Don't Log Off

Dec 29 2020 45 ep. 12.6k

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Alan Dein connects with strangers across the world via social media, exploring the things that unite people across cultures and borders.

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Opportunity

Dec 29 2020 27 mins

Alan Dein searches for the stories that connect us in a changing world. Today, Alan hears stories from people who’ve transformed their lives and are helping others to do the same against the backdrop of the pandemic.He speaks to Alhaji in Sierra Leone who’s building a house for his parents from the money he’s earned working in the United States.He hears from Tiffany in India

Grounded

Dec 22 2020 27 mins

Alan Dein searches for the stories that connect us in a changed world. Inspiring and moving stories of how the pandemic has changed people's lives on every continent. Today, airline pilot Peter in Australia talks about deciding to become a bus driver after the pandemic forced him to stop flying.And wedding planner Vithika in India discusses the dramatic impact of the pandemic on he

Searching For Hope

Dec 15 2020 27 mins

Alan Dein searches for the stories that connect us in a changed world. Inspiring and moving accounts of how the pandemic has changed people's lives on every continent. Today, Liana in Armenia celebrates her 30th birthday as her country finds itself at war with Azerbaijan - as well as covid-19.We also catch up with 25 year old entrepreneur Fahad in Bangladesh, who Alan first spoke t

Resilience

Dec 14 2020 27 mins

Alan Dein searches for the stories that connect us in a changed world. Inspiring and moving accounts of how the pandemic has changed people's lives on every continent. New series. Today, Alan connects with Sakie in Myanmar, who tells of a heroic 24 hour journey from his remote village in order to save his mother’s life. He also catches up with Maria Ester in Ecuador, who Alan f

Homecoming

May 11 2020 27 mins

Alan Dein talks to people around the world about the challenges of family life in lockdown.He connects with Margaret in Uganda who has adopted many children orphaned by HIV. And he reaches out to Alezz in Peru, a trans non-binary person who is confined to their bedroom as their parents struggle to accept them.He also speaks to Pawel who got trapped in Poland at the start of January

Journeys Interrupted

Apr 17 2020 26 mins

Across every continent, lives have been put on hold, and people are looking to the day when they can pick up and restart after lockdown.Alan Dein connects to people looking forward to continuing those things most important to them.In Mexico, Lucia has spent the past seven years searching for her kidnapped son – one of thousands of disappeared children in the country. For the firs

Calm Waters

Apr 15 2020 27 mins

Alan Dein connects with people around the world trying to find moments of calm during the coronavirus pandemic.He speaks to Jens, the captain of a container ship in the middle of the Indian Ocean who is unsure when he may be able to get his crew back home, and Sujatha, an 85 year old in India who is philosophical about being confined to her home in Delhi.1000 miles south of Delhi,

Anticipation

Apr 01 2020 27 mins

Across every continent, people are trying to make sense of a new world – one that happens mostly behind closed doors and often alone. Alan Dein connects with seven individuals whose lives have shifted under the coronavirus pandemic as they nervously anticipate what will come next in an uncertain future. In Tehran, Golnar, an Iranian who describes herself as ‘global traveller�

Wanderlust

Sep 13 2019 27 mins

Marco loves Beijing - and being Chinese born he should feel at home. But instead he always feels a bit different from those around him, because he was brought up in Australia. His wanderlust is never ceasing, flying across the world is his way of finding contentment, bringing new perspectives back to China with him. But will he ever feel settled? Nosaiba is from Sudan, but for thr

Healing

Sep 06 2019 27 mins

Alan Dein talks to people around the world to find out how they recover when facing difficulty.Helena is a young woman in Venezuela, living alone with her daughter. Caught in the middle of a national crisis, crime and electrical blackouts, she leaves an audio diary for Alan documenting the week leading up to her daughter's 9th birthday.He also speaks to a personal trainer in Sri La