Striking gold (Radio version)
“This is a diamond!”: A dream, a discovery and then disappointment
- 17 mins
- 04 Nov 2023
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The Comb
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 (99 Available)
- When violence goes viral (Radio version)
Moti learned his father had died when pictures of his body were put on Facebook
- 17 mins
- 28 Oct 2023
- Not guilty (Radio version)
A Malawian farmer reflects on the false accusation that changed his life
- 17 mins
- 21 Oct 2023
- Motherhood, mania and me (Radio version)
How giving birth triggered a young woman’s mental health crisis
- 17 mins
- 14 Oct 2023
- Mogadishu's daughter (Radio version)
Ready to run: Childhood, conflict, and the complicated journey to find peace
- 17 mins
- 07 Oct 2023
- The promise (Radio version)
A granddaughter’s mission to bring a sacred statue back home to her country
- 17 mins
- 30 Sep 2023
- Striking gold
“This is a diamond!”: A dream, a discovery and then disappointment
- 31 mins
- 24 Mar 2023
- Am I in a cult?
“I was losing myself”: How joining a new church led to years of secrecy and surveillance
- 33 mins
- 17 Mar 2023
- Not guilty
Accusation, imprisonment, and vindication: The lie that changed Ishmail’s life in Malawi
- 30 mins
- 10 Mar 2023
- Parenting and punishment
“My dad beat me”: A punishment, an arrest, and a family changed
- 29 mins
- 03 Mar 2023
- Lives in limbo
'Dadaab is a prison’: Making a life in Africa’s largest refugee camp
- 27 mins
- 24 Feb 2023
- Finding Humanism
A different kind of faith: Non-believers in Nigeria share their story
- 28 mins
- 17 Feb 2023
- When violence goes viral
‘They were celebrating killing him’: When the death of a loved one is posted online
- 30 mins
- 10 Feb 2023
- Motherhood, mania and me
‘She’s not my baby’: How giving birth triggered a young woman’s mental health crisis
- 28 mins
- 03 Feb 2023
- Mogadishu’s daughter
Ready to run: Childhood, conflict, and the complicated journey to find peace
- 27 mins
- 27 Jan 2023
- Who is Shebeleza?
Unmasking online hate: A lone voice, an admission of fault, and an unlikely alliance
- 26 mins
- 20 Jan 2023
- The promise
A granddaughter’s mission to bring a sacred statue back home to her country
- 26 mins
- 13 Jan 2023
- The Comb: Back soon!
Unpicking stories that matter to you. The Comb returns on 13 January 2023
- 1 min
- 30 Dec 2022
- Confronting colourism
“I was trapped in my own skin”: The illegal trade which preys on prejudice
- 31 mins
- 30 Jun 2022
- Orphaned: Vasco’s story
‘I was scared of the night’: A street child’s fight for survival
- 27 mins
- 23 Jun 2022