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Pick of the Week

IMO: Fashion Focus

This new spin-off of Michelle Obama's IMO podcast coincides with the publication of a visual tome exploring her fashion evolution. It's a highly polished affair (in true Obama fashion), featuring guests such as former Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth and iconic performer Jane Fonda. Similar to the host, the podcast delivers substance together with its glamour, revealing significant insights about the challenges she dealt with as the first Black woman to occupy the White House.

The Pause

Exam outcomes. The bus. Your big day. Everyone knows the mixed emotions linked to expectation. Now imagine waiting for a lover in prison? A child delivered by a gestational carrier? Or the time between death and resuscitation? In this thoughtful series, host Katy Davis collects extraordinary stories of dealing with the unknown.

The Prevention Expert

This production from a major media investigative unit maintains their tradition of in-depth reporting into debated issues. Presenter Dyan Neary meets caregivers whose children were placed in foster care after reports of harm were made by the same doctor, and probes whether a preventive measure was justified.

The Truth Unveiled

Government document petitions aren't the sexiest topic, but investigative reporter Jason Leopold and constitutional lawyer Matt Topic make them a compelling series. The stories they've unearthed by using them in the US comprise obtaining confirmation from Trump's assistant to admit to a court that the leader's social media posts aren't factual.

European Comparison: Top Performers

A new miniseries positions member states in competition on housing, early education and drug policy to identify the best. The family support installment explores different concerns such as Iceland's gender equality walkout to the reality that much-vaunted Sweden nightmarishly limits preschool services if a new sibling arrives. The top-ranked support service? It's not Scandinavian.