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Pick of the Week

IMO: Fashion Focus

This latest series from the former first lady's audio series coincides with the publication of a coffee-table book exploring her wardrobe transformation. Everything is meticulously crafted (in true Obama fashion), with appearances by including former Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth and Hollywood legend Jane Fonda. Much like the woman herself, the podcast provides meaning alongside its polish, revealing fascinating perspectives about the pressures she encountered as the inaugural African American first lady to reside in the White House.

Waiting Game

Medical reports. The bus. Your big day. We're familiar with the complex sentiments linked to waiting. Now imagine awaiting an incarcerated partner? A child delivered by a gestational carrier? Or the period spanning clinical death and revival? This reflective podcast, narrator Katy Davis collects incredible narratives of navigating such uncertainty.

The Preventionist

This podcast from a renowned production house maintains their tradition of hard-hitting investigations into debated issues. Host Dyan Neary meets parents whose minors were taken away after reports of harm were attributed to a single medical professional, and probes whether an overly cautious strategy was appropriate.

Disclosure

Freedom of information requests might sound dry, but reporter Jason Leopold and First Amendment attorney Matt Topic transform them into a compelling series. The information they've obtained by using them in the US comprise obtaining confirmation from Trump's assistant to state in legal proceedings that the leader's social media posts aren't factual.

EU Nations: Best Practices

A new miniseries puts EU nations head to head on accommodation, parental support and drug policy to determine the leading example. The childcare episode examines multiple topics from Iceland's women's strike to the situation where much-vaunted Sweden nightmarishly limits preschool services if the family expands. The finest provider of childcare? It isn't from Scandinavia.