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This Week's Highlight

IMO: Fashion Focus

This latest series from the former first lady's audio series coincides with the launch of a hardcover volume chronicling her wardrobe transformation. The production is sleek (in true Obama fashion), with appearances by such as ex-Teen Vogue chief Elaine Welteroth and Hollywood legend Jane Fonda. Much like Michelle personally, the show provides meaning in addition to its style, revealing fascinating perspectives about the expectations she dealt with as the pioneering Black female to occupy the White House.

On Hold

Medical reports. The bus. Your wedding day. We're familiar with the mixed emotions that come with anticipation. Now imagine awaiting an incarcerated partner? The arrival of a surrogate baby? Or the time between death and resuscitation? In this thoughtful series, presenter Katy Davis collects remarkable accounts of dealing with the unknown.

The Prevention Expert

This production from an established audio team maintains their legacy of hard-hitting investigations into debated issues. Presenter Dyan Neary meets caregivers whose children were placed in foster care after reports of harm were made by one physician, and examines whether a preventive measure was appropriate.

Disclosure

Public records inquiries may seem boring, but journalist Jason Leopold and First Amendment attorney Matt Topic make them an engaging show. The revelations they've discovered via these requests in the US include persuading the former president's aide to testify under oath that the leader's social media posts aren't factual.

European Comparison: Top Performers

This special production puts EU nations against each other on accommodation, parental support and narcotics laws to determine the top performer. The childcare episode explores various issues such as Iceland's gender equality walkout to the situation where highly-praised Sweden severely restricts daycare for young children if their parents have another baby. The finest provider of childcare? It's not Scandinavian.