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IMO: Style Stories

This latest series of Michelle Obama's IMO podcast coincides with the launch of a visual tome documenting her fashion evolution. The production is sleek (typical of the Obama brand), with appearances by including style expert Elaine Welteroth and iconic performer Jane Fonda. Much like the woman herself, the show provides meaning together with its style, uncovering fascinating perspectives about the pressures she encountered as the first Black woman to reside in the White House.

The Pause

Medical reports. The bus. Your big day. We all experience the complex sentiments associated with expectation. Now imagine expecting a jailed romantic interest? A baby born via surrogate? Or the interval from death and resuscitation? This reflective podcast, narrator Katy Davis hears extraordinary stories of navigating such uncertainty.

The Interventionist

This podcast from a major media investigative unit maintains their reputation of in-depth reporting into controversial topics. Journalist Dyan Neary meets families whose minors were removed from their care after reports of harm were attributed to a single medical professional, and examines whether a "better safe than sorry" approach was justified.

Disclosure

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

EU Nations: Best Practices

A new miniseries places European countries in competition on real estate, parental support and drug policy to identify the best. The family support installment analyzes multiple topics such as Iceland's gender equality walkout to the situation where highly-praised Sweden nightmarishly limits daycare for young children if the family expands. The best childcare system? It's not Scandinavian.