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 Story of My Face Transplant
Mon 21 Jan 2019
Cameron Underwood's operation united him with the mother of his donor and his surgeon
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My Life as a Millennial Yoruba Priestess
Sun 20 Jan 2019
Omitonade鈥檚 world of deities, divination, and mobile phones
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The Making of a Fashion Icon
Thu 17 Jan 2019
Andr茅 Leon Talley went from a modest life in North Carolina, to Vogue magazine
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The Transgender Boxer Making History
Wed 16 Jan 2019
Patricio Manuel is the first professional transgender boxer in the United States
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Breaking the Silence on Domestic Abuse
Tue 15 Jan 2019
Maria Maidana has spoken out about her experience of abuse to help others in Argentina
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Police killed our sons, together we seek justice
Mon 14 Jan 2019
Maria Hamilton and Doretha Lock were united by the shooting of their sons in the US
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Escape From Abu Ghraib
Sun 13 Jan 2019
The dramatic life of a scientist who refused to build an atomic bomb for Saddam Hussein
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The Pop Star with a Prison Past
Thu 10 Jan 2019
Nathi Mankayi spent four years in a South African prison. He鈥檚 now a music sensation
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One of the 鈥楳ost Dangerous People鈥� in the World
Wed 9 Jan 2019
The tobacco industry saw campaigning doctor Judith Mackay as a serious threat
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A Sister's Search for Justice
Tue 8 Jan 2019
Stefano Cucchi died after he was arrested. Ilaria Cucchi wanted the truth
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Discovering I鈥檇 Been Sterilised
Mon 7 Jan 2019
Navajo woman Jean Whitehorse learned she鈥檇 been sterilised when her appendix was removed
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Addicted to My Son's Addiction
Sun 6 Jan 2019
The American father and son whose struggle with addiction inspired the film Beautiful Boy
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Cutting Stars鈥� Hair and Overcoming Addiction
Thu 3 Jan 2019
Former drug addict Chris McMillan on how he created Jennifer Aniston鈥檚 iconic hairstyle
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My Road Trips with Martin Luther King
Wed 2 Jan 2019
How a white teenager accidentally became the personal chauffeur to a civil rights leader
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The Volunteer Who Caught a Killer
New Year's Day 2019
Therese Tang is a volunteer with Missing People Sweden
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I Learned My Mum's Identity via SMS
Mon 31 Dec 2018
It would take My Huong decades to uncover the truth about her birth family in Vietnam
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Extraordinary Senses: The Chef Who Couldn't Taste
Sun 30 Dec 2018
Grant Achatz was running a famous restaurant when he was diagnosed with tongue cancer
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The Corrupt Cop and The Innocent Man
Fri 28 Dec 2018
How one man鈥檚 lies led to the wrongful conviction of 62 people and an unlikely friendship
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Rescued by a Cruise Ship in a Hurricane
Thu 27 Dec 2018
Edward Potter's fishing boat sank during Hurricane Irma
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Extraordinary Senses: Smelling Things That Don't Exist
Thu 27 Dec 2018
Alix Fox says certain emotions and locations elicit phantom smells
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Extraordinary Senses: The Cyborg Who Hears in Colour
Boxing Day 2018
Neil Harbisson underwent a controversial surgery to allow him to hear colour
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Extraordinary Senses: Amputee Who Could Touch Again
Christmas Day 2018
Dennis Aabo S酶rensen was the first amputee to feel touch through a prosthetic
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Extraordinary Senses: The Attack that Made Me a Maths Genius
Christmas Eve 2018
Jason Padgett was a party animal before a vicious attack turned him into a maths prodigy
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Eric Idle: My Life with Monty Python
Thu 20 Dec 2018
Eric Idle is a founding member of Monty Python, a group who changed the face of comedy
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A Note in the Wreckage of the Lockerbie Bombing
Wed 19 Dec 2018
Paul Hudson's daughter died in a plane crash. Her notebook was found at the site
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Sword Swallowing to Overcome Fear
Tue 18 Dec 2018
MisSa Blue shocks audiences with her highly dangerous stunts
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Finding Out if my Mum Tried to Kill Me
Mon 17 Dec 2018
Annie Price was badly burnt as a baby in a caravan fire - how it started was a mystery
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Fighting for Pakistan's Condemned Prisoners
Sun 16 Dec 2018
A murder, a Christian, and a miscarriage of justice
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I Run a Radio Station from My Garden Shed
Fri 14 Dec 2018
For decades Deke Duncan has run a radio station with only one listener - his wife
