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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Left behind
Thu 1 Apr 2021
Senegal鈥檚 missing men. What happens to communities left behind in the migrant crisis?
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Black in white skin
Fri 26 Mar 2021
Living with albinism: Navigating issues of identity, race and beauty
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Tunisia: Life after revolution
Fri 19 Mar 2021
Hope and disappointment. Young Tunisians reflect on life before and after the uprising
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Epilepsy, not a curse
Fri 12 Mar 2021
Myths, misconceptions and superstition. Why is epilepsy still so misunderstood?
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Identity is the key
Fri 5 Mar 2021
We all need a form of identification, but does it need to be digital?
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The list
Thu 25 Feb 2021
鈥楢 second chance at life鈥�. Organ donation can save lives, so why is it still a taboo?
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Tigray: Separated by silence
Fri 19 Feb 2021
The agony of not knowing. The Tigray diaspora cut off from their loved ones in crisis
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When are you getting married?
Fri 12 Feb 2021
Pressure, prayers and persistent questions: The stigma of being unmarried
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Angola, my family鈥檚 story
Fri 5 Feb 2021
A surprise message inspired Marcia to discover more about her identity
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Our climate awakening
Fri 29 Jan 2021
鈥業t鈥檚 a survival issue for us鈥�. A new generation is fighting for the planet
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Tricked and shipped
Fri 22 Jan 2021
Tricked by their parents into going back to Africa, Hannah and Arif tell their stories
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Black tax
Fri 15 Jan 2021
An unfair burden or a necessary responsibility? Finding the balance with black tax
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Abortion: Breaking the silence
Fri 8 Jan 2021
A 鈥榙ark secret鈥� shared by many: the woman breaking taboos by sharing her abortion story
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The Comb: Back soon!
Wed 23 Dec 2020
Unpicking stories that matter to you. The Comb returns on 8 January 2021
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African in America
Fri 30 Oct 2020
The American Dream? Reckoning with racial identity in the wake of George Floyd and #BLM
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Adopted overseas
Thu 22 Oct 2020
Love, security, and a crisis of identity? Two women鈥檚 experiences of overseas adoption
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Women in gangs
Thu 15 Oct 2020
Guns, drugs and violence - Why do some women choose the life of a Cape Town gangster?
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Access denied? Travelling on an African passport
Thu 1 Oct 2020
Money, time and stigma - the cost of travelling on an African passport
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Chagos Islands: Africa鈥檚 last British colony?
Thu 24 Sep 2020
Evicted from paradise: The battle for control of the Chagos islands
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Lesotho's murder mystery
Thu 17 Sep 2020
Murder in the mountains: the mysterious killing that unravelled Lesotho鈥檚 government
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Single women not welcome?
Thu 10 Sep 2020
鈥榊ou probably have to lie鈥� - the burden of being a single woman trying to rent in Nigeria
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Easing pain
Thu 3 Sep 2020
Confronting the realities of care for patients with the most severe illnesses
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Stopping the lies
Thu 13 Aug 2020
Spreading lies online can ruin lives. Do you know what you're sharing?
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Two sisters
Fri 7 Aug 2020
Raised apart in Ghana and Germany, two sisters reflect on roots, race and opportunity
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Sand wars
Thu 30 Jul 2020
Killing for sand: a village shaken by one of the biggest resource battles of our time
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Digital debt trap
Thu 23 Jul 2020
Is Kenya's hustler generation getting caught out by digital borrowing?
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Home in a pandemic
Thu 16 Jul 2020
Is home a place or a feeling? Has the virus changed our sense of 鈥榟ome鈥�? #thecomb
