- 55
- Episodes
- 43
- Transcribed
- 139
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2025
- First episode
About REAL LIVES
Coming 7th October... From Naomi Channell, TV producer, journalist, and host of the hit true crime podcast REAL, comes a brand-new series that proves the most extraordinary stories aren’t always about crime… they’re about life. In REAL LIVES, Naomi sits down with people whose experiences are stranger, wilder, and more moving than fiction. From a victim of a bigamist to a Dunblane survivor, the UK’s first commercial surrogate to a woman jilted at the altar, and even a death doula who helps people face the end — these are stories of resilience, heartbreak, survival, and reinvention. Twisting, gripping, and deeply human, REAL LIVES invites you into the moments that changed everything. These aren’t just stories. They’re real lives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- Naomi Channell
- Category
- society & culture · society & culture · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 24 Sept 2025
- Latest episode
- 3 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
43 of 55 episodes have a transcript.
3 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
'My Husband Abducted My Children And Took Them To Live On The Other Side Of The World'
27 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
'My Son Died Because of Greed and Negligence, Now I'm Fighting For Change'
19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
'Everything We Knew About Our Family Was a Lie'
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'My Husband Abducted My Children And Took Them To Live On The Other Side Of The World'
Published 3 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But that never happened. And we're going to get into why that never happened now. So what it's now 30 years later and you've had very little contact with them. So what happened back then that stopped, that just meant that this was going on and on and your daughters were not being returned to your care? […]
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- Lily
- Danielle Jones
- Claire Hornby
- Rachel Watkyn
- David Swindle
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.0 / 5
- 2 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 137 ratings
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