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Nemonte Nenquimo: Love and battle in the Ecuadorian Amazon

Nemonte Nenquimo is an indigenous leader from Ecuador fighting to protect the rainforest

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Teenage girls 1, 'old men' 0

How Copa 71, the first women’s World Cup, took on football’s 'old men'

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Mum said I was mad for joining the police – was she right?

Nusrit Mehtab became one of the few brown, Muslim women in the Metropolitan Police

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Outlook Mixtape: Jungle love, undercover cop, queen of drag

Your bonus edition with the stories we love this week

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The hungry boy who devoted his life to muscle

Gilbert Alaskadi was sick of being bullied; he wanted to be invincible

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John Chiti: 'It was a shock - they'd never seen a person with albinism in the limelight'

How Zambian singer John Chiti is changing perspectives on albinism

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I became a millionaire but felt empty inside

Gary Stevenson on why he became a campaigner against wealth inequality

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The singer from the Ural Mountains who became an opera star

How the 'singer in the village' became the world's 'go-to Carmen'

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Outlook Mixtape: Big money, land of honey, and tiny pants

Your bonus edition with the stories we love this week

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The pianist who plays classical music for retired elephants

How a 50th birthday wish led Paul Barton to play classical music for retired elephants

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'That's the stupid girl' The scoop that almost destroyed me

In 1998 Finnish journalist Johanna Aatsalo published a story that made her a hate figure

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The US’s first black astronaut trainee reaches space at 90

In May 2024 Ed Dwight became the oldest person to travel to the edge of space

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The Norwegian fisherman and the 'Russian spy whale'

The story of ‘Hvaldimir’ the beluga, found dead this week, and his bond with Joar Hesten

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A ride to space, a marathon swim and piano for elephants

Your bonus edition with the stories we love this week

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What my uncle’s death taught me about life

A reluctant carer celebrates the life and death of his charismatic Uncle David

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Looking for my son for 58 years

Bestselling writer Lesley Pearse searched for her son for 58 years

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How two friends tried to make ecocide an international crime

When Jojo Mehta met Polly Higgins, they decided to try and change the world

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Ending ecocide; the reluctant carer; meeting a 'spy whale'

Your bonus edition with the stories we love this week

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Overcoming nerves and politics to sing on the top stages

South African soprano Golda Schultz had an unlikely start to her career

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‘Fear cannot be your editor’ Lessons of a defiant journalist

From violent revolutionaries to corrupt politicians, Gustavo Gorriti tackled them all

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The boy who hid from Nazis in the woods, part 1

Maxwell Smart survived the Holocaust by living in a makeshift bunker on the forest floor

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The boy who hid from Nazis in the woods, part 2

Maxwell Smart survived the Holocaust by living in a makeshift bunker on the forest floor

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Outlook Mixtape: we want your stories!

We love these stories, sent in by listeners. And we're always on the lookout for more...

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Africa’s first priest to declare HIV-positive status

Rev. Canon Gideon Byamugisha is Africa's first priest to publicly reveal his HIV status

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One mother's lasting love, faith and fight for change

Mina Smallman campaigns to end violence against women after the murder of her daughters

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On the ropes: The battle for Kellie Maloney

Kellie Maloney managed boxing champion Lennox Lewis. But their success masked a secret

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Parrot power: The woman who revealed birds are not bird-brained

Irene Pepperberg and her parrot Alex transformed our understanding of bird intelligence

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Outlook Mixtape: Busting HIV stigma and a power parrot

Your bonus edition with the stories we love this week

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Love, grief, and an AI chatbot

Joshua created an AI simulation of his deceased fiancée to help him deal with his loss

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How my 'Sandpit monster' became an urban myth

After a scare in a swamp, Ron Gollobin told people he’d bumped into a monstrous creature

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