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Four conversations on living in the shadow of Cop26, how to make a house share work, the draw of K-pop and the ups and downs of being ginger haired. Fi Glover presents.

Fi Glover presents four conversations between strangers. This week: Michael and Tabassum talk about life in Glasgow and what it’s like to live in the shadow of Cop26; Phil and Niamh share stories from opposite ends of the house share cycle; Cathy and Pricilla talk about their shared passion for Korean pop music and culture; and Bobbie and Derek reflect on being ginger haired and how ‘gingerism’ has dogged them since childhood.

The Listening Project is a Radio 4 initiative that offers a snapshot of contemporary Britain in which people across the UK volunteer to have a conversation. The conversations are being gathered across the UK by teams of producers from local and national radio stations who facilitate each encounter. Every conversation lasts up to an hour and is then edited to extract the key moments of connection between the participants. Most of the unedited conversations are being archived by the British Library and used to build up a collection of voices capturing a unique portrait of the UK in this decade of the millennium. You can learn more about The Listening Project by visiting bbc.co.uk/listeningproject

Producer: Mohini Patel

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28 minutes

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Sun 7 Nov 2021 13:30

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  • Sun 7 Nov 2021 13:30

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