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Pick of the Week

IMO: The Look

This new spin-off of Michelle Obama's IMO podcast coincides with the launch of a hardcover volume exploring her style journey. The production is sleek (in true Obama fashion), with appearances by such as ex-Teen Vogue chief Elaine Welteroth and Hollywood legend Jane Fonda. Much like Michelle personally, the series offers depth in addition to its style, uncovering significant insights about the expectations she faced as the pioneering Black female to occupy the White House.

On Hold

Exam outcomes. Public transport. Your big day. We're familiar with the conflicting feelings that come with waiting. However, consider expecting a jailed romantic interest? A baby born via surrogate? Or the interval from death and resuscitation? In this thoughtful series, narrator Katy Davis collects incredible narratives of navigating such uncertainty.

The Interventionist

This series by an established audio team maintains their reputation of in-depth reporting into contentious subjects. Presenter Dyan Neary meets parents whose children were removed from their care after allegations of abuse were made by one physician, and probes whether an overly cautious strategy was justified.

The Truth Unveiled

Freedom of information requests may seem boring, but reporter Jason Leopold and legal expert Matt Topic transform them into a compelling series. The revelations they've discovered via these requests in the US include persuading the former president's aide to state in legal proceedings that the president doesn't mean what he tweets.

EU Nations: Best Practices

A new miniseries places European countries in competition on accommodation, early education and narcotics laws to identify the top performer. The childcare episode examines different concerns from Iceland's women's strike to the situation where highly-praised Sweden problematically reduces preschool services if a new sibling arrives. The finest provider of childcare? It isn't from Scandinavia.