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This Week's Highlight

IMO: Fashion Focus

This new spin-off from Michelle Obama's audio series coincides with the launch of a visual tome documenting her fashion evolution. The production is sleek (as expected from the Obamas), featuring guests such as ex-Teen Vogue chief Elaine Welteroth and iconic performer Jane Fonda. Much like the host, the series delivers substance alongside its style, disclosing important details about the expectations she encountered as the pioneering Black female to reside in the White House.

On Hold

Exam outcomes. The bus. Your big day. Everyone knows the complex sentiments that come with expectation. Now imagine waiting for a lover in prison? A child delivered by a gestational carrier? Or the period spanning clinical death and revival? This contemplative show, narrator Katy Davis collects extraordinary stories of navigating such uncertainty.

The Preventionist

This series by an established audio team continues their legacy of in-depth reporting into contentious subjects. Journalist Dyan Neary speaks with families whose children were removed from their care after allegations of abuse were attributed to a single medical professional, and probes whether a preventive measure was justified.

Disclosure

Government document petitions might sound dry, but reporter Jason Leopold and constitutional lawyer Matt Topic make them a lively listen. The revelations they've discovered by using them in the US comprise obtaining confirmation from Trump's assistant to admit to a court that the commander-in-chief's tweets aren't literal.

European Comparison: Top Performers

This special production positions member states head to head on housing, parental support and drug policy to determine the leading example. The parenting segment examines different concerns such as Iceland's gender equality walkout to the fact that much-vaunted Sweden problematically reduces childcare for toddlers if the family expands. The best childcare system? It isn't from Scandinavia.