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Is there a certain route you know like the back of your hand? WADUP producer Mollie Davidson looks back over a journey she has done countless times in her life and what it means to her and others who walked the same route every day for years.

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Episode production: Mollie Davidson

Special thanks to: Everyone who spoke to Mollie about their route to school especially Holly, Fred and Balázs.

Story coaching: Miranda Dixon

Hosted by: Ekram Esmael

Mixing: Laura Brierley Newton

Theme music: James Taylor and the SoundMix team with Yousef Essa at the UK Refugee Council

Episode art: Mollie Davidson

Release date: 21/12/2021

23 year old WADUP producer Yasmin from Mogadishu looks at what makes a friendship, and whether online friends or IRL friends are stronger.

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Episode production: Yasmin Afrah

Special thanks to: Lieban, Huda and Mahammad

Story coaching: Irit Pollak

Hosted by: Ekram Esmael

Mixing: Laura Brierley Newton

Theme music: James Taylor and the SoundMix team with Yousef Essa at the UK Refugee Council

Episode art: Marcus Tan de Bibiana

Episode music: Blue Dot Sessions

Release date: 13/12/2021

WADUP producer A goes on a personal journey to find out what it means to be queer and  questions whether someone can be accepted and embraced as part of the queer community when it’s not safe for them to ‘come out of the closet’.

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Episode production: A 

Special thanks to:  Dee, Amani, Ria and V

Story coaching: Laura Brierley Newton

Hosted by: Ekram Esmael 

Mixing: Laura Brierley Newton 

Theme music: James Taylor and the SoundMix team with Yousef Essa at the UK Refugee Council 

Episode art:

Episode music: Siddharta Corsus - Free Music Archive, JayJen - Free Stock Music, Kabbalistic Village - Free Stock Music

Release date: 04/12/2021

Have you heard of the Caucasus Mountains? Nestled amongst them are an ancient people called the Avars. WADUP producer Mahammad Kekalov is of the Avar people. In his episode Mahammad shares with us the struggle of trying to preserve the culture and traditions of his people.

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Episode production: Mahammad Kekalov

What would you do if your entire identity was turned upside down in the space of 24 hours? Producer Katie Campbell shares her story of going from working at a camp in America to finding herself navigating hospitals, surgeries and survival.

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Episode production: Katie Campbell

What makes a home? Producer Maryam Mohammed Muayad goes in search of what home means to her as she and her family move from Baghdad, Iraq, to Amman, Jordan, and then to Erbil, in Kurdistan Iraq. 

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Episode production: Maryam Mohammed Muayad

For many people, food sits at the center of their community, it's a way to bring people together as they share a meal and connect with each other. Balenji Mwiche dives into the food of her Zambian background and why for so long she turned her back on it in preference for more English cuisine. She explores what food means to her, her family, and to others in the community.

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Episode production: Balenji Mwiche

Our first episode for Season two is called  ‘Rebuilding’. Over the past few years we’ve witnessed more young people standing up and fighting for their future and the future of their communities. In today’s episode 24 year old Madhav Datt from New Delhi shares stories of young people in India and Bangladesh who’ve turned experiences of adversity into positive change.

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Episode production: Madhav Datt

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Shomy Hasan Chowdhury is a multi-award-winning Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) activist from Bangladesh. Shomy is the Co-Founder of global youth-led org Awareness 360, a Global Changemakers Fellow, a US Dept. of State Alumna, a Global Citizen Youth Advocate, the Asia Representative of the Commonwealth Students’ Association, a Royal Commonwealth Society Fellow, Youth Advisory Board Member of Youth Combating NTDs, a certified Commonwealth Leader, Commonwealth Youth Forum 2021 International Taskforce Policy Lead, a Global Youth Ambassador for Theirworld UK, a TEDx Speaker, a Schwarzman Scholar '21-22, and an International Election Observer. She has addressed keynotes and inspired millions across 5 continents. She has received many recognitions for her social work of over a decade, notably the President’s Volunteer Service Award (Gold) from President Barack Obama and the Princess Diana Legacy Award. She was titled as a UNDP-Samsung Global Generation17 Young Leader and was named to the 2021 Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the Social Impact category.

Shreya Aneja is an architect and a student at Architectural Association, London - pursuing a Master of Architecture degree in Sustainable Environmental Design. She is also a Design Consultant at UK based NGO, Nostos Homes, which builds homes for forcibly displaced people. She is a professional Kathak dancer and an avid spoken word poet.

Madhav Datt founded Green the Gene as a small environmental club in his school when he was 8 years old. Today, Green the Gene is one of the world’s largest completely youth-led environmental non-profits, with over 7,000 young volunteers and projects in 62 countries. Madhav was named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list in the social impact category in 2021. His work has received international recognition including from HRH Prince William, Prime Minister of India, CTO of Tesla, Royal Commonwealth Society, and Audi. Madhav co-founded Nostos Homes, and chairs its Board of Trustees.

WADUP co-produces audio stories with young people across the world.

In our second season producers from Azerbaijan, India, Somalia, Kurdistan, Scotland and England will be sharing their stories of connection. They take us into deeply personal stories of recovery and share wisdom on friendship and reconnecting with our roots. 

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