How can one moment of compassion change everything? Smajo OBE, an educator, researcher and public speaker, shares how his grandmother chose love over hatred in the darkest time and reflects on what we can learn from the past to help us support displaced people today. 

Hope on Repeat is a five-part podcast series, hosted by award-winning poet and musician Sophia Thakur, spotlighting the power of music and storytelling through personal stories from refugees. Throughout the series, you’ll hear refugee Storytellers along with UK for UNHCR staff share their Hope Hit -- the songs that inspire togetherness and hope. 

Our theme song is 'My City’ by our host, Sophia Thakur, as well as being her Hope Hit.