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🗓️ 3 July 2022

⏱️ 30 minutes

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We all know that information is power, but what if you live in a country without a free press or regular access to the internet? You have to be creative and find nimble ways to help your community stay informed. That's exactly what journalists in Caracas, Venezuela are doing by delivering the news every weekday ... on public buses all over! In this episode of Far Flung, a podcast from the TED Audio Collective, hop on a music-filled and inspiring journey as El Bus TV combats misinformation and arms you with the hope that there's always a way to take action on the things that matter -- wherever you are. Listen to Far Flung wherever you are listening to this.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Elise, and today we have an episode of Far From Lung with Selim Reshamwalla,
0:09.1	another podcast that's in the Ted Audio Collective.
0:12.2	In every episode, Selim visits a new spot on the globe to understand the ideas that flow
0:17.4	from there.
0:18.4	In the new season, they're heading all over the world, from Somalia, to Caracas, to Nepal,
0:22.6	to Barcelona, and more.
0:24.6	Here's an episode we thought you would particularly enjoy.
0:27.2	If you like it, follow Far From Lung with Selim Reshamwalla, wherever you're listening to this.
0:35.0	Support for Ted Talk daily comes from Air BnB.
0:37.7	Okay, every time you stay at an Air BnB, do you ever wonder, could my place at home actually
0:43.8	be an Air BnB, could I rent it out?
0:46.4	And if I could, what would it earn?
0:48.5	I think about this sometimes, myself.
0:51.0	So I was pretty surprised to hear about Lucy and Worcestershire, who realized she could
0:56.0	convert her empty barn space into a one-bedroom Air BnB.
1:00.4	How creative, right?
1:01.6	Now her extra income allows her to focus on her family as a new mom.
1:05.9	Find out what your place could be earning at arabnb.co.uk-host.
1:12.4	Right now, you're hearing the streets of Caracas, Venezuela, specifically inside a bus.
1:29.3	And like a lot of buses around the world, you're going to hear everything all this bus.
1:33.8	Street vendors, poets, comedians, rappers, there's definitely commuters.
1:40.4	And on this bus, you can also watch the news.
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