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Pick of the Week

IMO: Fashion Focus

This new spin-off from the former first lady's IMO podcast coincides with the launch of a coffee-table book exploring her style journey. The production is sleek (as expected from the Obamas), featuring guests including style expert Elaine Welteroth and actress Jane Fonda. Much like Michelle personally, the series offers depth together with its style, disclosing important details about the expectations she faced as the inaugural African American first lady to live in the White House.

On Hold

Test results. Your ride. Your wedding day. Everyone knows the mixed emotions that come with waiting. But what about awaiting an incarcerated partner? The arrival of a surrogate baby? Or the time between clinical death and revival? This contemplative show, narrator Katy Davis hears extraordinary stories of dealing with the unknown.

The Prevention Expert

This production from a major media investigative unit continues their tradition of in-depth reporting into debated issues. Journalist Dyan Neary interviews families whose kids were removed from their care after claims of mistreatment were attributed to a single medical professional, and examines whether a preventive measure was appropriate.

Revelations

Public records inquiries aren't the sexiest topic, but journalist Jason Leopold and First Amendment attorney Matt Topic transform them into a lively listen. The revelations they've discovered by using them 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.

EU Nations: Best Practices

This special production places European countries against each other on accommodation, childcare and narcotics laws to identify the best. The family support installment analyzes multiple topics such as Iceland's gender equality walkout 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.