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.
Episodes to download
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Why My Family had to Disappear
Christmas Day 2017
Pauline Dakin's family life was full of secrets, fear and unpleasant surprises
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Outlook Weekend: Lessons from Apes
Sat 23 Dec 2017
Mothering tips from chimps and understanding the power of touch from a gorilla
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Can Music Unite The Korean Peninsula?
Thu 21 Dec 2017
Won Hyung Joon is trying to bridge the divide between North and South Korea through music
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Posing as a Scientist to Save My Sons
Wed 20 Dec 2017
Pat Furlong's sons were diagnosed with a devastating terminal illness
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Rowing the Ocean in Memory of My Son
Tue 19 Dec 2017
After his son Richard died, Laval St. Germain decided to row across the Atlantic solo
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Outlook Weekend: The Gift
Sat 16 Dec 2017
A bin bag and a designer watch, two stories of memorable presents
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Venezuelan Mayor Who Went on The Run
Thu 14 Dec 2017
Opposition mayor David Smolansky embarked on an epic 1200km escape to Brazil
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Searching for Satan: The Hero Dog
Wed 13 Dec 2017
Former US sergeant Ryan Henderson spent five years looking for the dog he loved
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Molly Bloom: My High Stakes Gamble
Tue 12 Dec 2017
Molly Bloom's life hosting celebrity poker games is now a Hollywood film - Molly's Game
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The Execution That Made Me a Lawyer
Mon 11 Dec 2017
The death of a teenage girl changed the course of Iranian-born Payam Akhavan's life
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Outlook Weekend: Doubt and Other Cures
Sat 9 Dec 2017
Stories of how football and falling in love persuaded extremists to change their minds
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The Unlikely Film Star
Thu 7 Dec 2017
The Hasidic Jewish man who broke the rules to become a film star
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Imprisoned in Kenya with My Baby
Wed 6 Dec 2017
Teresa Njoroge was faced with a choice - leave her child or take her to prison
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Sharing a Bond with my Torturer
Tue 5 Dec 2017
What happened when a former Sudanese child soldier was faced with his torturer
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How my brother's accident saved lives
Mon 4 Dec 2017
After a family tragedy, Marco Tulio Guerra created a stove, so rural cooking is safer
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Outlook Weekend: Spurious Connections to Donald Trump
Sat 2 Dec 2017
What do a comedian in a cake and a superyacht have to do with the president of America?
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The Ultimate Dilemma: Kill or Be Killed
Thu 30 Nov 2017
American rock climber Jason Smith was taken hostage in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan
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Pulling a Tooth at Gunpoint
Wed 29 Nov 2017
Martha Ruiz-Perilla was forced to operate on a teenage rebel in Colombia
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Gathering music all over Mexico
Tue 28 Nov 2017
The Mexican biochemist who helped discover the Buena Vista Social Club
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The Mute Teen who Became a Rapper
Mon 27 Nov 2017
Isaiah Acosta was born without a jaw, but ended up becoming a rapper
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Outlook: How to Embarrass your Dad
Sat 25 Nov 2017
The refugee who dreamt of ballet and the Nigerian lawyer who painted Beyonc茅's face
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Writing Brought Us to the Palace
Thu 23 Nov 2017
We go inside Buckingham Palace to find out how four girls won a prestigious writing award
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The Nun Rescuing Sex-Trafficked Women
Wed 22 Nov 2017
Sister Rita Giaretta has dedicated her life to helping trafficked women in Italy
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Turning the Lens on My Family's Story
Tue 21 Nov 2017
How the producer of Bridget Jones' Diary realised his father's life could make a movie
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The Narcotics Officer's Dilemma
Mon 20 Nov 2017
Kevin Simmers saw addiction in a new light after a shock revelation from his daughter
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Outlook Weekend: The Fix
Sat 18 Nov 2017
Broken dreams, shattered bones and a few malfunctioning televisions
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The Indian Nurse Held Hostage by IS
Thu 16 Nov 2017
How 46 nurses were stranded in a hospital in Iraq and captured by so-called Islamic State
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The Cowboy Bringing Care to Millions
Wed 15 Nov 2017
Stan Brock once herded cattle in Guyana. He now flies medical care to millions of people
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I Learnt my Dad was a Murderer from TV
Tue 14 Nov 2017
Elisha Rose discovered her father was a multiple murderer whilst watching the TV news
