麻豆社

The Comb: Back Soon!

Unpicking stories that matter to you. The Comb returns on 9 July 2021

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鈥楾he worst betrayal鈥�: Revenge porn

Humiliated and harassed: When private images are shared online

• 26 mins

Young and divorced

鈥楨veryone deserves to be happy鈥�: Changing course when things don鈥檛 go to plan

• 27 mins

The job scam

Tempted and trapped: How a promising job opportunity abroad turned into a nightmare

• 28 mins

In slavery鈥檚 shadow

Enslaved by the past: How black Tunisians are trying to escape the legacy of slavery

• 28 mins

Reclaiming my name

鈥楾his is me鈥�: Embracing my African name

• 26 mins

鈥楻aised like a white person鈥�

A story of race, wealth and family. Sisters growing up on two sides of the rainbow nation

• 26 mins

The secret life of your phone

How criminals and corporations use hidden software to control smartphones

• 29 mins

Forgetting your family

Lost memories and strange behaviour: The burden of Alzheimer鈥檚 and dementia

• 27 mins

Confronting infertility: Her story

Blame and heartache: The emotional and physical burden of being unable to conceive

• 29 mins

Confronting infertility: His story

鈥榃e tend to blame women鈥�: The silence and shame that surrounds male infertility

• 28 mins

The secret

鈥楴either a girl nor a boy鈥�: The unique story of Baby John Musamba

• 29 mins

Generation jobless

Young, educated and broke: the reality of life as an unemployed graduate

• 26 mins

Class of 2020 revisited

What happened to the class of 2020?

• 18 mins

Equal before the law?

The vendor who changed Malawi

• 29 mins

Hippo wars

Lurking in the lake: What鈥檚 driving hippos to attack and kill fishermen on Lake Naivasha?

• 27 mins

Goodbye Nigeria

鈥楾he evil you have done is enough鈥�: Why are so many young Nigerians leaving the country?

• 26 mins

My South African identity

鈥業 am African first鈥�: Exploring race and identity for South Africans of Indian descent

• 25 mins

Caught in a crypto scam

Scams, hustles, and cyber fraud: When you think you鈥檝e struck gold, only to lose it all

• 28 mins

The Comb: Back Soon!

Unpicking stories that matter to you. The Comb returns on 28 January 2022

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Stay away!

鈥楬e just starts touching me鈥�: The grim reality of sexual harassment in the workplace

• 25 mins

Without a trace

Grief without closure: What happens when a family member disappears without trace?

• 24 mins

Bringing back God

鈥楾he fire has gone out鈥�: The Africans working to revitalise Christianity in Europe

• 25 mins

Climate of danger: Exile

Death threats and exile: The high cost of defending the environment

• 24 mins

Climate of danger: My mother鈥檚 murder

鈥楽he was not going to keep quiet鈥�: Killed for defending the environment

• 23 mins

When cultures collide

Spicy food and stereotypes: Making it work when love crosses borders

• 29 mins

Back soon!

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

鈥淲e all have to learn how to cry鈥�: Coming to terms with the loss of a parent

• 29 mins

My sexual education

Discovery and recovery: Two journeys of sexual empowerment

• 29 mins