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Dr Chatterjee: How to manage your food and feelings in January
The TV doctor explains how we can improve our health without being overwhelmed.
20 Jan 2021,19 mins
Would you eat chicken grown in a lab?
Josh Tetrick, CEO of Eat Just, explains why his company is growing chicken in a lab.
14 Jan 2021,22 mins
Black Lives Matter: How to be an anti-racism ally
5 live listener Sophie asks anti-racism campaigner Dominique about how to be an ally.
19 Nov 2020,46 mins
'Why I am disabled by society, not by my medical condition'
Is disability caused by a medical condition or by the barriers you encounter in society?
05 Nov 2020,34 mins
'There's a conspiracy theorist in my family - what should I do?'
Benjamin Zand talks to people whose loved ones have bought into conspiracy theories.
30 Oct 2020,47 mins
Gut bacteria: How important is it for our health?
We hear from a leading authority in gut science and a dietary expert for practical tips.
21 Oct 2020,23 mins
Post-birth bodies: Why don't we talk more about pelvic floor disorders?
It is estimated that one in three women will experience them.
16 Oct 2020,15 mins
Medicinal cannabis in the UK: Why is it so hard to access?
We hear from a leader in cannabis medicine research, plus a chronic pain sufferer.
07 Oct 2020,29 mins
Life with adult ADHD: A misunderstood condition?
We hear from three women with ADHD about the experiences and difficulties they face.
30 Sep 2020,23 mins
Are our prisons fit for purpose?
We hear from legal experts, community workers and an ex-prisoner about the prison system.
28 Aug 2020,42 mins
AJ and Curtis Pritchard: Why we celebrate our dyslexia
Strictly star AJ and Love Island's Curtis say having dyslexia helped them become dancers.
10 Jul 2020,42 mins
Unorthodox author: Why I left strict Satmar Jewish community
Deborah Feldman, whose book is now a hit Netflix show, talks about leaving her community.
11 May 2020,24 mins
Are some races better at some sports?
Geneticist Dr Adam Rutherford looks at whether sporting success is genetic or cultural.
02 Mar 2020,33 mins
Why are we so angry on social media?
Comic David Baddiel, often targeted by trolls, asks why people are more outraged online.
12 Feb 2020,45 mins
Biohacker: 'I'm 40, but my biological age is nine'
"Biohacker" Ben Greenfield explains why he is tinkering with his biological processes.
03 Feb 2020,22 mins,
Stories from the sex industry: The sexual development companion
Madison James explains why he changed careers to become a "sexual development companion".
31 Jan 2020,27 mins,
Stories from the sex industry: The adult performer
Adult performer Heidi Switch explains why she is a big advocate of ethical porn.
30 Jan 2020,26 mins,
Stories from the sex industry: The former street sex worker
Colette, a former street sex worker, explains how she turned her life around.
28 Jan 2020,27 mins,
Being gay in the armed forces: Then versus now
In 2000 being gay in the armed forces was decriminalised, but have things really changed?
24 Jan 2020,46 mins
'I was a homeless teenager - now I'm a senior firefighter'
Dr. Sabrina Cohen-Hatton explains how she dramatically turned her life around.
21 Jan 2020,48 mins
Circumcision: Whose decision should it be?
Tom Rosenthal investigates whether parents or children should decide on circumcision.
17 Jan 2020,44 mins
'The moment I learnt my husband was accessing indecent images of children'
When police knocked on "Win's" door, she learned the truth about her husband of 30 years.
16 Jan 2020,23 mins
Is it a parent's responsibility to read to their children?
Actor and children's author Ben Miller puts the question to parents and literacy experts.
10 Dec 2019,52 mins
RuPaul's Drag Race UK: Has it changed attitudes?
Runner-up Divina de Campo, Jodie Harsh and Muslim drag performer Glamrou discuss.
05 Dec 2019,47 mins
Has violence during consensual sex become 'normalised'?
Emma Barnett meets women who experienced unwanted acts of violence during consensual sex.
28 Nov 2019,27 mins,
Restorative justice: Why I met my rapist face to face
Ailbhe Griffith explains why facing her attacker, nine years on, was empowering.
21 Nov 2019,36 mins,
'I recruited kids to sell drugs, now I help them avoid crime'
Matthew Norford was a gang boss making £2,000 a day, but he turned his life around.
18 Nov 2019,42 mins
What makes someone a journalist?
Writer Salma El-Wardany, comedian Konstantin Kisin and journalist Sarah Brett discuss.
07 Nov 2019,20 mins
What happens when IVF doesn’t work?
Becky, Kat and Fran discovered they had fertility problems. Here's what they did next.
01 Nov 2019,52 mins
Is the contraceptive pill changing our brains?
Emma Barnett chats to Dr Sarah E Hill, author of How the Pill Changes Everything.
24 Oct 2019,22 mins