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This Week's Highlight

IMO: The Look

This fresh installment from the former first lady's audio series coincides with the release of a hardcover volume documenting her fashion evolution. It's a highly polished affair (typical of the Obama brand), with appearances by including ex-Teen Vogue chief Elaine Welteroth and iconic performer Jane Fonda. Similar to the host, the podcast offers depth together with its polish, disclosing important details about the expectations she dealt with as the first Black woman to occupy the White House.

The Pause

Test results. Your ride. Your wedding day. Everyone knows the mixed emotions linked to expectation. But what about awaiting an incarcerated partner? The arrival of a surrogate baby? Or the interval from clinical death and revival? This reflective podcast, presenter Katy Davis hears extraordinary stories of dealing with the unknown.

The Interventionist

This series by a renowned production house continues their legacy of in-depth reporting into contentious subjects. Journalist Dyan Neary interviews parents whose children were taken away after claims of mistreatment were linked to one physician, and questions whether an overly cautious strategy was the right one.

Revelations

Public records inquiries aren't the sexiest topic, but investigative reporter Jason Leopold and legal expert Matt Topic turn them into an engaging show. The information they've obtained through these methods in the US feature persuading the former president's aide to testify under oath that the leader's social media posts aren't factual.

European Comparison: Top Performers

A new miniseries positions member states against each other on real estate, early education and substance regulations to establish the leading example. The parenting segment analyzes various issues from Iceland's women's strike to the reality that renowned Sweden nightmarishly limits childcare for toddlers if the family expands. The finest provider of childcare? It isn't from Scandinavia.