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This Week's Highlight

IMO: Fashion Focus

This fresh installment of the former first lady's IMO podcast aligns with the publication of a hardcover volume exploring her style journey. Everything is meticulously crafted (typical of the Obama brand), featuring guests including ex-Teen Vogue chief Elaine Welteroth and iconic performer Jane Fonda. In the style of Michelle personally, the series provides meaning alongside its glamour, uncovering fascinating perspectives about the pressures she faced as the pioneering Black female to reside in the White House.

Waiting Game

Test results. The bus. Your marriage ceremony. We all experience the complex sentiments that come with anticipation. Now imagine awaiting an incarcerated partner? The arrival of a surrogate baby? Or the interval from passing away and being revived? This reflective podcast, narrator Katy Davis hears extraordinary stories of navigating such uncertainty.

The Preventionist

This production by a renowned production house continues their reputation of in-depth reporting into controversial topics. Host Dyan Neary interviews families whose kids were taken away after reports of harm were linked to the same doctor, and questions whether a preventive measure was appropriate.

Revelations

Public records inquiries aren't the sexiest topic, but reporter Jason Leopold and legal expert Matt Topic transform them into a lively listen. The stories they've unearthed by using them in the US comprise persuading the former president's aide to testify under oath that the leader's social media posts aren't factual.

European Comparison: Top Performers

This special production positions member states head to head on accommodation, parental support and drug policy to establish the best. The parenting segment analyzes multiple topics from Iceland's women's strike to the situation where renowned Sweden nightmarishly limits childcare for toddlers if a new sibling arrives. The best childcare system? Surprisingly, it's not Nordic.