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Pick of the Week

IMO: Fashion Focus

This new spin-off from Michelle Obama's audio series aligns with the launch of a hardcover volume documenting her fashion evolution. It's a highly polished affair (as expected from the Obamas), with appearances by such as ex-Teen Vogue chief Elaine Welteroth and Hollywood legend Jane Fonda. In the style of Michelle personally, the series provides meaning alongside its glamour, uncovering significant insights about the expectations she dealt with as the inaugural African American first lady to reside in the White House.

On Hold

Medical reports. The bus. Your marriage ceremony. We're familiar with the mixed emotions linked to expectation. However, consider waiting for a lover in prison? A child delivered by a gestational carrier? Or the interval from clinical death and revival? This contemplative show, narrator Katy Davis listens to incredible narratives of navigating such uncertainty.

The Preventionist

This production by an established audio team maintains their legacy of in-depth reporting into contentious subjects. Journalist Dyan Neary interviews caregivers whose children were removed from their care after reports of harm were made by one physician, and probes whether an overly cautious strategy was appropriate.

Revelations

Public records inquiries might sound dry, but journalist Jason Leopold and constitutional lawyer Matt Topic make them a compelling series. The information they've obtained through these methods in the US comprise persuading the former president's aide to testify under oath that the commander-in-chief's tweets aren't literal.

EU Nations: Best Practices

This limited series puts EU nations in competition on accommodation, childcare and substance regulations to establish the best. The childcare episode explores various issues including Iceland's feminist protest to the fact that highly-praised Sweden nightmarishly limits childcare for toddlers if their parents have another baby. The best childcare system? It's not Scandinavian.