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Pick of the Week

IMO: The Look

This fresh installment of Michelle Obama's audio series accompanies the publication of a visual tome chronicling her fashion evolution. The production is sleek (as expected from the Obamas), with appearances by including ex-Teen Vogue chief Elaine Welteroth and iconic performer Jane Fonda. Similar to the host, the series provides meaning together with its style, uncovering significant insights about the expectations she faced as the pioneering Black female to live in the White House.

Waiting Game

Exam outcomes. Your ride. Your wedding day. Everyone knows the mixed emotions that come with anticipation. However, consider awaiting an incarcerated partner? The arrival of a surrogate baby? Or the period spanning death and resuscitation? In this thoughtful series, host Katy Davis collects remarkable accounts of dealing with the unknown.

The Preventionist

This production from a renowned production house upholds their legacy of thorough examinations into controversial topics. Presenter Dyan Neary interviews parents whose kids were placed in foster care after allegations of abuse were attributed to one physician, and questions whether an overly cautious strategy was appropriate.

Revelations

Freedom of information requests aren't the sexiest topic, but reporter Jason Leopold and legal expert Matt Topic turn them into an engaging show. The stories they've unearthed via these requests in the US feature obtaining confirmation from Trump's assistant to testify under oath that the commander-in-chief's tweets aren't literal.

European Comparison: Top Performers

This limited series puts EU nations head to head on housing, childcare and drug policy to determine the best. The parenting segment explores multiple topics including Iceland's feminist protest to the reality that much-vaunted Sweden problematically reduces daycare for young children if a new sibling arrives. The best childcare system? It's not Scandinavian.