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IMO: The Look

This new spin-off from the former first lady's audio series coincides with the publication of a hardcover volume chronicling her style journey. It's a highly polished affair (in true Obama fashion), featuring guests including ex-Teen Vogue chief Elaine Welteroth and Hollywood legend Jane Fonda. Similar to the host, the podcast delivers substance together with its glamour, revealing significant insights about the pressures she faced as the inaugural African American first lady to occupy the White House.

Waiting Game

Medical reports. The bus. Your big day. Everyone knows the mixed emotions linked to waiting. Now imagine awaiting an incarcerated partner? The arrival of a surrogate baby? Or the time between passing away and being revived? In this thoughtful series, presenter Katy Davis listens to extraordinary stories of navigating such uncertainty.

The Preventionist

This production by a renowned production house upholds their reputation of hard-hitting investigations into debated issues. Host Dyan Neary meets families whose children were removed from their care after reports of harm were linked to one physician, and examines whether an overly cautious strategy was justified.

Disclosure

Public records inquiries aren't the sexiest topic, but reporter Jason Leopold and constitutional lawyer Matt Topic transform them into an engaging show. The revelations they've discovered by using them in the US feature getting Donald Trump's chief of staff to testify under oath that the president doesn't mean what he tweets.

European Comparison: Top Performers

This limited series puts EU nations head to head on housing, early education and drug policy to determine the best. The family support installment examines different concerns such as Iceland's gender equality walkout to the reality that highly-praised Sweden problematically reduces childcare for toddlers if their parents have another baby. The top-ranked support service? Surprisingly, it's not Nordic.