On any given day, thousands of immigrants in the United States are being held in detention, mostly to the benefit of for-profit prison corporations. Kouraboure, who fled political persecution in his home country of Burkina Faso, is one of them.

#12. Visit - Kouraboure and Diana

Kismet is a podcast about how people met and connections are made.
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When the Oasis was hurtled through the void and landed in Amroth, peace was at hand until the armies of Frah descended. Jade and Morgos soon found themselves defending the citizens against the Orks, and found each other beneath strategy and battle.

#18. The Oasis - Jade and Morgos

The podcast My Dad Wrote A Porno is just the latest in the long line of productions that James, Jamie and Alice have been making ever since their times at Leeds Student Television. One fateful Halloween party and one chance bus ride has intertwined their lives for 10 years and still going strong.

#17. LS Fix - James, Jamie and Alice

Not all boozy ideas see the light of day, but when Bob and Molly met at a rained-in bar at sxsw, it became a fruitful meeting of the minds.

#16. Blotto - Bob and Molly

Back in 2002 the everyone knew that way to find sex if you were young and gay was on the internet, specifically chatrooms, specifically Gay.com. That's what Cyril and Gino were expecting.

#15. Chatrooms - Cyril and Gino

Olive is like a debonair southern lady, while Jasper a glad-handing attentive, working the room type. When they met, their personalities totally clashed, but with a little persistence they were soon hanging out and sharing toys.

#12. Visit - Kouraboure and Diana

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