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This Week's Highlight

IMO: Style Stories

This fresh installment from the former first lady's IMO podcast coincides with the release of a visual tome documenting her style journey. The production is sleek (typical of the Obama brand), with appearances by such as style expert Elaine Welteroth and iconic performer Jane Fonda. Similar to the woman herself, the series offers depth together with its polish, disclosing important details about the pressures she faced as the first Black woman to occupy the White House.

The Pause

Medical reports. Your ride. Your marriage ceremony. We're familiar with the conflicting feelings associated with expectation. However, consider waiting for a lover in prison? The arrival of a surrogate baby? Or the period spanning clinical death and revival? This reflective podcast, narrator Katy Davis listens to remarkable accounts of dealing with the unknown.

The Interventionist

This podcast from a renowned production house upholds their reputation of hard-hitting investigations into contentious subjects. Host Dyan Neary interviews families whose kids were taken away after claims of mistreatment were made by one physician, and probes whether an overly cautious strategy was the right one.

Revelations

Public records inquiries may seem boring, but reporter Jason Leopold and legal expert Matt Topic transform them into an engaging show. The stories they've unearthed by using them in the US include getting Donald Trump's chief of staff to testify under oath that the leader's social media posts aren't factual.

European Comparison: Top Performers

This limited series positions member states in competition on real estate, parental support and narcotics laws to establish the best. The family support installment explores various issues such as Iceland's gender equality walkout to the fact that much-vaunted Sweden severely restricts preschool services if the family expands. The top-ranked support service? It isn't from Scandinavia.