麻豆社

Episode 1: Swallows

Tales of childhood homes, feat. a farmer's first train ride and an unexpected house move.

• 33 mins

Episode 2: Parenting

This week: parenthood, feat. building a new family and man who is father to over 70 kids.

• 35 mins

Episode 3: Love Letters

This week: words of love, feat. a disarming poem and a man who's never spoken to his wife

• 36 mins

Episode 4: Relocation

This week: making a move, feat. motherhood after prison, and growing up in a refugee camp

• 32 mins

Episode 5: Searching

This week: the lost and found, feat. an identity search and the surprising abandoned items

• 33 mins

Episode 6: Strangers

This week: unknown friends, feat. two men reunited a year on from the Las Vegas shooting

• 37 mins

Episode 7: Traditions

This week: celebrating cultural rituals, feat. street fairs and a first time Morris dance

• 35 mins

Episode 8: Fam

This week: the people closest to us, feat. a 70 year friendship, and a family reunion

• 33 mins

Episode 9: Animals

This week: fur and feathers, feat. the viral love birds, and the UK's first guide horse

• 32 mins

Episode 10: Wheels

This week: motors, wings and sails, feat. the couple who've swapped a house for a van

• 31 mins

Episode 11: Christmas

Festive audio treats, featuring Christmas in prison and a life-sized nativity.

• 38 mins

Single Story: Book Club

Lee is 30, homeless, and has started a book club - inspired by his passion for reading.

• 6 mins

Single Story: Reaction

Natalie Pearson shares her experience of strangers reacting to her Tourette's in public.

• 4 mins

Secrets

A stealthy night-time society, an untold family murder, and a "magical" hidden recipe.

• 39 mins

Influencers

Teaching with Tourette's, leaving the EDL, and making a career out of likes and follows.

• 35 mins

Support

Four stories reflecting the positive impact other people can make on our mental health.

• 42 mins

Dwelling

The family living off-grid, camping out for a house, and building a co-housing community.

• 38 mins

Skin

Stories about skin appearance and its impact on identity - from tattoos to birthmarks.

• 34 mins

Generations

People with at least four decades between them, share and compare their life experiences.

• 32 mins

Illegal

A sex worker, a cannabis user, and a campaigner for assisted dying - on breaking the law.

• 30 mins

Fighter

A kickboxer, a wrestler and a bare knuckle boxer share their stories of fighting back.

• 38 mins

Single Story: Awake Wake

Samanda, aka "the Queen of Positivity" was never one to miss a party - even her own wake.

• 11 mins

Single Story: Dilemma

Can John say goodbye to the only place he's called home and gain financial security?

• 14 mins

Single Story: Reunion

The story behind the reunion of a US cop and the UK firefighter who helped save his life.

• 17 mins

Single Story: House Block 6

Liam has served over 50 convictions, but is hoping this will be his last time in prison.

• 7 mins

Hidden History

Unexpected personal tales of espionage, a childhood in the zoo, and flying to the moon.

• 41 mins

Listen

The power of tuning in - from the buzzing of bees, to the shared thoughts of our friends.

• 37 mins

Relationship Status

Reflections on romance; from a polyamorous trio, a reunited couple, and a group of nuns.

• 39 mins

Bodies

Life changing body modifications - from prosthetic noses to an elective leg amputation.

• 39 mins

Words

Celebrating the power of words - from rescued love letters, to old age poetry writing.

• 37 mins