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This Week's Highlight

IMO: The Look

This latest series of the former first lady's IMO podcast accompanies the launch of a visual tome exploring her fashion evolution. Everything is meticulously crafted (in true Obama fashion), featuring guests including former Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth and iconic performer Jane Fonda. Much like the host, the series offers depth together with its style, uncovering significant insights about the challenges she faced as the first Black woman to occupy the White House.

The Pause

Test results. The bus. Your big day. We all experience the conflicting feelings linked to expectation. However, consider awaiting an incarcerated partner? A child delivered by a gestational carrier? Or the interval from passing away and being revived? This reflective podcast, host Katy Davis collects remarkable accounts of dealing with the unknown.

The Prevention Expert

This production by a renowned production house continues their tradition of hard-hitting investigations into debated issues. Presenter Dyan Neary interviews families whose minors were taken away after allegations of abuse were attributed to one physician, and questions whether an overly cautious strategy was justified.

Disclosure

Freedom of information requests may seem boring, but investigative reporter Jason Leopold and constitutional lawyer Matt Topic make them a lively listen. The information they've obtained via these requests 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 limited series puts EU nations head to head on accommodation, childcare and drug policy to establish the best. The childcare episode examines various issues including Iceland's feminist protest to the situation where highly-praised Sweden severely restricts childcare for toddlers if the family expands. The top-ranked support service? It's not Scandinavian.