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The Happy Pod: The shop that opened for hugs at Christmas
We meet the family who kept their shop open on Christmas Day to help locals feel less lonely. Also, the parents creating visual memories for their ch…
1 year, 2 months ago
20 years on: Remembering the tsunami
Memorial events have been held around the Indian Ocean to mark 20 years since the tsunami that killed more than 220,000 people. Also: Did Russia down…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Happy Pod: 2024 News Review
The happiest stories of 2024 - from the extraordinary achievement in raising Notre Dame Cathedral from the ashes, to the success of the chopsticks ma…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Happy Pod: Playing the piano saved my life
A man filmed playing the piano while homeless went viral. Now he's raising money for others and says it's saved his life. Also: showing love with Chr…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Happy Pod: The cafe spreading the joy of dance
We hear from a cafe in Massachusetts that spreads joy by asking customers to dance as they enter. Also: the toys made from cigarette butts; a communi…
1 year, 2 months ago
Biden in largest single-day act of clemency
US president commutes around 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people. Also: inside Syria's abandoned presidential palace, recreational use of cannabis …
1 year, 2 months ago
Syrian rebels enter Homs and close in on Damascus
Syrian President's grip on power wanes as another strategic city falls to Islamist rebels. Also: Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is rededicated in fron…
1 year, 2 months ago
Syria special
Syria's army says it's bolstering defences around the capital, Damascus, as rebels intent on overthrowing President Assad converge on the city.
1 year, 2 months ago
The Happy Pod: Meet Italy's Tom Cruise and Blake Lively
We're at an Italian film festival with a difference, for actors who become the voice of Hollywood stars and achieve fame in their own right. Also: Ca…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Happy Pod: Swimming against depression
We hear from a Ukrainian refugee who says cold water swimming has helped her tackle depression and keep moving forward. Also: making fuel from washed…
1 year, 3 months ago