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It’s easy to have a basic conversation with someone. About whatever is easiest to talk about at that moment. Sometimes you’ll find that the person you’re speaking to has an incredible story, a secret they’ve never really shared broadly, or just something you’d never heard. Suddenly they’ve spent 20min regaling you with the tale and all you can do is wonder how amazing it was to hear. This show is an endeavour to capture those moments. To bring together a really thoughtful story about a person and show that everyone has an incredible story and one simple question might lead them to it.

Location:

United Kingdom

Description:

It’s easy to have a basic conversation with someone. About whatever is easiest to talk about at that moment. Sometimes you’ll find that the person you’re speaking to has an incredible story, a secret they’ve never really shared broadly, or just something you’d never heard. Suddenly they’ve spent 20min regaling you with the tale and all you can do is wonder how amazing it was to hear. This show is an endeavour to capture those moments. To bring together a really thoughtful story about a person and show that everyone has an incredible story and one simple question might lead them to it.

Language:

English


Episodes
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Season Finale & Some Answers From Your Host (S02E19)

3/9/2021
Season finale, where the host recaps the year with questions from his guests.

Duration:00:20:35

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Have you been homeschooling? - Danielle Sullivan (S02E18)

2/23/2021
An autistic mother on how she and her neurodiverse family operate in a stigmatised world.

Duration:00:28:15

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What kind of music do you compose? - Lucas Cantor (S02E17)

2/16/2021
Discussing the impact of AI on musical composition with an Emmy winning composer.

Duration:00:31:25

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How did you get into hypnosis? - Doug Sands (S02E16)

2/9/2021
How hypnotism can help a busy and anxious life, from a meaningful life hypnotist.

Duration:00:28:53

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Where did you grow up? - Precious Pioneer (S02E15)

2/2/2021
Learning how a military child sees relationships, home, and food, from the lens of someone constantly on the move

Duration:00:25:31

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Where do you normally live? - Mandy Jones (S02E14)

1/26/2021
A cruise director on how she got into the business and how COVID-19 has affected her life.

Duration:00:27:12

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Do you go to church on Sundays? - Gordon Hall (S02E13)

1/19/2021
An evangelical Christian’s turn away from faith and into a more comforting unknown.

Duration:00:31:42

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Are you on social media? - Kevin Samy (S02E12)

1/12/2021
Why an ex-white house staffer no longer uses social media and what he’s doing to fix it.

Duration:00:35:46

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What does the future look like? - Amelia Kallman (S02E11)

12/15/2020
The past and present of someone whose job it is to tell us about the future.

Duration:00:31:40

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Where's your coat? - Tom Lazenga (S02E10)

12/8/2020
Cold showers, intermittent fasting, and more anti-fragile endeavours

Duration:00:31:14

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Do you have a #metoo story? - Nat Rich (S02E09)

12/1/2020
Discussing a #metoo survivor’s experience and what they learned from the trauma of past relationships.

Duration:00:30:28

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What did you want to be when you were a kid? - Dustin Miller (S02E08)

11/24/2020
Discussing the alternative education routes of a multi-employed podcast creator with lofty goals.

Duration:00:30:27

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How did you meet your husband? - Natasha Jerie (S02E07)

11/17/2020
Keys to a successful relationship from a coach who has experienced all things exceptional in her relationship.

Duration:00:32:56

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Where is your accent from? - Mona Saleh (S02E06)

11/10/2020
A discussion with a Yemini NGO worker about the crisis in the country and it’s effect on her, her life and her country.

Duration:00:28:12

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What’s the latest at the hospital? - Maulin Shah (S02E05)

11/2/2020
A breakdown of the COVID-19 pandemic as it stands today, and a stark reminder of just why we we did all that lockdown and distancing earlier.

Duration:00:30:43

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What’s your personal best marathon time? - Iain Ward (S02E04)

10/27/2020
Tracking marathon training of Iain Ward who is trying to raise millions for cancer research, for a very personal reason.

Duration:00:28:23

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What are your thoughts on the BLM protests? - Dottie Guy, part 2 (S02E03)

10/20/2020
An ex-military police officer describes the Black Lives Matter movement and the underlying cause for why police brutality and racism are at the forefront of our society today.

Duration:00:31:48

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When did you leave home? - Dottie Guy, part 1 (S02E02)

10/13/2020
After 9/11, a small-town girl who has trained with the national guard finds herself a military police officer, then a veteran, and reveals how it all happened.

Duration:00:31:15

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Where are you from? - Victor (S02E01)

10/6/2020
Desperate to escape threats on his life, this is the story of an immigrant who traveled to the US seeking asylum and the subsequent turns his life took.

Duration:00:27:17

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Trailer - Season 2 of One Simple Question

9/29/2020
Trailer for Season 2 of One Simple Question

Duration:00:02:46