This is the Happy Pod from the BBC World Service.

I'm Janet Jaliel and in this edition, I can say, oh, it makes me feel great, but it makes me feel

like it's tearing me apart and putting me back together. It's the beauty of destruction and

bliss. The 35-year-old man who's learning how to read and taking his social media followers on the journey with him.

Also, you're kind of acting out things and make sounds like whoop, woo, and then you all go off with your lawnmowers.

Weaving and out of everybody and then everybody's laughing together.

Why unleashing your childish side could be good for your health.

The lab chimps being given new homes in Liberia.

And?

I think I was motivated to make the most of my life by that, you know, that you've only got one life and make the most.

We meet Iron Grand, the 81-year-old swimming, cycling and running extreme distances just because she can.

When was the last time you learned something new?

Oliver James spent most of his life not being able to read.

But at the age of 32, he decided to teach himself.

And despite being embarrassed about this, he shared the experience on TikTok,

gaining hundreds of thousands of followers.

He spoke to Simran Sohal about getting his first ever book, a gift from his partner five years ago. It just literally opened up one door for me to go,

hold on. Why don't you just read? I still have the book. It's 365 quotes to live your life by it by R.C.

Ribladel. It changed my life. It also brought me

closer to understanding, like, this is a journey. When I'm first one to school, I had some,

kind of like some learning issues and some behavioral health issues. So they placed me into a special

needs class with the ADHD and the hypertension deficit disorder. It was really hard for me to

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