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Pick of the Week

IMO: The Look

This fresh installment from Michelle Obama's IMO podcast accompanies the publication of a coffee-table book exploring her wardrobe transformation. Everything is meticulously crafted (typical of the Obama brand), featuring guests including ex-Teen Vogue chief Elaine Welteroth and actress Jane Fonda. In the style of the host, the podcast provides meaning alongside its style, disclosing significant insights about the expectations she encountered as the first Black woman to live in the White House.

The Pause

Medical reports. Your ride. Your big day. Everyone knows the conflicting feelings that come with expectation. But what about awaiting an incarcerated partner? A baby born via surrogate? Or the interval from clinical death and revival? This contemplative show, presenter Katy Davis collects remarkable accounts of dealing with the unknown.

The Prevention Expert

This production from an established audio team maintains their legacy of thorough examinations into controversial topics. Journalist Dyan Neary interviews caregivers whose kids were placed in foster care after claims of mistreatment were attributed to one physician, and probes whether an overly cautious strategy was the right one.

Disclosure

Freedom of information requests aren't the sexiest topic, but reporter Jason Leopold and constitutional lawyer Matt Topic turn them into a compelling series. The information they've obtained by using them in the US include getting Donald Trump's chief of staff to state in legal proceedings that the president doesn't mean what he tweets.

European Comparison: Top Performers

This special production puts EU nations in competition on real estate, parental support and substance regulations to determine the leading example. The parenting segment explores multiple topics including Iceland's feminist protest to the reality that much-vaunted Sweden severely restricts preschool services if the family expands. The best childcare system? Surprisingly, it's not Nordic.