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Benoit Denizet-Lewis

Does your name represent who you really are?

Most of us don’t question the name we were given, but for many people, choosing a new one is a chance to rediscover their identity

Fri 15 May 2026

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Phoebe Davis
Girlguiding facing mass exodus after setting deadline for trans girls to quit

Sun 29 Mar 2026

Girlguiding facing mass exodus after setting deadline for trans girls to quit
James Tapper
Pausing puberty blockers trial seems political, not scientific, says Cass

Sun 22 Feb 2026

Pausing puberty blockers trial seems political, not scientific, says Cass
Megan Clement
Trans people fleeing Trump’s America are caught in asylum limbo

Fri 13 Feb 2026

Trans people fleeing Trump’s America are caught in asylum limbo
Phoebe Davis
Judge blocks bid to stop trans women using Hampstead pond

Thu 29 Jan 2026

Judge blocks bid to stop trans women using Hampstead pond
D/Annie Liontas
Boys at bootcamp: two sides of American masculinity

Sat 10 Jan 2026

Boys at bootcamp: two sides of American masculinity
Phoebe Davis
How the trans debate shattered the ‘tranquil haven’ of Hampstead Ponds

Wed 24 Dec 2025

How the trans debate shattered the ‘tranquil haven’ of Hampstead Ponds
2025’s biggest stories of the year

37 mins • S1, E299

2025’s biggest stories of the year
Andrew Hankinson
Graham Linehan won’t shut up

Thu 27 Nov 2025

Graham Linehan won’t shut up
Ukraine peace talks in Geneva

29 mins • S1, E289

Ukraine peace talks in Geneva

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