Dear Daughter Podcast
Extraordinary letters written from parents to their children with Namulanta Kombo. Sharing parenting advice, family stories and life lessons.
Extraordinary letters written from parents to their children with Namulanta Kombo. Sharing parenting advice, family stories and life lessons.
Dear Daughter is an award-winning podcast from the 成人快手 World Service about love, life, family, and raising children. It is the brainchild of Namulanta Kombo, a mother on a quest to create a 鈥榟andbook to life鈥 for her daughter, through the advice of parents from all over the world.
Each episode, a guest reads a letter they鈥檝e written to their children (or their future children, or the children they never had) with the advice, life lessons, and personal stories they鈥檇 like to pass on.
Expect unbelievable true stories, inspirational advice for parents, and moving accounts of families, relationships and raising daughters.
Share your letter! What do you want to say to your kids? Or the next generation? Do you have thoughts on motherhood, fatherhood, or parenthood to share? Whether you are a mum or mom, dad or papa, grandparent, uncle, aunt, daughter, son or just want to write a letter, send us a Whatsapp message on +44 800 030 4404 or visit bbcworldservice.com/deardaughter.
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Episodes to download
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Mama Seebz: Social media fame and dealing with haters
Fri 28 Mar 2025
TikTok star Mama Seebz on how social media helped her connect with her daughter
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Kalki Koechlin: Bollywood and beauty standards
Fri 21 Mar 2025
What should you do when your daughter tells you she doesn鈥檛 feel pretty?
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Audrey Akande: The Receipts and becoming a 鈥榞irl mum鈥
Fri 14 Mar 2025
Audrey from The Receipts shares the letter she鈥檚 written for her daughter
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Dr Rae Wynn-Grant: Surviving bears, jaguars, and motherhood
Fri 7 Mar 2025
Wildlife presenter Rae Wynn-Grant on self-doubt and close encounters with bears
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Adjoa Andoh: Bridgerton, bodies, and bizarre pregnancy cravings
Fri 28 Feb 2025
What advice does Bridgerton actor Adjoa Andoh want to share with her children?
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Dear Daughter: Stars is coming soon!
Fri 14 Feb 2025
Namulanta is back - but this time there鈥檚 a celebrity guest list!
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Choosing to be child free
Sat 8 Jun 2024
Yvonne in Australia writes a letter to a daughter she never had
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The little girl with trauma
Sat 25 May 2024
Regina had a difficult childhood 鈥 will she know how to be a mother?
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Diagnosed by a stranger, with Ria Lina
Sat 18 May 2024
A conversation with an audience member leads a comedian to discover she is autistic
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My daughter, who I thought was my son
Sat 11 May 2024
Gretchen鈥檚 daughter is transgender. How can she protect her, while helping her grow?
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Blending families
Sat 4 May 2024
Rehman remarries after his wife dies. How will he make sure his two families get along?
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A public apology from a besotted mother
Sat 27 Apr 2024
Malini has lots of regrets about her parenting. Her daughter remembers things differently
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It鈥檚 just hair, with Joy Kendi
Sat 20 Apr 2024
Joy doesn鈥檛 want her hair to define her 鈥 so she shaves her head
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The dating to-do list
Sat 6 Apr 2024
Wen is raised believing sex is taboo but knows she must change for her daughter鈥檚 sake
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The people-making business with Janine Harouni
Sat 30 Mar 2024
New mum Janine is anxious and lonely, so why do the other mums online look so happy?
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The perfect trap
Sat 23 Mar 2024
Anna fights her eating disorder, knowing she needs to be healthy if she wants to be a mum
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Making amends
Sat 16 Mar 2024
Musikari risks his life fighting corruption in Kenya, but at what cost to his family?
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Being Superwoman
Fri 8 Mar 2024
Solene endlessly juggles work and parenthood, but something must give
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Elbows out with Nadiya Hussain
Fri 1 Mar 2024
The Great British Bake Off star on raising teenagers and taking up space
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Bonus: The Documentary
Thu 9 Nov 2023
Other people鈥檚 children - the mothers who leave their own families behind
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Holding on to love: Dear Daughter live
Mon 19 Jun 2023
Disastrous dates and how to make a relationship last. It's our second live show in Kenya
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Finding love: Dear Daughter live in Nairobi
Mon 12 Jun 2023
How to approach dating. Tips and laughs in our first ever live show, in Nairobi, Kenya
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