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I broke the most important rule: don't get attached

12/22/2025 • 41 min

Swedish youth worker Nicolas Lunabba had one strict rule: never get attached to the kids you help. Then 13-year-old Elijah moved in — and turned his mentor’s flat into a home. In Malmö, Sweden, where poverty and violence shaped young lives, detachment was Nicolas' survival strategy. Then he met Elijah, an eight year old with a mohawk, a basketball under his arm… Play episode

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Enter the new dragon: the Bruce Lee of Afghanistan
Jane Goodall: In her own words
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Sex, love, Rock 'n' Roll... and The Sopranos
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