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IMO: Fashion Focus

This fresh installment of the former first lady's IMO podcast aligns 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 Hollywood legend Jane Fonda. Similar to the host, the series offers depth alongside its glamour, disclosing important details about the expectations she dealt with as the pioneering Black female to live in the White House.

The Pause

Test results. Public transport. Your marriage ceremony. We all experience the conflicting feelings linked to anticipation. Now imagine expecting a jailed romantic interest? The arrival of a surrogate baby? Or the interval from clinical death and revival? In this thoughtful series, host Katy Davis collects remarkable accounts of navigating such uncertainty.

The Interventionist

This podcast from an established audio team maintains their legacy of hard-hitting investigations into controversial topics. Host Dyan Neary speaks with parents whose kids were placed in foster care after reports of harm were attributed to the same doctor, and questions whether a preventive measure was appropriate.

Disclosure

Government document petitions might sound dry, but journalist Jason Leopold and constitutional lawyer Matt Topic make them a compelling series. The stories they've unearthed via these requests in the US include persuading the former president's aide to admit to a court that the president doesn't mean what he tweets.

The Europeans: Who Does It Best?

This special production positions member states against each other on housing, childcare and substance regulations to establish the top performer. The childcare episode examines multiple topics from Iceland's women's strike to the fact that much-vaunted Sweden severely restricts childcare for toddlers if the family expands. The top-ranked support service? Surprisingly, it's not Nordic.