (typical of the Obama brand), with appearances by including former Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth and Hollywood legend Jane Fonda. Much like the host, the podcast delivers substance alongside its polish, disclosing significant insights about the challenges she dealt with as the pioneering Black female to live in the White House.

The Pause

Test results. The bus. Your big day. We all experience the mixed emotions linked to waiting. Now imagine waiting for a lover in prison? The arrival of a surrogate baby? Or the interval from passing away and being revived? This reflective podcast, narrator Katy Davis hears incredible narratives of navigating such uncertainty.

The Preventionist

This production from a renowned production house upholds their tradition of hard-hitting investigations into contentious subjects. Journalist Dyan Neary interviews parents whose children were placed in foster care after reports of harm were attributed to the same doctor, and probes whether an overly cautious strategy was justified.

The Truth Unveiled

Freedom of information requests might sound dry, but investigative reporter Jason Leopold and First Amendment attorney Matt Topic turn them into a lively listen. The information they've obtained through these methods in the US include getting Donald Trump's chief of staff 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 in competition on real estate, parental support and narcotics laws to establish the leading example. The family support installment explores various issues from Iceland's women's strike to the situation where renowned Sweden problematically reduces childcare for toddlers if a new sibling arrives. The best childcare system? It isn't from Scandinavia.