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This Week's Highlight

IMO: The Look

This fresh installment of the former first lady's audio series aligns with the publication of a visual tome documenting her fashion evolution. The production is sleek (in true Obama fashion), with appearances by such as ex-Teen Vogue chief Elaine Welteroth and iconic performer Jane Fonda. Much like the host, the series delivers substance in addition to its polish, revealing important details about the pressures she faced as the inaugural African American first lady to occupy the White House.

Waiting Game

Medical reports. The bus. Your wedding day. We're familiar with the complex sentiments associated with waiting. But what about expecting a jailed romantic interest? A child delivered by a gestational carrier? Or the time between clinical death and revival? This reflective podcast, host Katy Davis listens to extraordinary stories of managing unpredictable situations.

The Preventionist

This series from an established audio team upholds their tradition of thorough examinations into debated issues. Presenter Dyan Neary meets families whose minors were removed from their care after reports of harm were linked to one physician, and examines whether an overly cautious strategy was the right one.

Revelations

Government document petitions might sound dry, but reporter Jason Leopold and legal expert Matt Topic make them an engaging show. The information they've obtained by using them in the US comprise getting Donald Trump's chief of staff to testify under oath that the president doesn't mean what he tweets.

The Europeans: Who Does It Best?

This special production puts EU nations head to head on housing, early education and narcotics laws to identify the top performer. The childcare episode explores various issues such as Iceland's gender equality walkout to the fact that renowned Sweden nightmarishly limits preschool services if a new sibling arrives. The best childcare system? It's not Scandinavian.