Lives Less Ordinary Podcast
Have you ever locked eyes with a stranger and wondered, "Whatβs their story?" Step into someone elseβs life and expect the unexpected. Extraordinary stories from around the world.
Episodes to download
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The brain tumour that taught me how to live
Sun 21 Aug 2022
How extreme kayaker Scott Lindgren's illness forced him to face his past
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The family that went to war with a military dictatorship
Sun 14 Aug 2022
Hafsat Abiola Costello's dad was nearly Nigeria's president - but he had powerful enemies
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Nailed into a boat: Escaping Maoβs China
Sun 31 Jul 2022
Dr Andrew Kwong fled famine and persecution as a child
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The legendary goalkeeper forced to pawn her gold medals
Sun 24 Jul 2022
Briana knew it was her destiny to win Olympic gold. Then one game changed everything
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A poet in a Burundi war zone, part 2
Sun 17 Jul 2022
JP Bimeni is a writer turned soul singer who walked through a massacre unscathed
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A poet in a Burundi war zone, part 1
Sun 17 Jul 2022
JP Bimeni risked his life to save a book of his verse
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My husband thought I was an imposter
Sun 3 Jul 2022
Abi Morganβs husband woke from a coma and didnβt recognise her
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A family lost at sea
Sun 19 Jun 2022
Fleeing Vietnam Laurenβs family almost died. Her 30-year dream was to find their rescuers
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Giving birth as a hostage in Syria
Sun 12 Jun 2022
Janina was pregnant when she set out to meet a school friend whoβd become an extremist
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Taking on the witch hunters
Sun 5 Jun 2022
Blamed for killing my father through witchcraft, I fought back by saving others like me
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Township lawyer v gold giants, part 2
Sun 29 May 2022
Charles sues his countryβs richest companies on behalf of black gold miners
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Township lawyer v gold giants, part 1
Sun 22 May 2022
Apartheid taught Charles to know his place, so how did he end up suing the gold industry?
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You wanted me dead, but look at me now
Sun 8 May 2022
Anneβs village thought her disability made her worthless. She had other ideas
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Bike-riding bank robber, part 2
Sun 1 May 2022
The FBI close in. βItβs a wake-up call when police are trying to shoot you.β
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Bike-riding bank robber, part 1
Mon 25 Apr 2022
Olympic hopeful to audacious thief β the racing cyclist who turned to crime
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The trailer
Mon 18 Apr 2022
Astonishing true stories, jaw-dropping twists. The new podcast from Outlook from 25 April
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Introducing Lives Less Ordinary
Wed 13 Apr 2022
Enter other peopleβs worlds. A new weekly podcast from Outlook. From 25 April
