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We're back on 26 March with brand new stories including special episodes from Nairobi

• 2 mins

Naked power

Our weapon is our nakedness: Women using their bare bodies as a means of protest

• 28 mins

Mourning my father

“We all have to learn how to cry”: Coming to terms with the loss of a parent

• 29 mins

My sexual education

Discovery and recovery: Two journeys of sexual empowerment

• 29 mins

My autistic child

‘African fathers don’t talk about it’: Rethinking parenthood when your child is different

• 28 mins

Guest episode: Dear Daughter

‘Fly bird, fly’: An episode from the BBC’s ‘Dear Daughter’ podcast with Namulanta Kombo

• 27 mins

Escaping the city

‘Slow down and struggle less’: Why many are finding futures away from the city

• 30 mins

Decolonising tourism

‘There were no locals at all’: Reclaiming Kenya’s natural heritage

• 25 mins

Permanent darkness

‘I can’t just go down like this’: Navigating the world after losing your sight

• 28 mins

Unlearning a dictatorship

Making the invisible visible: Grappling with Gambia’s difficult past

• 27 mins

Born a slave

‘I ran away’: The complicated journey to freedom in slavery’s last stronghold

• 29 mins

Losing Grace

Misinformation and miracle cures: The tragic cost of misinformation in cancer care

• 28 mins

Guest episode: On the Podium

How a rower's victory became a symbol of hope in post-apartheid South Africa

• 23 mins

Orphaned: Mutuna’s story

‘I would have been lost’: When Mutuna was orphaned, his extended family stepped in

• 29 mins

Orphaned: Vasco’s story

‘I was scared of the night’: A street child’s fight for survival

• 27 mins

Confronting colourism

“I was trapped in my own skin”: The illegal trade which preys on prejudice

• 31 mins

The Comb: Back soon!

Unpicking stories that matter to you. The Comb returns on 13 January 2023

• 1 min

The promise

A granddaughter’s mission to bring a sacred statue back home to her country

• 26 mins

Who is Shebeleza?

Unmasking online hate: A lone voice, an admission of fault, and an unlikely alliance

• 26 mins

Mogadishu’s daughter

Ready to run: Childhood, conflict, and the complicated journey to find peace

• 27 mins

Motherhood, mania and me

‘She’s not my baby’: How giving birth triggered a young woman’s mental health crisis

• 28 mins

When violence goes viral

‘They were celebrating killing him’: When the death of a loved one is posted online

• 30 mins

Finding Humanism

A different kind of faith: Non-believers in Nigeria share their story

• 28 mins

Lives in limbo

'Dadaab is a prison’: Making a life in Africa’s largest refugee camp

• 27 mins

Parenting and punishment

“My dad beat me”: A punishment, an arrest, and a family changed

• 29 mins

Not guilty

Accusation, imprisonment, and vindication: The lie that changed Ishmail’s life in Malawi

• 30 mins

Am I in a cult?

“I was losing myself”: How joining a new church led to years of secrecy and surveillance

• 33 mins

Striking gold

“This is a diamond!”: A dream, a discovery and then disappointment

• 31 mins

The promise (Radio version)

A granddaughter’s mission to bring a sacred statue back home to her country

• 17 mins

Mogadishu's daughter (Radio version)

Ready to run: Childhood, conflict, and the complicated journey to find peace

• 17 mins

Motherhood, mania and me (Radio version)

How giving birth triggered a young woman’s mental health crisis

• 17 mins

Not guilty (Radio version)

A Malawian farmer reflects on the false accusation that changed his life

• 17 mins

When violence goes viral (Radio version)

Moti learned his father had died when pictures of his body were put on Facebook

• 17 mins

Striking gold (Radio version)

“This is a diamond!”: A dream, a discovery and then disappointment

• 17 mins