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This Week's Highlight

IMO: Style Stories

This fresh installment of the former first lady's audio series coincides with the release of a visual tome documenting her style journey. Everything is meticulously crafted (in true Obama fashion), featuring guests such as former Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth and actress Jane Fonda. Much like the woman herself, the podcast provides meaning together with its polish, disclosing significant insights about the expectations she faced as the first Black woman to occupy the White House.

On Hold

Exam outcomes. The bus. Your big day. Everyone knows the mixed emotions linked to waiting. However, consider awaiting an incarcerated partner? A child delivered by a gestational carrier? Or the time between death and resuscitation? This contemplative show, host Katy Davis listens to incredible narratives of navigating such uncertainty.

The Prevention Expert

This podcast from a major media investigative unit maintains their legacy of hard-hitting investigations into contentious subjects. Presenter Dyan Neary interviews families whose children were placed in foster care after allegations of abuse were attributed to the same doctor, and probes whether an overly cautious strategy was appropriate.

Revelations

Freedom of information requests might sound dry, but reporter Jason Leopold and constitutional lawyer Matt Topic transform them into a compelling series. The information they've obtained through these methods in the US feature obtaining confirmation from Trump's assistant to state in legal proceedings that the commander-in-chief's tweets aren't literal.

The Europeans: Who Does It Best?

This limited series puts EU nations against each other on housing, childcare and narcotics laws to establish the best. The parenting segment examines various issues such as Iceland's gender equality walkout to the fact that renowned Sweden nightmarishly limits preschool services if a new sibling arrives. The best childcare system? Surprisingly, it's not Nordic.