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This Week's Highlight

IMO: Fashion Focus

This new spin-off from Michelle Obama's audio series accompanies the publication of a coffee-table book documenting her style journey. Everything is meticulously crafted (typical of the Obama brand), featuring guests such as style expert Elaine Welteroth and actress Jane Fonda. In the style of Michelle personally, the podcast offers depth alongside its polish, uncovering significant insights about the expectations she faced as the first Black woman to reside in the White House.

The Pause

Test results. Public transport. Your marriage ceremony. Everyone knows the mixed emotions that come with anticipation. Now imagine expecting a jailed romantic interest? The arrival of a surrogate baby? Or the interval from death and resuscitation? This contemplative show, presenter Katy Davis hears incredible narratives of dealing with the unknown.

The Interventionist

This series by an established audio team maintains their reputation of hard-hitting investigations into controversial topics. Presenter Dyan Neary meets parents whose minors were placed in foster care after allegations of abuse were linked to one physician, and questions whether a preventive measure was justified.

Disclosure

Public records inquiries may seem boring, but investigative reporter Jason Leopold and constitutional lawyer Matt Topic turn them into a lively listen. The revelations they've discovered by using them in the US feature getting Donald Trump's chief of staff to state in legal proceedings that the president doesn't mean what he tweets.

EU Nations: Best Practices

A new miniseries puts EU nations head to head on real estate, early education and drug policy to identify the top performer. The family support installment examines different concerns from Iceland's women's strike to the fact that highly-praised Sweden severely restricts childcare for toddlers if a new sibling arrives. The finest provider of childcare? It's not Scandinavian.