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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Top Peruvian Chef: My Recipe for Life
Thu 13 Dec 2018
Chef Martin Morales was forced to flee Peru during a bloody guerrilla conflict
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Escaping Dubai with a Princess
Wed 12 Dec 2018
In February, Tiina Jauhianen tried to help her friend Princess Latifa escape from Dubai
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The Bed that Saved Me from the Taliban
Tue 11 Dec 2018
Greek pilot Vasileios Vasileiou hid in a bed frame to survive a Taliban attack
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T La Rock, The Man Who Forgot He Was a Rap Legend
Mon 10 Dec 2018
After losing his memory, T La Rock forgot he was famous and had to learn to rap again
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Putting My Hospital on a Tractor
Thu 6 Dec 2018
Dr Evan Atar Adaha had to pack up his hospital and transport it to flee bombing in Sudan
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I Found My Twin on YouTube
Wed 5 Dec 2018
Ana茂s had no idea her identical twin sister Samantha was on the other side of the world
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Persuading a Serial Killer to Confess
Tue 4 Dec 2018
The nightmarish experience of representing a murderer changed lawyer Kathleen Zellner
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Mumbai Attacks: Playing Dead to Survive
Mon 3 Dec 2018
Police officer Arun Jadhav had to play dead under the bodies of his deceased colleagues
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A Nightmare in Joshua Tree
Sun 2 Dec 2018
Claire Nelson was hiking in the US wilderness when she slipped and fell into a canyon
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Steve Jobs: The Father Who Denied Me
Thu 29 Nov 2018
Lisa Brennan-Jobs eventually reconciled with her dad after a complicated relationship
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Watching a Pirate Film with Somali Captors
Wed 28 Nov 2018
Journalist Michael Scott Moore was held hostage by pirates for two and a half years
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The Breaking Point of a Child Gymnast
Tue 27 Nov 2018
Eileen Chai spent her childhood competing for Singapore but the pressure proved too great
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The Teenagers Who Wrote Their Way to The Palace
Mon 26 Nov 2018
Four prize-winning writers who travelled thousands of miles for a royal reception.
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South Africa's Abalone Underworld
Sun 25 Nov 2018
What have giant sea snails got to do with gang violence and crystal meth in Cape Town?
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Looking for Grandad - from New York to Samoa
Thu 22 Nov 2018
Discovering the story of a grandfather's lost love
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Regrets of a Punk Bank Robber
Wed 21 Nov 2018
Gilles Bertin, the frontman of a French punk band ended up going on the run for 28 years
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The Retiree who Broke the Lottery
Tue 20 Nov 2018
Jerry Selbee found a way to crack the Lottery and ended up winning millions
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The Homeless Woman Scouted as a Model
Mon 19 Nov 2018
Lorna Tucker was living on the streets when she was noticed by a model scout in London
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From Prison to Rock God Video Director
Thu 15 Nov 2018
When William McLellan was locked up in Spain, he went on a journey of introspection
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Asked to Prove My Loyalty with Murder
Wed 14 Nov 2018
During her time in a political cult as a teen, Sonja Larsen was given a shocking task
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Confronting The Nun Who Despised Me
Tue 13 Nov 2018
Elizabeth Coppin survived prison-like conditions in institutions run by Catholic nuns
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The Locksmith and the Love Letters
Mon 12 Nov 2018
Colombian locksmith Humberto Restrepo writes love letters for other people
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Adventures of the Counterfeit Catching Brothers
Sun 11 Nov 2018
Rob and Jason Holmes were first recruited as undercover agents when they were children
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Spying on My Estranged Father
Thu 8 Nov 2018
Why artist Jessamyn Lovell decided to become a private investigator.
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Winning a Boxing Title while on the Run
Wed 7 Nov 2018
These days Martin Murray is a successful boxer, but he used to be a fugitive
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At the Centre of a Match Fixing Scandal
Tue 6 Nov 2018
Nchimunya Mweeta was a star footballer at his club, but he was involved in corruption
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The Story of Spain's 'Stolen' Babies
Mon 5 Nov 2018
Antonio Barroso and Juan Luis Moreno discovered they'd been bought by their families
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The Great Escape of Bonga
Sun 4 Nov 2018
Bonga Kuenda, the man who sang 鈥� and sprinted 鈥� for Angolan independence
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Telling My Dad's Khmer Rouge Story
Thu 1 Nov 2018
French-Cambodian filmmaker Neary Adeline Hay on uncovering her dad's past
