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Pick of the Week

IMO: The Look

This fresh installment from Michelle Obama's audio series aligns with the launch of a hardcover volume exploring her fashion evolution. The production is sleek (in true Obama fashion), featuring guests including former Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth and Hollywood legend Jane Fonda. Similar to the host, the podcast offers depth in addition to its polish, disclosing fascinating perspectives about the pressures she dealt with as the first Black woman to reside in the White House.

Waiting Game

Test results. The bus. Your marriage ceremony. We're familiar with the conflicting feelings that come with expectation. However, consider awaiting an incarcerated partner? A child delivered by a gestational carrier? Or the time between passing away and being revived? This reflective podcast, presenter Katy Davis collects extraordinary stories of dealing with the unknown.

The Preventionist

This series by an established audio team upholds their legacy of in-depth reporting into contentious subjects. Host Dyan Neary meets caregivers whose kids were placed in foster care after allegations of abuse were made by one physician, and questions whether a preventive measure was the right one.

Disclosure

Freedom of information requests may seem boring, but reporter Jason Leopold and First Amendment attorney Matt Topic transform them into a compelling series. The stories they've unearthed by using them in the US include persuading the former president's aide to state in legal proceedings that the president doesn't mean what he tweets.

EU Nations: Best Practices

A new miniseries positions member states in competition on accommodation, childcare and substance regulations to establish the top performer. The childcare episode explores different concerns including Iceland's feminist protest to the fact that much-vaunted Sweden problematically reduces daycare for young children if their parents have another baby. The best childcare system? Surprisingly, it's not Nordic.