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IMO: Fashion Focus

This latest series of the former first lady's IMO podcast coincides with the launch of a visual tome exploring her fashion evolution. It's a highly polished affair (in true Obama fashion), featuring guests such as ex-Teen Vogue chief Elaine Welteroth and iconic performer Jane Fonda. In the style of the host, the series provides meaning alongside its style, revealing significant insights about the challenges she faced as the pioneering Black female to occupy the White House.

On Hold

Medical reports. Your ride. Your marriage ceremony. We all experience the complex sentiments that come with expectation. Now imagine awaiting an incarcerated partner? A baby born via surrogate? Or the time between death and resuscitation? This contemplative show, presenter Katy Davis collects incredible narratives of dealing with the unknown.

The Interventionist

This production by a renowned production house maintains their legacy of thorough examinations into debated issues. Journalist Dyan Neary speaks with families whose minors were placed in foster care after reports of harm were attributed to the same doctor, and probes whether an overly cautious strategy was appropriate.

Disclosure

Freedom of information requests may seem boring, but reporter Jason Leopold and First Amendment attorney Matt Topic turn them into a compelling series. The revelations they've discovered by using them in the US include getting Donald Trump's chief of staff to state in legal proceedings that the commander-in-chief's tweets aren't literal.

EU Nations: Best Practices

A new miniseries places European countries against each other on housing, parental support and narcotics laws to determine the top performer. The parenting segment analyzes various issues from Iceland's women's strike to the reality that highly-praised Sweden problematically reduces daycare for young children if a new sibling arrives. The top-ranked support service? Surprisingly, it's not Nordic.