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Speaking with an immigrant doctor, Pasco learns from our stranger what it means to come to the UK with the expectations of supporting your family abroad. We learn about life as a doctor in the NHS and the private sector, how our health care system coped with COVID, and hear about this doctor's philosophy around 'soul health'.

In this harrowing yet inspiring episode, this stranger gives us a raw picture of their experience, and how they live life to the full each day despite struggles and pain. They discuss her diagnosis, shame, politics, the NHS, and relationships. Join in the conversation and don't be a stranger. If you like what you hear, please leave us a review or drop us an email at talktostrangerspodcast.team@gmail.com. Brought to you by Gigfunding.

In this episode Pasco talks to an anonymous Police Officer. This stranger lets us see what the day-to-day life of a Police Officer is like, and offers an insight in the recent BLM protests. They discuss racism, new recruits, trauma and mental health in the police, and his experience through in The Met.

In this episode Pasco speaks to an anonymous ex-convict. We explore his time as a criminal, his arrest, his experience moving through the UK justice system, and what his life was like coming out of prison. This stranger gives us an exposé on the inside, and the hardships of being a foreign national there. Packed full of explicit detail, stories and surprises, this isn't for the fainthearted.

Hello and welcome to Talk to Strangers.

Ever wondered what the 9-5 of a gang member is?

Or how a Hasidic Jew perceive themselves in society?

This podcast explores the lives of people in the UK we don't know. My name is Pasco, an ex-journalist for Vice and Al Jazeera and I'm curious to test my assumptions about stereotypes and find out more about people who are different from me. Unlike most podcasts, the stars of this show, are ordinary people, every episode I chat to a complete stranger each representing a different community. Join me for this unique opportunity to learn about the experiences and stories of our neighbours.