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This Week's Highlight

IMO: Style Stories

This new spin-off from the former first lady's IMO podcast coincides with the publication of a coffee-table book chronicling her style journey. The production is sleek (typical of the Obama brand), featuring guests such as former Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth and actress Jane Fonda. Similar to the woman herself, the show delivers substance in addition to its polish, disclosing significant insights about the expectations she faced as the first Black woman to live in the White House.

On Hold

Test results. Public transport. Your marriage ceremony. Everyone knows the complex sentiments linked to anticipation. Now imagine waiting for a lover in prison? A child delivered by a gestational carrier? Or the period spanning passing away and being revived? In this thoughtful series, host Katy Davis listens to remarkable accounts of navigating such uncertainty.

The Interventionist

This podcast by a renowned production house upholds their reputation of hard-hitting investigations into debated issues. Presenter Dyan Neary meets parents whose minors were taken away after reports of harm were linked to one physician, and questions whether an overly cautious strategy was appropriate.

Disclosure

Public records inquiries might sound dry, but investigative reporter Jason Leopold and First Amendment attorney Matt Topic turn them into an engaging show. The stories they've unearthed by using them in the US feature persuading the former president's aide to testify under oath that the commander-in-chief's tweets aren't literal.

European Comparison: Top Performers

This special production positions member states head to head on real estate, parental support and drug policy to establish the leading example. The parenting segment explores multiple topics from Iceland's women's strike to the situation where renowned Sweden problematically reduces childcare for toddlers if their parents have another baby. The best childcare system? Surprisingly, it's not Nordic.