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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The astronaut who made a quilt in Space
Tue 12 Apr 2022
Astronaut Dr Karen Nyberg launched a sewing project from the International Space Station
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The drag queen who ran for president of the United States
Mon 11 Apr 2022
Joan Jett Blakk ran for office in 1992 to raise awareness about the Aids crisis
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Drawing is my language: the artist who recreates cities from memory
Thu 7 Apr 2022
Austistic savant Stephen Wiltshire has a gift for drawing the world in perfect detail
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How my fatherβs stories shielded me from civil war
Wed 6 Apr 2022
When war came to Liberia, WayΓ¨tu Mooreβs dad was determined to protect her from reality
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Escaping a life on a dumpsite with classical music
Tue 5 Apr 2022
Extraordinary first person stories from around the world
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Dressing BeyoncΓ©: It started with a Barbie outfit
Thu 31 Mar 2022
Artist Osman Yousefzada's love of clothes came from watching his mum sew for neighbours
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The sisters reuniting separated siblings at camp
Wed 30 Mar 2022
Lynn Price and Andi Andree didn't find out they were sisters until the ages of 8 and 9
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Iβm a disaster expert β and it helped me get through my own
Tue 29 Mar 2022
Disaster recovery expert Lucy Easthope used her skills to cope with personal tragedy
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My mum Poly Styrene, a punk icon
Mon 28 Mar 2022
Poly Styrene brought her distinctive voice and neon outfits to the 1970s punk scene
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I survived an avalanche, but the real challenge came after
Mon 21 Mar 2022
Joe Yelverton's life changed in an instant when he was hit by an avalanche in Alaska
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The child preacher who exposed a con
Thu 17 Mar 2022
Marjoe Gortner's life as an evangelical conman and his Oscar-winning undercover act
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Running an underground newspaper during the Syrian uprising
Wed 16 Mar 2022
Kholoud Helmi paid a high price to start one of Syria's only independent newspapers
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Mountains took my family - but I love them
Tue 15 Mar 2022
Kate Ballard lost her mum and brother to the Himalayas but finds joy on the slopes
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Driven by jealousy: the Chippendales murder plot
Mon 14 Mar 2022
Co-founder Bruce Nahin gives the inside story on the male strip club's troubled past
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Why Iβm singing songs for my transgender dad
Thu 10 Mar 2022
Musician Frank Turner was estranged from his father for years; now theyβre finally close
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The priest leading the fight for LGBT rights in Poland
Wed 9 Mar 2022
How Szymon Niemiec combined his faith and activism to found Poland's first Gay Pride
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My long-lost sister was a surrogate mother to my twins
Tue 8 Mar 2022
When adoptee Mark found his long-lost sister Rachel, it led to a remarkable offer
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The giant window and the race against time
Mon 7 Mar 2022
Artists Tim Carey and Narcissus Quagliata built the world's biggest stained glass window
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The false confessions of a serial killer
Sat 5 Mar 2022
Thomas Quick was Swedenβs most notorious serial killer. Then he retracted his confessions
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Becoming an elder in the community I was stolen from as a baby
Thu 3 Mar 2022
How Australian Dianne O'Brien discovered her Indigenous heritage - and her calling
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The violin that saved a Jewish family
Tue 1 Mar 2022
Natalie Cumming's violin helped her family survive starvation, persecution, and torture
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My stolen βmagicβ guitar, found after 45 years
Mon 28 Feb 2022
Solving the mystery of rock star Randy Bachmanβs beloved guitar which disappeared in 1976
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Soweto Uprising: What happened to my dad?
Sat 26 Feb 2022
Janet Goldblatt's father was murdered, but the full story would take decades to emerge.
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The blind skateboarder going for gold
Wed 23 Feb 2022
When skateboarder Justin Bishop went blind, he worried heβd lost the sport he loved
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My symphony to a soccer βbad-boyβ
Mon 21 Feb 2022
How a Finnish composerβs muse would steal the show on the biggest night of his career
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Exposing Nigeriaβs cough syrup crisis, for my brother
Sat 19 Feb 2022
Why Ruona Meyer joined the frontline in the war against codeine cough syrup
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The forgotten story of a pioneering Olympic champion
Fri 18 Feb 2022
Wyomia Tyus was the first person to win gold in the 100m in two consecutive Olympic Games
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Attacked and accused of lying β my long fight for the truth
Wed 16 Feb 2022
In 1993 Donna Palomba was assaulted in her home, then police accused her of making it up
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The dramatic journey of Jamaicaβs first Olympic bobsleigh
Mon 14 Feb 2022
Dudley Stokes drove Jamaicaβs first Olympic bobsleigh and inspired the film Cool Runnings
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