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: Behind Closed Doors
Sun 30 Oct 2016
Shocking secrets are revealed by a Malawian teenager and a Texan inmate...
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Taking on Nepal's Sex Traffickers
Thu 27 Oct 2016
Anuradha Koirala has rescued 30,000 women and girls from sex trafficking in Nepal
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I built a food empire from my backyard
Wed 26 Oct 2016
Jocelyn Chng who has overcome prejudice and grief to create a global sauce brand.
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My fight against "hyena" sex ritual
Tue 25 Oct 2016
Natasha Annie Tonthola is fighting against an initiation ritual she underwent in Malawi.
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The Prisoner who Took Control
Mon 24 Oct 2016
American Tom Huntley was put in charge of policing other inmates when he was in jail
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Outlook Weekend: Family photographs
Sun 23 Oct 2016
Rescuing forgotten images and an incredible journey inspired by a treasured photo
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Troubled Life of Champion Diver
Thu 20 Oct 2016
Diver Blake Aldridge was at the top of his game when his diving partner was killed.
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Gold and cannabis washed up on my beach
Wed 19 Oct 2016
The Brazilian fisherman who says gold fell from the sky and cannabis landed on his beach
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Olympic Swimmer Fighting Sexual Abuse
Tue 18 Oct 2016
Katherine Starr's life was wrecked by sexual abuse but she is now helping other athletes
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Saving Lives Via Video Link
Mon 17 Oct 2016
Syrian doctor Maher Saqqur treats patients in Aleppo via video link from Canada.
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Outlook Weekend: Troubled Water
Sun 16 Oct 2016
The Paralympian who survived a shark attack and an astronaut who nearly drowned in space
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I led a street gang in North Korea
Thu 13 Oct 2016
Sungju Lee fought other children and stole food to survive the streets of North Korea
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Aleppo's underground orphanage
Wed 12 Oct 2016
Asmar Halabi looks after fifty children, most orphaned by the bombing.
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Going back to school with my children
Mon 10 Oct 2016
A Ugandan mother of eight returns to school with her children after twenty years.
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Outlook Weekend: Skin
Sun 9 Oct 2016
Stories about skin: what people see when they look at us, and sometimes cannot see past
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The Fire Chief of Kabul
Thu 6 Oct 2016
Fire fighter Abdul Aziz Oryakhil is often a first responder to suicide bombings in Kabul.
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The Magpie that Saved a Family
Wed 5 Oct 2016
Adopting an injured magpie helped an Australian family following a near-fatal accident
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The Biker Doctor Erasing Tattoos
Tue 4 Oct 2016
Dr David Ores removes tattoos for former gangsters, ex-cons and human trafficking victims
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Fleeing Syria in a Wheelchair
Mon 3 Oct 2016
Nujeen Mustafa escaped war in Syria in a wheelchair pushed by her sister.
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The Philippines' first transgender politician
Thu 29 Sep 2016
Geraldine Roman always felt she was female even though she was born a boy
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Saving a 2 year-old boy branded a witch
Wed 28 Sep 2016
Anja Ringgren Lov茅n rescues Nigerian children who have been accused of witchcraft.
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Father and Daughter beatboxers
Tue 27 Sep 2016
The American father and daughter beatboxing act who've become an internet sensation.
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Jailhouse lawyer who cleared his name
Mon 26 Sep 2016
American Derrick Hamilton studied law in prison so he could prove his innocence.
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Outlook Weekend: Thinking Big
Sun 25 Sep 2016
Three people who were undaunted by the scale of a problem
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The Couple who Cared for a Nation
Thu 22 Sep 2016
How Bilquis Edhi and her husband Abdul Sattar built a healthcare system for Pakistan.
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Syria's Moonlight Mural Artist
Wed 21 Sep 2016
The Free Syrian Army fighter who paints murals on bombed out buildings.
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Capturing the Sounds of the Wild
Tue 20 Sep 2016
Bernie Krause overcame a fear of animals to record natural sounds from all over the world
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How I Escaped from a Polygamist Sect
Mon 19 Sep 2016
Ruth Wariner's difficult childhood in a Mormon colony and dramatic escape.
