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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The Danish woman who went to fight IS
Thu 28 Feb 2019
Joanna Palani on why she took the drastic decision that's led to her imprisonment
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Cherno Samba: Struggles of a virtual football star
Wed 27 Feb 2019
The London footballer's career slumped, but on a virtual football game he became a legend
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The wild world of Germany鈥檚 punk princess
Tue 26 Feb 2019
Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis became famous for her wild parties and bold outfits
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Justice for my sister Marie Colvin
Mon 25 Feb 2019
Cat Colvin believed the journalist had been deliberately killed by the Syrian Government
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The celestial treasure hunters
Sun 24 Feb 2019
An unlikely duo鈥檚 insatiable and dangerous hunt for space rocks
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The disability activist who was 'born red'
Fri 22 Feb 2019
Carly Findlay has a rare skin condition that covers her body with scaly red skin
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Why I photograph sex workers
Thu 21 Feb 2019
Photographer Bruce Gilden鈥檚 latest series features a group of sex workers in Miami
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My pen pal Abu Hamza
Wed 20 Feb 2019
London vicar Stephen Coles on his correspondence with the radical cleric Abu Hamza
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The frontline music therapist
Tue 19 Feb 2019
Composer Nigel Osborne teaches children in war zones how to play instruments
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鈥業 still feel the bullets in my head鈥�
Mon 18 Feb 2019
James Myers survived being shot in the face five times
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The brothers who made Mary Poppins sing
Sun 17 Feb 2019
Richard M. Sherman reveals the secrets behind some of Disney鈥檚 most beloved songs
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The truth about my 鈥榟ero鈥� grandfather
Thu 14 Feb 2019
Silvia Foti uncovered shocking evidence about her grandfather who was seen as a war hero
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My son鈥檚 death was 鈥榓bsolutely beautiful鈥�
Wed 13 Feb 2019
Nurse Jessica Hanson鈥檚 own loss inspired her to change the way others experience death
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The story that saved my child's life
Tue 12 Feb 2019
Louise Beech's daughter was ill and losing hope. A bedtime story turned things around
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Life lessons from Indian sex workers
Mon 11 Feb 2019
Ashok Alexander worked with sex workers to tackle HIV in India
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Vietnam's first family of rock 鈥榥鈥� roll
Sun 10 Feb 2019
How a bunch of pre-teen kids became the biggest rock 鈥榥鈥� roll band in wartime Saigon
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I accidentally discovered that I鈥檓 a psychopath
Fri 8 Feb 2019
Dr Jim Fallon was studying his own brain when he made a disturbing discovery
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'My Editor Was Killed by Pablo Escobar'
Thu 7 Feb 2019
Journalist Maria Duzan reported from the frontlines of Colombia鈥檚 drug wars
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Flipper鈥檚 Trainer Turned Dolphin Saviour
Wed 6 Feb 2019
When star dolphin Flipper died, its trainer Ric O鈥橞arry turned to activism
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The Mother Choosing to Love her 'Enemy'
Tue 5 Feb 2019
Latifa Ibn Ziaten vowed to save radicalised young men after her son was killed by gunman
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The Triplets Separated by a Secret Study
Mon 4 Feb 2019
How three identical triplets found each other, despite being intentionally split up
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Bringing Down a Dictator
Sun 3 Feb 2019
One lawyer鈥檚 perilous journey to bring a war criminal to justice
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Hong Kong鈥檚 Rebel Pop Star
Thu 31 Jan 2019
Denise Ho was a pop sensation but risked it all in the name of democracy
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Using a Tampon Nearly Killed Me
Wed 30 Jan 2019
Lauren Wasser lost both her legs after suffering a rare case of toxic shock syndrome
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What Stopped Me from Becoming a Killer
Tue 29 Jan 2019
Hyppolite Ntigurirwa saw his father killed in the Rwandan genocide. He wanted revenge
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The North Korean Diver and the Octopus
Mon 28 Jan 2019
Park Myongho defected from North Korea and now spends his days diving for octopuses
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Making Contact with a Remote Tribe
Thu 24 Jan 2019
The Indian anthropologist who made friendly contact with a remote Sentinelese tribe
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The Mountaineers Breaking Race Barriers
Wed 23 Jan 2019
Rosemary Saal was part of the first all African-American team to climb Denali
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A Sex Tape was Used to Silence Me
Tue 22 Jan 2019
Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova was blackmailed after investigating corruption
