'Can't go back': How an Afghan girls' school principal fled the Taliban

Widely used in construction for decades, the aftermath of asbestos exposure has been a death sentence for many in the United Kingdom. Written by Katharine Quarmby. Read by Richard Martin.    This arti...

12 Helmi 202322min

Sifting through waste to find and sell scraps of cloth and recyclables use to be enough for Gunja and Chand to support their family. Now they're earning less because of a series of lockdowns and the R...

5 Helmi 202314min

Hunted and exterminated. Meet the scientists who want to return the thylacine back to the ecosystem. Written by Mary Ann Jolley. Read by Anthony Milich.

29 Tammi 202328min

Protecting cultural identity through needlework - how artists, volunteers and designers turned a Ukrainian folk blouse and craft into symbols of defiance. On this week’s AJ Longreads - The Ukrainians ...

19 Tammi 202317min

Indian women and girls are being sold by traffickers and forced into marriages against their will for as little as $35. AJ Longreads highlights how under-reported these cases are and how the victims a...

15 Tammi 202315min

In Diyarbakır, Turkey, a 24-year-old woman is documenting an ancient practice and making it popular among a new generation. Written by Jaclynn Ashly. Read by Erica Sand.

8 Tammi 202313min

In this episode we return to the story of Bibiana Martin, who was 12 years old when she joined the forest rangers. Twenty years later, she is still protecting parks.Written by Sam Mednick. Read by Lau...

1 Tammi 202312min

This week we return to the story of Andrew Silva from Sri Lanka. His day job is taxing people around, but what he does in his spare time is truly life changing. With a car full of DNA tests and a natu...

25 Joulu 202218min