The Comb Podcast
Combing Africa for stories about the unseen forces that bind us together and tear us apart. A single story, every week. Hosted by Kim Chakanetsa. #thecomb
Episodes to download
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Climate of danger: Exile
Fri 18 Feb 2022
Death threats and exile: The high cost of defending the environment
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Bringing back God
Fri 11 Feb 2022
鈥楾he fire has gone out鈥�: The Africans working to revitalise Christianity in Europe
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Without a trace
Fri 4 Feb 2022
Grief without closure: What happens when a family member disappears without trace?
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Stay away!
Fri 28 Jan 2022
鈥楬e just starts touching me鈥�: The grim reality of sexual harassment in the workplace
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The Comb: Back Soon!
Fri 14 Jan 2022
Unpicking stories that matter to you. The Comb returns on 28 January 2022
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Caught in a crypto scam
Fri 5 Nov 2021
Scams, hustles, and cyber fraud: When you think you鈥檝e struck gold, only to lose it all
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My South African identity
Fri 29 Oct 2021
鈥業 am African first鈥�: Exploring race and identity for South Africans of Indian descent
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Goodbye Nigeria
Thu 21 Oct 2021
鈥楾he evil you have done is enough鈥�: Why are so many young Nigerians leaving the country?
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Hippo wars
Thu 14 Oct 2021
Lurking in the lake: What鈥檚 driving hippos to attack and kill fishermen on Lake Naivasha?
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Generation jobless
Thu 23 Sep 2021
Young, educated and broke: the reality of life as an unemployed graduate
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Confronting infertility: His story
Thu 9 Sep 2021
鈥榃e tend to blame women鈥�: The silence and shame that surrounds male infertility
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Confronting infertility: Her story
Thu 2 Sep 2021
Blame and heartache: The emotional and physical burden of being unable to conceive
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Forgetting your family
Thu 26 Aug 2021
Lost memories and strange behaviour: The burden of Alzheimer鈥檚 and dementia
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The secret life of your phone
Thu 19 Aug 2021
How criminals and corporations use hidden software to control smartphones
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鈥楻aised like a white person鈥�
Thu 12 Aug 2021
A story of race, wealth and family. Sisters growing up on two sides of the rainbow nation
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In slavery鈥檚 shadow
Thu 29 Jul 2021
Enslaved by the past: How black Tunisians are trying to escape the legacy of slavery
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The job scam
Thu 22 Jul 2021
Tempted and trapped: How a promising job opportunity abroad turned into a nightmare
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Young and divorced
Thu 15 Jul 2021
鈥楨veryone deserves to be happy鈥�: Changing course when things don鈥檛 go to plan
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鈥楾he worst betrayal鈥�: Revenge porn
Thu 8 Jul 2021
Humiliated and harassed: When private images are shared online
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The Comb: Back Soon!
Fri 2 Jul 2021
Unpicking stories that matter to you. The Comb returns on 9 July 2021
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Losing my language
Thu 6 May 2021
鈥楢 linguistic famine鈥�: Why are so many young Africans losing their mother tongue?
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Morocco: Art as activism
Wed 28 Apr 2021
鈥楤ecause you鈥檙e a girl鈥�: The women using art to challenge gender norms in Morocco
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PTSD and me
Thu 22 Apr 2021
Flashbacks and panic attacks: Learning to cope in the aftermath of trauma
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Coming up...
Thu 15 Apr 2021
We鈥檙e taking a break after last week鈥檚 2-parter. Enjoy a preview of next week鈥檚 episode
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鈥楢 child like mine鈥� Part 2
Fri 9 Apr 2021
鈥淥ur children are in danger鈥�: The struggle to protect Uganda鈥檚 LGBTI
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鈥楢 child like mine鈥� Part 1
Thu 8 Apr 2021
From anger to acceptance: Helping parents in Uganda accept their LGBTI children
