The Listening Project Podcast
Capturing the nation in conversation, in partnership with the British Library.
Episodes to download
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The Final Edition
Tue 27 Sep 2022
Anti-tax activists; young, single mums and forced adoption; gardening across generations.
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Love and Loss
Tue 20 Sep 2022
Bereavement and grief, prejudice in the health system, high street shops and Eurovision.
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Passions, Pluck and Pride
Tue 6 Sep 2022
Dog bites, the future of local news, living with a stammer and the love of… shoes.
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Staying Positive
Sun 28 Aug 2022
Sickle cell disease, going on a pilgrimage and being a woman in a male-dominated sport.
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Pride and Passion
Sun 21 Aug 2022
Capturing the nation in conversation to build a unique picture of our lives today.
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Dreams and Reality
Sun 24 Jul 2022
The joys of volunteering, modern football fandom, having kids versus not having kids.
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Consuming Passions
Sun 17 Jul 2022
Football and the Women's Euros; bicycles and cars; cryogenics; and streaming and vinyl.
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Living History
Sun 10 Jul 2022
Strikes and policing, superheroes, alternative ways of getting to work.
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Lessons in Life
Sun 3 Jul 2022
Strikes; loneliness, Long Covid kids and home schooling, the joy of being ten years old.
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Making a Different Future
Sun 26 Jun 2022
Diversity at festivals, choices at 18+, Kate Bush revival and a 10th anniversary catch-up.
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The Human Need to Connect
Sun 19 Jun 2022
Pride UK, the mother-daughter bond, Father's Day and a passion for the TV soap Neighbours.
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Open to Change
Sun 12 Jun 2022
Cost of living crisis, travel chaos at airports, Northern Ireland’s future and bushcraft.
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The Power of Language
Sun 5 Jun 2022
War in Ukraine, homophobia in football, the Project's archive at the British Library.
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Finding the Answer
Sun 29 May 2022
Rewilding, beachcombing, ambulance delays and body image. Fi Glover presents.
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Trials and Tribulations
Sun 22 May 2022
Surviving horror, the rights and wrongs of horse racing, second homes, the afterlife.
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Walking the Tightrope
Sun 15 May 2022
Life and laughs on the comedy circuit, and raising young men to respect young women.
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Strength in Numbers
Sun 8 May 2022
Cost of living crisis, the environment, the DNA of protest, voting. Fi Glover presents.
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Adapting and Nurturing
Sun 1 May 2022
The Falklands War, male infertility, French ex-pats, fostering and adoption.
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Floods, Fashion, Town and Country
Sun 24 Apr 2022
Flooding, fashion, city life and country life. Fi Glover presents.
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Belief & the Wonder of Nature
Sun 17 Apr 2022
Big cats, night skies, long Covid and when the person you love has a different belief.
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Living Costs
Sun 10 Apr 2022
The increasing cost of living; of heating your home; and windfarms. Fi Glover presents.
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Ukraine Special
Sun 3 Apr 2022
Fi Glover presents three conversations relating to the conflict in Ukraine.
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The Power of Love
Sun 13 Feb 2022
Running safely; military wives; relationships with phones; disability and dating.
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Ready for Change
Sun 6 Feb 2022
Learning to read as an adult; grammar and punctuation; delays in fertility treatment.
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Past, Present and Future
Sun 30 Jan 2022
Nursing; Down’s syndrome and the desire to live independently; managing birth families.
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Resilience is...
Sun 23 Jan 2022
Whistleblowers, living with epilepsy, acting and ageism. Fi Glover presents.
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Tight Spaces
Sun 16 Jan 2022
Working in a GP surgery, squeezing into tight spaces for fun, growing old with attitude.
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Jigsaw of Experience
Sun 9 Jan 2022
The shape of modern families, long lost siblings and living with flammable cladding.
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On the frontline
Sun 2 Jan 2022
The nation in conversation, in partnership with the British Library. With Fi Glover.
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The Best of 2021
Boxing Day 2021
Fi Glover presents a selection of powerful conversations gathered this year.
Animated conversations
Listening project conversations brought to life by talented young animators.
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Broadcast across Radio 4 and on local radio stations across the UK and Northern Ireland.
