The Happy Pod: Panda pair bring joy to San Diego

Global News Podcast

BBC

Society & Culture, Daily News, News, Documentary

4.2 • 7.8K Ratings

🗓️ 10 August 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

We hear about the giant personalities of the panda pair bringing joy to the crowds at San Diego Zoo. The super relaxed male and curious, playful female are the first pandas sent to the US from China in more than twenty years.

Also: How Botswana celebrated its first gold medal at an Olympics with a nationwide party - and an afternoon off work. We hear from a woman who's defied tradition in southern Iraq to set up the region's first all female cafe. We visit Amsterdam's Offline Club -- where people have to ditch their smartphones and talk to people in real life. For the first time ever, there's space at the Olympics for breastfeeding and childcare. And how gold was followed by diamonds for one champion at the Olympics.

Our weekly collection of happy stories and positive news from around the world.

Transcript

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0:00.0	This is the Happy Pod from the BBC World Service.
0:04.0	I'm Valerie Sanderson and in this edition
0:09.0	uploaded on Saturday the 10th of August.
0:11.8	They're just amazing and there have tons and tons of personality.
0:15.6	And it makes me really happy that we can offer some bit of hope, some inspiration for the world
0:20.0	to have a little brightness in their day. We hear about the cheeky habits and
0:24.4	conservation role of the first panda pair set to the US for more than 20 years.
0:29.4	We meet the woman who defied tradition to open the first old female cafe in southern Iraq.
0:35.3	A dream, big dream, make it happen and you will fight the supports.
0:40.6	Make your dream happen.
0:41.8	Also if you don't have any support because you must support yourself.
0:46.0	Plus, this was extraordinary. It was something that most people didn't expect.
0:52.0	They wanted to go there and bring happiness to
0:54.1	his people. Botswana celebrates sprint victory at the Olympics with a party and
0:59.3	time of work. Also in this podcast, our reporter in the Netherlands
1:03.8	surrenders her smartphone reluctantly and meets people at the offline club.
1:08.6	I really believe that it's important to take some time off of my screen.
1:14.0	I think a lot of us are craving authentic connections with people.
1:19.0	And the parrot with a record-breaking memory.
1:22.0	What's this called? What's this called?
1:23.0	What's this called?
1:25.0	Plant.
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