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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Outlook Weekend: The Things We Do For Love
Sun 5 Mar 2017
Two stories to make your jaw drop and your heart melt.
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The Man Who Fell Off A Skyscraper
Thu 2 Mar 2017
Alcides Moreno is New York's miracle window cleaner
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Japan's uninsurable rock star
Wed 1 Mar 2017
Japanese musician Yoshiki tells us about the personal story behind his songs.
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The dentist delivering babies in Syria
Tue 28 Feb 2017
Mohammed Darwish is running an underground clinic in Madaya, a town under siege in Syria.
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The truth about my sister's murder
Mon 27 Feb 2017
Bill Genovese investigates the murder of his sister Kitty, whose story shocked the US.
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Outlook Weekend: This Time It's Personal
Sun 26 Feb 2017
Tales of taking on bullies, getting your own back and coming out on top.
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My Hands Were Reattached After Attack
Thu 23 Feb 2017
Simonne Butler on surviving a samurai sword attack.
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A Mother's Quest to Find Her Son
Wed 22 Feb 2017
Alla Makukh's son was taken captive during the Ukraine conflict
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In Prison with My Friend's Murderer
Tue 21 Feb 2017
A moment in prison made Australian Debbie Kilroy change her life
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The Race to Rescue Stranded Whales
Mon 20 Feb 2017
The volunteers trying to rescue hundreds of whales stranded in New Zealand.
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Outlook Weekend: Birdbrained
Sun 19 Feb 2017
Three stories about birds and the curious things they make us do.
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A Nurse's Agonising Dilemma
Thu 16 Feb 2017
The nurse who was asked a very unexpected question by a terminally ill cancer patient
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The Artist Dressing Like His Ancestors
Wed 15 Feb 2017
Peruvian artist Christian Fuchs recreates portraits of his ancestors by dressing up
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I ate just 3 apples a day to model
Tue 14 Feb 2017
The top model who starved herself so much to fit into catwalk clothes her bones ached.
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Heroin addict turned film director
Mon 13 Feb 2017
Garry Fraser was picked by director Danny Boyle to help direct his film T2 Trainspotting.
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Outlook Weekend: Crime Scenes
Sun 12 Feb 2017
Diving in a tar pit looking for a murder weapon, and taking on a machete-toting thief
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India's Superstar Wrestling Family
Thu 9 Feb 2017
Indian wrestler Geeta Phogat, whose family story became a Bollywood success.
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Turning Myself into a Comic Superhero
Wed 8 Feb 2017
Mohammad Sayed, the disabled boy who has designed a comic superhero called Wheelchair Man
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Janitor By Day, Artist By Night
Tue 7 Feb 2017
Robert Sundholm picked up a paintbrush at age 60 and took the New York art scene by storm
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My Kidnapped Brother's Secret Code
Mon 6 Feb 2017
Mike Haines' brother knew he was on a deadly mission in Syria.
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Outlook Weekend: Incognito
Sun 5 Feb 2017
Two men with good reasons for pretending to be someone they're not.
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Together After 19 Years
Thu 2 Feb 2017
The Eritrean couple reunited after years of war and political refuge
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Art Spiegelman: Maus and my family's Holocaust story
Wed 1 Feb 2017
Art Spiegelman's book Maus started a revolution in the comic book world
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I gave birth to my grandson
Tue 31 Jan 2017
The woman who became a surrogate mum for her own daughter.
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Diving into a tar pit to find a murder weapon
Mon 30 Jan 2017
Sargeant David Mascarenas swam through a tar pit to help uncover a murder in Los Angeles.
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Outlook Weekend: Two Weddings and a Funeral
Sun 29 Jan 2017
Life-changing events for a sports star, a cinema shooting and a woman who met her hitman
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Ex Heroin Addict Turned Media Mogul
Thu 26 Jan 2017
Suroosh Alvi founded VICE media, which is worth an estimated $4 billion.
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Swim Champ Who Saved a Sinking Boat
Wed 25 Jan 2017
Sarah Mardini pushed a boat to safety in the middle of the sea as she fled Syria.
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Disaster Metres From Everest Summit
Tue 24 Jan 2017
Mountaineer Leslie Binns gave up his dream of conquering Everest to save another climber.
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The Spy Who Pretended To Be 蜜芽传媒less
Mon 23 Jan 2017
Tom Marcus went undercover as a homeless man to stop extremist attacks in Britain.
