The Outlook Podcast Archive Podcast
Extraordinary first-person stories from around the world. An archive of Outlook podcasts from 2016-2022. For new episodes from the team, subscribe to Lives Less Ordinary.
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Our wedding made LGBT history in Costa Rica
Fri 16 Aug 2019
How a clerical error led to the first legal gay marriage in Costa Rica
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The Blind Boys of Alabama: a life in music
Thu 15 Aug 2019
From gospel to the Grammys 鈥� the life and times of America鈥檚 octogenarian boyband
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The secret missionary who lost her faith
Wed 14 Aug 2019
Amber Scorah was a Jehovah's Witness in China when she started to doubt her beliefs
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Exposing Nigeria鈥檚 cough syrup crisis, for my brother
Tue 13 Aug 2019
Why Ruona Meyer joined the frontline in the war against codeine cough syrup addiction
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Secret SMS texts saved my family from IS
Mon 12 Aug 2019
The Yazidi man who had to resort to smugglers and his smartphone to rescue his family
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My escape, thanks to a Russian mail-order bride
Sat 10 Aug 2019
A story of family secrets, pirated films and an unexpected transformation
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Yacht race disaster: alone in a vicious sea
Thu 8 Aug 2019
Nick Ward was the last man to be rescued in ocean racing's biggest disaster
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Why would beggars steal my little brother?
Wed 7 Aug 2019
Samuel Abdulraheem was playing outside his home in Nigeria when he was snatched
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The ingredients for a happier life
Tue 6 Aug 2019
Why Olivia Potts quit her career in criminal law and became a pastry chef
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The sad tale of the laughing cab driver
Mon 5 Aug 2019
When Moustafa Chamseddine ended up in a Syrian jail, laughter became his only comfort
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Pollen detective: Forensics鈥� secret weapon
Sat 3 Aug 2019
Patricia Wiltshire uses her deep knowledge of plants to help police solve serious crime
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James Rhodes: I'm alive because of music
Thu 1 Aug 2019
The British pianist is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. Music became his lifeline
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I came out during a lie detector test
Wed 31 Jul 2019
Former military man Todd Ross was interrogated and harassed during Canada鈥檚 鈥楲GBT purge鈥�
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The selfie that changed my life twice
Tue 30 Jul 2019
How a selfie with Chancellor Angela Merkel revolutionised a Syrian refugee鈥檚 life
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Why I started a Holocaust survivors鈥� band
Mon 29 Jul 2019
Saul Dreier was 89 years old when he bought his first drum kit and started a klezmer band
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Exposing my twin 鈥� the paedophile priest
Sat 27 Jul 2019
Margaret thought their bond was unbreakable, then she learned about her brother鈥檚 crimes
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I had a baby and thought I was Cameron Diaz
Thu 25 Jul 2019
Jen Wight suffered unsettling delusions after becoming a mother
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The dating scam that made a friendship
Wed 24 Jul 2019
Maria Grette met 'Johnny' on a dating site. He was sweet, kind - but not who he seemed
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Was this father wrong to help convict his son?
Tue 23 Jul 2019
Roger Stringer believed his son Zac fired the rifle that killed his other son
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Andy McNab: soldier, writer, psychopath
Mon 22 Jul 2019
The former elite soldier on how learning to read aged 16 taught him empathy
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Chasing El Chapo
Sat 20 Jul 2019
Drew Hogan made it his mission to take down the world's most wanted drug lord, El Chapo
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Wrestling stardom nearly tore us apart
Thu 18 Jul 2019
The Knight family鈥檚 passion brought them together but success threatened everything
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Voyage from the Pacific Islands to Hollywood
Wed 17 Jul 2019
Opetaia Foa'i fought for Disney's smash hit Moana to stay true to Pacific culture
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Why music on a bus gave me a panic attack
Mon 15 Jul 2019
Maryam Zaree's birth was a family secret until a bus ride unearthed traumatic memories
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The IS orphans rescued by their grandpa
Sat 13 Jul 2019
He couldn鈥檛 save his daughter after she joined IS but could he rescue her seven children?
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A kid in Australia鈥檚 doomsday cult
Thu 11 Jul 2019
When he was a baby, Ben Shenton鈥檚 mum gave him to a notorious, drug-taking cult
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Using boxing to help DRC鈥檚 'outcasts'
Wed 10 Jul 2019
Kibomango鈥檚 fight to save the DRC鈥檚 child soldiers in the boxing ring
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Reclaiming Pepe, my cartoon frog
Tue 9 Jul 2019
How cartoonist Matt Furie is taking back his creation Pepe the Frog from far-right groups
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Solving international crime from our sofas
Mon 8 Jul 2019
Cracking the MH17 air crash case: the men behind Bellingcat
