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Inspired by the BBC correspondents who share their stories behind the stories they tell, award-winning documentary director Lauren Anders Brown has done the same with her team of correspondents- just ... more
FAQs about I Am My Own Correspondent:How many episodes does I Am My Own Correspondent have?The podcast currently has 25 episodes available.
July 30, 2022Episode 25 LIVE at Cupmatch in BermudaCelebrating Emanicaption Day, the day that slavery was abolished in the British Empire, I bring you live to the colourful event that is cupmatch - Bermuda's biggest holiday and annual cricket match between teams at either end of the island. Whether you wear red and blue or blue and blue, it's a day that brings the island together....more13minPlay
June 30, 2022Episode 24 in AustraliaFrom the land down under where you'll find the most expensive flat white coffees, this last episode in season 2 looks at the health impact racial discrimination has on the aboriginal population in Australia. ...more14minPlay
May 27, 2022Episode 23 in EswatiniCrossing time zones physical and cultural, I land in the newly renamed kingdom of Eswatini and listen to young women speak comfortably about one of the world's historically uncomfortable topics - menstruation.To learn more about about the impact campaign and the game inspired by the documentary WOMENstruate visit womenstruate.com. Get your submissions in for the 2022 Global Health Film Festival here at globalhealthfilm.org . ...more32minPlay
April 30, 2022Episode 22 in RwandaIn a country with human rights concerns past and present, the country's future doctors are delivering data that are helping to shape health outcomes within and outside their borders. And there's good coffee too. To learn more about the work of GlobalSurg mentioned in this podcast visit https://www.globalsurgeryunit.org/ Season 2 is sponsored by Global Health Film, get your tickets to their upcoming online UK Premiere of How To Survive A Pandemic at globalhealthfilm.org. ...more12minPlay
March 27, 2022Episode 21 in Makeni, Sierra LeoneTravelling by plane, boat, and then car resulting in a standoff on a suspension bridge brings us deep into Sierra Leone to hear from one of the Malimba Queen football players. This episode is in memory of Robert Coleman.For tickets to the screening mentioned in this episode of The Tinkerbox hosted by Global Health Film on the 14th April 2022 get your ticket here: https://www.globalhealthfilm.org/events/the-tinderbox....more13minPlay
February 28, 2022Episode 20 in GuatemalaThe final filming days of the award-winning documentary The Checklist Effect were not the shortest, simplest or most straightforward. In fact they were as winding as the roads in Guatemala and as revealing as the vistas. Listen to a conversation about literal life and death decisions in the operating theatre. Season 2 is supported by Global Health FilmThis episode features:Lifebox a charity working to make surgery safer globallyThe book Being Mortal by Atul Gawande, available at my bookshop ...more21minPlay
January 20, 2022Episode 19 in UgandaCapturing a power cut during a surgery in Uganda leads to more questions about how the country manages to keep its patients safe during operations. This episode features a lifebox pulse oximeter, visit lifebox.org to learn more about these life-saving devices. Season 2 is sponsored by Global Health Film, check out the 2021 Film Festival panel discussions and resource packs at globalhealthfilm.org....more13minPlay
December 31, 2021Episode 18 in CambodiaWrapping up 2021 with one last story coming from Cambodia and the impact NightCare has had for one mother who was able to transition from performing sex work. NightCare is a programme run by Saving Moses, visit savingmoses.org to learn more.Season 2 is sponsored by Global Health Film, try making a new years resolution to support storytellers in health by making a donation at globalhealthfilm.org....more15minPlay
November 08, 2021Episode 17 in Torit, South SudanLong layovers, luggage restrictions, and lack of information lead up to a mother's courage to challenge the legal system in the world's youngest country still riddled with conflict. This month's episode was created to kick off the #16DaysOfActivisim and the Global Health Film Festival beginning on the 25th of November. Get your passses to the festival online from anywhere you are in the world: https://globalhealthfilm.eventive.org/welcome...more16minPlay
October 21, 2021Episode 16 in Touchemoulin, HaitiIn a place I would live in and visit over a dozen times, comes my first story from Haiti and a group of doctors brining hope to people suffering from an unknown neurological disease not in prescriptions but in other forms of aid. To hear and watch more stories like this, be sure to get your passes to the Global Health Film Festival this year taking place online from Thursday 25 November to Sunday 05 December. Get your pass here: https://globalhealthfilm.eventive.org/welcome...more19minPlay
FAQs about I Am My Own Correspondent:How many episodes does I Am My Own Correspondent have?The podcast currently has 25 episodes available.