Death doulas and end-of-life rights: The debate on assisted dying
As assisted dying becomes legal in a growing number of US states, are people being given a right to choose how they die - or are they dying before their time? Written by Allison Wallis Read by Lisa Br...
8 Aug 202118min
Murdered women: A history of ‘honour’ crimes
Throughout history, women have been held responsible for upholding the ‘honour’ of their families. Written by Rana Husseini Read by Yousef Abdel Nabi
31 Juli 202124min
Doomed to stay: The dying villages of Mexico’s Lake Cuitzeo
As Mexico’s reservoirs run dry, the fishermen, farmers and ranchers stuck on the drying lake beds wonder how they will survive. Written by Arnaud De Decker and Jules Emile Read by Mike Paul
22 Juli 202119min
Vanished: The Plight of three Ethiopian DomesticWorkers in Lebanon
Meseret started working for a Lebanese family as a domestic worker soon after arriving from Ethiopia in 2011. A little over a year later, she stopped calling her family. Her story of abuse would event...
18 Juli 202124min
Anwar Ditta: The Mother Who Took on the British Government and Won.
Anwar Ditta’s heart-breaking recollections from the 1970s and '80s, expose a very dark moment in British society. Her story came to define an era of Asian anti-racist resistance. Written by Bryan Kni...
11 Juli 202125min
Morna: Cape Verde's Music of Displacement and Return
The longing for home or for those who've left in search of a better life is summed up in one word. Sodade. Cape Verde and its sons and daughters of singers, poets and musicians capture it all in morna...
4 Juli 202130min
Tales from a Crematorium
Cremation on a funeral pyre made from wood has long been part of India's elaborate ritual to honour the dead, but not during the second deadly wave of Covid. "Funerals have been reduced to just gettin...
27 Juni 202115min
‘I have sacrificed a lot’: Growing Up Queer in India
For LGBTQ+ Pride Month, Queer Indians who battle family expectations and social pressures to live their authentic lives, share their stories. Written by Payal Dhar. Read by Iraaj Majumdar.
20 Juni 202116min
