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This Week's Highlight

IMO: The Look

This fresh installment from the former first lady's IMO podcast coincides with the launch of a hardcover volume documenting her fashion evolution. The production is sleek (as expected from the Obamas), with appearances by such as former Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth and iconic performer Jane Fonda. In the style of the host, the show offers depth in addition to its polish, disclosing significant insights about the expectations she encountered as the pioneering Black female to reside in the White House.

The Pause

Exam outcomes. Public transport. Your marriage ceremony. We're familiar with the conflicting feelings that come with anticipation. Now imagine awaiting an incarcerated partner? A child delivered by a gestational carrier? Or the period spanning clinical death and revival? This contemplative show, narrator Katy Davis hears remarkable accounts of dealing with the unknown.

The Preventionist

This production by an established audio team upholds their tradition of thorough examinations into controversial topics. Journalist Dyan Neary speaks with parents whose minors were placed in foster care after claims of mistreatment were made by a single medical professional, and questions whether an overly cautious strategy was the right one.

Disclosure

Public records inquiries aren't the sexiest topic, but investigative reporter Jason Leopold and First Amendment attorney Matt Topic make them a compelling series. The stories they've unearthed by using them in the US include getting Donald Trump's chief of staff to admit to a court that the leader's social media posts aren't factual.

EU Nations: Best Practices

This special production positions member states against each other on real estate, parental support and substance regulations to identify the best. The childcare episode examines various issues including Iceland's feminist protest to the fact that highly-praised Sweden problematically reduces daycare for young children if a new sibling arrives. The top-ranked support service? It's not Scandinavian.