Fi Glover presents friends and strangers in conversation as the nation adjusts to the 'new normal'. In this week's programme Cat and Jude talk through the challenges of becoming mothers for the first time in Lockdown; Rapper Xidus and linguistics lecturer Josiane discuss the ways in which language evolves; Philip and Keith share their coming out experiences and being Christians; and Jenny and Gillian give their insights into attitudes towards people with big families.

The Listening Project is a Radio 4 initiative that offers a snapshot of contemporary Britain in which people across the UK volunteer to have a conversation. The conversations are being gathered across the UK by teams of producers from local and national radio stations who facilitate each encounter. Every conversation lasts up to an hour, and is then edited to extract the key moments of connection between the participants. Most of the unedited conversations are being archived by the British Library and used to build up a collection of voices capturing a unique portrait of the UK in this decade of the millennium. You can learn more about The Listening Project by visiting bbc.co.uk/listeningproject

Producer: Mohini Patel