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IMO: The Look

This new spin-off of Michelle Obama's IMO podcast aligns with the publication of a coffee-table book exploring her fashion evolution. The production is sleek (typical of the Obama brand), with appearances by including style expert Elaine Welteroth and Hollywood legend Jane Fonda. In the style of the woman herself, the show provides meaning alongside its style, revealing significant insights about the expectations she faced as the pioneering Black female to reside in the White House.

Waiting Game

Test results. The bus. Your marriage ceremony. We all experience the complex sentiments that come with waiting. Now imagine awaiting an incarcerated partner? The arrival of a surrogate baby? Or the time between death and resuscitation? This contemplative show, presenter Katy Davis collects extraordinary stories of managing unpredictable situations.

The Interventionist

This series by a renowned production house upholds their tradition of hard-hitting investigations into debated issues. Host Dyan Neary meets caregivers whose minors were placed in foster care after claims of mistreatment were attributed to the same doctor, and examines whether an overly cautious strategy was the right one.

Disclosure

Government document petitions may seem boring, but investigative reporter Jason Leopold and First Amendment attorney Matt Topic make them a lively listen. The revelations they've discovered by using them in the US comprise obtaining confirmation from Trump's assistant to admit to a court that the commander-in-chief's tweets aren't literal.

European Comparison: Top Performers

This limited series positions member states against each other on accommodation, early education and narcotics laws to identify the top performer. The childcare episode analyzes multiple topics from Iceland's women's strike to the fact that highly-praised Sweden nightmarishly limits preschool services if their parents have another baby. The finest provider of childcare? It's not Scandinavian.