The Outlook Podcast Archive Episodes Episode guide
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The Saviour of the Icelandic Goat
Jóhanna Bergmann Þorvaldsdóttir is on a mission to save the Icelandic goat
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The sailor and the secret
Guy Oliver’s secret took him from being on a warship to designing superyachts
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The sailor and the pirate king
Indian sailor Sudeep Choudhury was kidnapped at gunpoint by pirates in the Niger Delta
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The sad tale of the laughing cab driver
When Moustafa Chamseddine ended up in a Syrian jail, laughter became his only comfort
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The Retiree who Broke the Lottery
Jerry Selbee found a way to crack the Lottery and ended up winning millions
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The rescue dog that rescued me
Sean Laidlaw rescued Barrie from Syria in 2018 and now she helps him to overcome his PTSD
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The reluctant death row executioner
Frank Thompson used to oversee executions in the USA - he now campaigns against them.
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The refugee who returned to the stage
Jasmin Geljo, was a famous actor in the former Yugoslavia until war broke out in 1992.
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The refugee pilot who helped Afghans flee the Taliban
Zak Khogyani was forced to flee his home. Now he's helping others in the same position
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The refugee lawyer prosecuting IS war crimes
Rez Gardi became the first Kurdish refugee to graduate from Harvard Law School
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The record-breaking runner who hated her legs
Mimi Anderson's desire for thinner legs took her from the treadmill to ultra-marathons
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The Record-Breaking Mountaineering Marriage
Married couple Nives Meroi and Romano Benet from Italy are record-breaking mountaineers
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The rebel past of a Tibetan Lama
Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche reflects on a life of conflict, hedonism and disco dancing.
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The rebel musicians fighting India’s caste system
The Casteless Collective is a protest band who challenge caste oppression through song
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The rebel lawyer transforming Malaysia
Cecil Rajendra set up the first legal aid clinics in shacks
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The real Caster Semenya
The unheard personal story of a great athlete and the controversial matter of her sex
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The rapper who woke up deaf
Dutch rapper Sor was on the brink of stardom when he suddenly lost his hearing.
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The rap star saved by a nursing home
After losing his memory T La Rock forgot he was famous and had to learn to rap again
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The Rap Star Saved by a Nursing ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½
After losing his memory 'T La Rock' forgot he was famous and had to learn to rap again
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The Race to Rescue Stranded Whales
The volunteers trying to rescue hundreds of whales stranded in New Zealand.
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The quiet Louisiana grandma who became an environmental warrior
Sharon Lavigne campaigned to stop a plastics factory being built in her riverside parish
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The psychiatric nurse who overcame a life of addiction
From age 14 to 37 Anthony Brown was homeless and became addicted to drugs and alcohol
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The Professor Who Beat The Casinos
Ed Thorp used his brilliance at maths to make a fortune from gambling.
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The Prisoner who Took Control
American Tom Huntley was put in charge of policing other inmates when he was in jail
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The prison escape and the wooden keys
Anti-apartheid activist Tim Jenkin's remarkable escape from a South African prison
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The priest who came out at 91
After a life of hiding his sexuality, former priest Stanley Underhill finally feels free
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The priest leading the fight for LGBT rights in Poland
How Szymon Niemiec combined his faith and activism to found Poland's first Gay Pride
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The Pop Star with a Prison Past
Nathi Mankayi spent four years in a South African prison. He’s now a music sensation
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The policewoman fighting fake news
Rema Rajeshwari is using storytelling to combat the spread of deadly rumours in India
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The Policeman Who Toppled a Guru
Police officer Ajay Pal Lamba who brought down Indian demigod Asaram Bapu accused of rape