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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My Father was a Polygamous Cult Leader
Mon 5 Feb 2018
Rachel Jeffs managed to escape the breakaway Mormon sect she grew up in
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Outlook Weekend: Lost in the City
Sat 3 Feb 2018
A child missing among millions in Manila and a blind man left alone in a rush-hour crowd
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Home After 4 Years in Egyptian Prisons
Thu 1 Feb 2018
Ibrahim Halawa went to visit his family in Egypt but ended up spending four years in jail
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'Pakistan's Toughest Woman'
Wed 31 Jan 2018
Nazo Dharejo defended her home against a gang of 200 attackers
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The Man who Said No to Saddam Hussein
Tue 30 Jan 2018
Hussain al-Shahristani refused to build an atomic bomb for the former President of Iraq
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My Baby was Born Twice
Mon 29 Jan 2018
Meet Margaret Boemer and the Nigerian doctor who saved her baby's life
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Outlook Weekend: Things Only Adults Should Know
Sat 27 Jan 2018
Stories of people who rebuilt their lives after a rough childhood
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The Arctic Explorer who Hates the Cold
Thu 25 Jan 2018
Jamaican-born Dwayne Fields walked to the North Pole after surviving a gun attack
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Harlem's Legendary Ballet Dancer
Wed 24 Jan 2018
Arthur Mitchell started the Dance Theatre of Harlem to train black ballet dancers
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I Took on My Village Elders to End FGM
Tue 23 Jan 2018
Nice Leng'ete dared to confront the Maasai tradition of female genital cutting
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The Extremist in My Family
Mon 22 Jan 2018
How a British family coped when one of its members joined militant group al-Shabab
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Outlook Weekend: Stan and the 'Weird World'
Sat 20 Jan 2018
What would you do if a person you trust wanted you to disappear into a secret community?
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Training a Goldfish for the Big Screen
Thu 18 Jan 2018
Peta Clarke is one of Australia's top animal trainers for films and stage shows
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Liberian Refugee Becomes a US Mayor
Wed 17 Jan 2018
Wilmot Collins has become the first black mayor in the US state of Montana
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Imprisoned by My Father for 15 Years
Tue 16 Jan 2018
Psychotherapist Maude Julien grew up in what she calls a 'cult of three' in France
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When a Murderer Stole My Identity
Mon 15 Jan 2018
What happened when an American journalist faced the biggest ethical dilemma of his life?
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Outlook Weekend: What's a Family Anyway?
Sat 13 Jan 2018
Two people trying to make sense of their families after finding out an explosive secret
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Zimbabwe's Vegan Anti-Poaching Squad
Thu 11 Jan 2018
The all-female anti-poaching unit trained by a former Australian sniper
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Our Emergency Wedding
Wed 10 Jan 2018
When Charles discovered his partner Joan had cancer they only had 24 hours to get married
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Befriending the Soldier Who Blinded Me
Tue 9 Jan 2018
Reconciliation between a British soldier and the boy he shot in Northern Ireland in 1972
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The Boy I Killed 鈥楤ecame a Part of Me鈥�
Mon 8 Jan 2018
In 1977 Maryann Gray accidentally killed a child and it's haunted her ever since
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Outlook Weekend: The Sanctuary of My Cell
Sat 6 Jan 2018
Rusty Young took a guided tour of a Bolivian prison - he ended up staying for four months
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The Zambian Mick Jagger
Thu 4 Jan 2018
Jagari Chanda shot to fame as lead singer of a psychedelic band - but it wasn't to last
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Violence and Forgiveness in Colombia
Wed 3 Jan 2018
San Carlos town experienced horror during the civil war, now reconciliation is underway
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Mexican Author Helping Child Migrants
Tue 2 Jan 2018
Valeria Luiselli volunteers as an interpreter for undocumented migrants in the US
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Capturing a Different Side of Baghdad
New Year's Day 2018
The Iraqi journalist who didn't want the pages of his diary to be just about war
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Outlook Weekend: What's Around The Corner?
Sat 30 Dec 2017
A student cycles round a bend on Bolivia's Death Road and a most unexpected thing happens
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Making Prosthetics for Fellow Refugees
Thu 28 Dec 2017
Asem Hasna lost his leg to a bomb in Syria. He then became a prosthetics designer
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Making Top Violins in my Living Room
Wed 27 Dec 2017
Amateur violin maker Danny Houck tries to build a copy of one of the world's best violins
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Risking My Life to Save Precious Books
Boxing Day 2017
Dr Abdel Kader Haidara managed to hide thousands of ancient books from Islamist militants
