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IMO: Fashion Focus

This fresh installment of the former first lady's audio series aligns with the launch of a visual tome exploring her fashion evolution. It's a highly polished affair (typical of the Obama brand), with appearances by such as ex-Teen Vogue chief Elaine Welteroth and iconic performer Jane Fonda. Much like the woman herself, the podcast delivers substance together with its polish, disclosing significant insights about the challenges she dealt with as the inaugural African American first lady to live in the White House.

On Hold

Exam outcomes. Public transport. Your big day. Everyone knows the mixed emotions that come with expectation. However, consider awaiting an incarcerated partner? The arrival of a surrogate baby? Or the period spanning death and resuscitation? In this thoughtful series, presenter Katy Davis hears remarkable accounts of navigating such uncertainty.

The Preventionist

This production by a renowned production house maintains their reputation of hard-hitting investigations into debated issues. Journalist Dyan Neary meets parents whose minors were placed in foster care after allegations of abuse were linked to the same doctor, and probes whether a preventive measure was appropriate.

Disclosure

Public records inquiries may seem boring, but investigative reporter Jason Leopold and First Amendment attorney Matt Topic transform them into a compelling series. The revelations they've discovered through these methods in the US include 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?

A new miniseries positions member states in competition on real estate, childcare and drug policy to identify the leading example. The parenting segment examines multiple topics including Iceland's feminist protest to the fact that highly-praised Sweden problematically reduces childcare for toddlers if the family expands. The top-ranked support service? It's not Scandinavian.