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IMO: The Outlook

This new offering from Michelle Obama’s IMO podcast coincides with the release of a coffee table tome about her fashion evolution. It’s a highly polished affair (isn’t it all about the Obamas?), with guests including former Teen Vogue editor-in-chief Elaine Welteroth and Jane Fonda. However, like the woman herself, it also offers substance alongside style, revealing much about the pressures she faced as the first black woman to reside in the White House. Hannah J. Davis
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Waiting

Test results. Bus. Your wedding day. We all know the mixed feelings that come with anticipation. But what about waiting for your lover in prison? A surrogate child arrives? Or the time between death and return to life? In this thoughtful series, Katie Davis hears extraordinary stories about overcoming uncertainty. Holly Richardson
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Preventive

The New York Times’ Serial Productions has a brand of hard-hitting investigations into controversial topics, and this series is no exception. Diane Neary (pictured) meets parents whose children have been removed from their care after the same doctor made allegations of abuse, and asks whether ‘better safe than sorry’ is the right approach. HJD
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Disclosure

Freedom of Information requests aren’t the sexiest topic, but investigative reporter Jason Leopold and First Amendment attorney Matt Tobic turn them into vital listening. Stories they uncovered of its use in the US include convincing Donald Trump’s chief of staff to admit in court that the president did not mean what he tweeted. Alexey Duggins
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Europeans: who is better?

A new miniseries pits EU countries head-to-head over housing, childcare and drug policies to discover what works best. The childcare episode covers issues from the women’s strike in Iceland to the fact that Sweden’s much-vaunted nightmarishly limits the care of young children if their parents have another child. Best childcare provider? It’s not Scandinavian. advertisement
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