Alan Dein connects with strangers across the world via social media, exploring the things that unite people across cultures and borders.
Alan Dein connects with strangers across the world via social media, exploring the things that unite people across cultures and borders.
Alan Dein talks to people around the world to find out how they recover when facing difficulty.
Helena is a young woman in Venezuela, living alone with her daughter. Caught in the middle of a national crisis, crime and electrical blackouts, she leaves an audio diary for Alan documenting the week leading up to her daughter's 9th birthday.
He also speaks to a personal trainer in Sri Lanka whose business is much more than exercise and an Argentinian man who finds hope in personal tragedy.
Producer: Sam Peach