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True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives.

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Episodes (401 available)

News imageOutlook, Outlook, I was forced to rob my own bank, part 1

In 2000, armed men burst into Michelle Renee's home and held her child hostage

1 Jun 2026

41 mins

News imageOutlook, Outlook, Outlook Mixtape: Kinds of Blue

From the Egyptian depths to Louisiana backwaters, two stories of the blues

29 May 2026

41 mins

News imageOutlook, Outlook, A fake bus service kidnapped my sister, so I made a real one

Damilola couldn’t stop the gangs on Lagos transport, so she created a safe new system

28 May 2026

41 mins

News imageOutlook, Outlook, Who is the shy guy behind the viral star Broda Shaggi?

The Nigerian actor on the pressure to perform as the brash character followed by millions

27 May 2026

41 mins

News imageOutlook, Outlook, Nobody wanted to work with me, now I make hit records

Blind music producer Cobhams Asuquo faced discrimination until he showed how good he was

26 May 2026

41 mins

News imageOutlook, Outlook, I was one of 15 wives, until art helped me escape

How the skills she learnt as a child gave Nigerian artist Mama Nike a way out

25 May 2026

41 mins

News imageOutlook, Outlook, Outlook Mixtape: Stories from the small print

Three surprising tales spun from the world of advertising

22 May 2026

41 mins

News imageOutlook, Outlook, Escape from Castro’s Cuba: ‘Singing saved my sanity’

A country girl's dream of singing led Candi Sosa into exile in the United States

21 May 2026

41 mins

News imageOutlook, Outlook, Grateful 'for a couple of hours of normal life'

Tari Lang on teenage love, fear and making yoghurt during 1960s Indonesian dictatorship

20 May 2026

41 mins

News imageOutlook, Outlook, My childhood prophecy: You must become a chess champion

Chess.com co-founder Danny Rensch's obsession with chess deepened after a trance session

19 May 2026

41 mins

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