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Bringing together people from around the world to discuss how major news stories are affecting their lives.

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Life in Venezuela
How has life changed for Venezuelans after the detention of Nicolas Maduro?
09 Jan 2026,23 mins
Living in space
Astronauts tell us about life on the International Space Station
02 Jan 2026,23 mins
Why I chose to adopt
Parents and adoptive children discuss their experiences
26 Dec 2025,23 mins
Jewish Australians on the Bondi Beach attacks
Jewish people in Australia and around the world talk about antisemitism
19 Dec 2025,23 mins
Somalis in America
Somalis on President Trump and their lives in the US
12 Dec 2025,23 mins
Australia’s under-16 social media ban
Should children be banned from social media? Australians share their experiences
05 Dec 2025,23 mins
Brain fog and perimenopause
The global conversation sparked by a BBC reporter’s brain fog
28 Nov 2025,23 mins
Raising children on a warming planet
Women who worry about climate change discuss the difficult choices they face
21 Nov 2025,23 mins
Changing religion for love
Couples share their experiences of religion and romance
14 Nov 2025,23 mins
Mamdani’s New Yorkers
Supporters of Zohran Mamdani on how he might shape New York
07 Nov 2025,23 mins
Women share stories of losing their hair
Baldness, wigs and dating mishaps – experiences of alopecia
31 Oct 2025,23 mins
Living with motor neurone disease
People with the condition tell us how it affects their lives
24 Oct 2025,23 mins
Families in Israel and Gaza share their stories
Two families on either side of the border on their hopes for the future
17 Oct 2025,23 mins
Trump and Autism – People affected speak out
People with autism react to President Trump’s recent comments
10 Oct 2025,23 mins
Conversations from a year in Gaza and Israel
People in Israel and Gaza share their experiences of the past year of the war.
03 Oct 2025,23 mins
Living with the threat of drone attacks
Ukrainians living with the threat of drone attacks
26 Sep 2025,23 mins
Charlie Kirk and free speech
Kirk’s supporters and other activists discuss the future for freedom of speech in the US.
19 Sep 2025,23 mins
Would you want to live until 150?
We hear what it is like to live to an old age and what experts say on longevity
12 Sep 2025,23 mins
Grey divorce
The personal impact of separating later in life and how it also affects adult children
05 Sep 2025,23 mins
Surviving the floods in Pakistan
Victims of flooding share their stories of survival and rescue
29 Aug 2025,23 mins
Ukrainians at war and their hopes for peace
Frontline soldiers, women and Ukrainians living abroad share their experiences
22 Aug 2025,23 mins
Messages from Sudan's war
People inside Sudan share their experiences of the war they say the world has ignored
15 Aug 2025,23 mins
Israelis and the war in Gaza
Israelis discuss the war in Gaza and their fears for the hostages being held
08 Aug 2025,23 mins
Hunger in Gaza
Doctors and journalists share their experiences of the struggle to get enough food
01 Aug 2025,23 mins
The hidden pain of fibroids
Why is uterine fibroids, a problem that affects millions of women rarely talked about?
25 Jul 2025,23 mins
Landmines
Civilian and military survivors share their experience plus the lives of three deminers
18 Jul 2025,23 mins
Why it's good for men to talk
How male friendships and support groups improve relationships and mental health
11 Jul 2025,23 mins
Undocumented migrants in the USA
Migrants without legal status share their stories
04 Jul 2025,23 mins
Iranians living in the USA
What it’s like watching from afar as bombs fall on your homeland
27 Jun 2025,23 mins
Iranians and Israelis
Iranians and Israelis share their experiences of conflict
20 Jun 2025,23 mins