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This Week's Highlight

IMO: Fashion Focus

This new spin-off of Michelle Obama's audio series accompanies the publication of a visual tome exploring her fashion evolution. The production is sleek (as expected from the Obamas), with appearances by such as style expert Elaine Welteroth and iconic performer Jane Fonda. In the style of the host, the podcast provides meaning in addition to its polish, revealing fascinating perspectives about the expectations she encountered as the first Black woman to occupy the White House.

Waiting Game

Test results. The bus. Your big day. We all experience the mixed emotions linked to expectation. Now imagine waiting for a lover in prison? A child delivered by a gestational carrier? Or the interval from death and resuscitation? This contemplative show, presenter Katy Davis hears remarkable accounts of managing unpredictable situations.

The Interventionist

This series from a major media investigative unit upholds their tradition of hard-hitting investigations into contentious subjects. Host Dyan Neary meets families whose kids were removed from their care after reports of harm were made by one physician, and examines whether a preventive measure was the right one.

Revelations

Government document petitions might sound dry, but journalist Jason Leopold and legal expert Matt Topic make them a compelling series. The stories they've unearthed by using them in the US include obtaining confirmation from Trump's assistant to state in legal proceedings that the president doesn't mean what he tweets.

European Comparison: Top Performers

This special production positions member states in competition on real estate, childcare and drug policy to identify the leading example. The parenting segment examines multiple topics such as Iceland's gender equality walkout to the reality that highly-praised Sweden problematically reduces preschool services if their parents have another baby. The best childcare system? Surprisingly, it's not Nordic.