The Outlook Podcast Archive Episodes Episode guide
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Gaming with Tourette’s: Sweet Anita’s success story
Sweet Anita overcame loneliness and isolation to become a famous gamer online
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Fulfilling my Dad's Song Writing Dream
Suzan Felton set up a record label to produce the songs written by her late father
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From Troubled Teenager to Opera Star
Ryan Speedo Green went from juvenile detention to the stage of the Metropolitan Opera.
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From songbird to birdsong expert
Former opera singer Gisela Kaplan on how she became an expert in bird communication
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From smuggled child to heart surgeon
How an undocumented migrant from Colombia managed to become a cardiac surgeon in the US
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From saving goals to saving lives
Former ice hockey star Clint Malarchuk nearly died three times, now he helps others
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From Rio Favela to State Governor
Benedita da Silva, Brazil's first black female senator
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From rehab to ten thousand reservations - the many lives of chef, Erin French
Erin French runs one of the US’s hardest-to-book restaurants. But it’s been a rough road
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From Refugee to MBE
Akuja De Garang is the first person from South Sudan to receive the British honour.
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From Refugee to British Baroness
Arminka Helic went from fleeing war in Bosnia to joining the British House of Lords.
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From Pussy Riot to Penal Colony
Maria Alyokhina on her life after being arrested for protesting at a Moscow cathedral
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From Prison to Rock God Video Director
When William McLellan was locked up in Spain, he went on a journey of introspection
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From Prison Kitchen to Celebrity Chef
Chef Jeff learnt to cook while he was serving a 10 year prison sentence
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From Poverty to the Premier League
Footballer Moses Odubajo and his brothers brought themselves up after their mother died.
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From Kenyan Street Child to Sushi Master
Brian Ochieng learned to cook when he was living rough on the streets of Nairobi
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From Jail to Yale
Reginald Dwayne Betts is a convicted felon who has just graduated from Yale Law School.
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From intensive care to the Olympic podium
How fencer Keeth Smart won an Olympic medal months after being diagnosed with leukaemia
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From homeless kid to hero of Africa's biggest slum
Kennedy Odede is known by some as the unofficial mayor of Kibera
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From homeless child to top firefighter
Sabrina Cohen Hatton survived homelessness to become a leading firefighter in the UK
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From Hollywood To ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½less
David Raether went from doing his dream job to living rough on the streets of L.A.
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From Gaza to NASA: A Space Odyssey
Palestinian Loay Elbasyouni was part of the team that launched a helicopter from Mars
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From English Rugby Coach To Fiji Chief
How Ben Ryan became a Fijian hero after delivering the country their first Olympic gold
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From Drug Dealer to Falconer
Rodney Stotts says his life of crime and drug abuse was turned around by birds of prey.
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From cotton picker to brain surgeon
From humble beginnings in Mexico Dr Quiñones-Hinojosa has become a leading brain surgeon.
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From classical piano to rock stardom in Japan
Japanese rock star Yoshiki shares the personal story behind his songs
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From Children's TV Star to Baroness
Floella Benjamin was a household name in Britain in the 1980s - she's now a Baroness
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From Child Soldier to Master Knitter
How a blinded former child soldier escaped the LRA and became a master knitter.
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From child bride to literary sensation
Indian writer Baby Halder overcame difficult circumstances to become a global best-seller
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From bomb survivor to Paralympian: "I count myself lucky"
Martine Wright lost her legs in the 2005 London bombings, but then became a Paralympian
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From bedridden granny to dancing queen
Cathrine Mathebe went from being bedbound to leading a squad of dancing pensioners