麻豆社

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

My autistic child

鈥楢frican fathers don鈥檛 talk about it鈥�: Rethinking parenthood when your child is different

• 28 mins

Guest episode: Dear Daughter

鈥楩ly bird, fly鈥�: An episode from the 麻豆社鈥檚 鈥楧ear Daughter鈥� podcast with Namulanta Kombo

• 27 mins

Escaping the city

鈥楽low down and struggle less鈥�: Why many are finding futures away from the city

• 30 mins

Decolonising tourism

鈥楾here were no locals at all鈥�: Reclaiming Kenya鈥檚 natural heritage

• 25 mins

Permanent darkness

鈥業 can鈥檛 just go down like this鈥�: Navigating the world after losing your sight

• 28 mins

Unlearning a dictatorship

Making the invisible visible: Grappling with Gambia鈥檚 difficult past

• 27 mins

Born a slave

鈥業 ran away鈥�: The complicated journey to freedom in slavery鈥檚 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鈥檚 story

鈥業 would have been lost鈥�: When Mutuna was orphaned, his extended family stepped in

• 29 mins

Orphaned: Vasco鈥檚 story

鈥業 was scared of the night鈥�: A street child鈥檚 fight for survival

• 27 mins

Confronting colourism

鈥淚 was trapped in my own skin鈥�: 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鈥檚 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鈥檚 daughter

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

• 27 mins

Motherhood, mania and me

鈥楽he鈥檚 not my baby鈥�: How giving birth triggered a young woman鈥檚 mental health crisis

• 28 mins

When violence goes viral

鈥楾hey were celebrating killing him鈥�: 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鈥�: Making a life in Africa鈥檚 largest refugee camp

• 27 mins

Parenting and punishment

鈥淢y dad beat me鈥�: A punishment, an arrest, and a family changed

• 29 mins

Not guilty

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

• 30 mins

Am I in a cult?

鈥淚 was losing myself鈥�: How joining a new church led to years of secrecy and surveillance

• 33 mins

Striking gold

鈥淭his is a diamond!鈥�: A dream, a discovery and then disappointment

• 31 mins

The promise (Radio version)

A granddaughter鈥檚 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