The Happy Pod: South Korea's Samba diplomat
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.2 • 7.8K Ratings
🗓️ 20 July 2024
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Ambassador Lim Ki-mo started singing Brazilian songs at public events to raise spirits during the covid pandemic. Videos posted online went viral and he was invited to perform at a famous Samba club in Rio. He tells us it's an expression of his joy and love for Brazil but he never expected to become so popular.
Also: With the Paris Olympics and Paralympics approaching, we meet some of the athletes representing the Refugee Team after having to flee their home countries.
Has Dublin experienced the biggest earthquake of Taylor Swift's Eras tour? Experts detected seismic waves from Shake It Off more than a hundred kilometers away.
We hear how a new type of tourism is bringing money to local communities across Thailand. There's good news for a critically endangered crocodile in Cambodia -- with a record breaking hatching of babies. And why a man left unable to talk or move after a stroke aged just 16 is mentoring children and writing his life story.
Our weekly collection of happy stories and positive news from around the world.
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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 uploaded on Saturday the 20th of July |
| 0:12.0 | a diplomat with a difference. |
| 0:14.0 | I enjoyed singing songs from the countries where I served, But in Brazil, I suddenly become popular more than I expected. |
| 0:27.0 | Videos of the South Korean Ambassador singing Samba have gone viral. As the Paris Olympics |
| 0:34.4 | approach we'll hear about the athletes competing after fleeing their own home |
| 0:39.0 | countries. When I participated and became a part of the Refugee Olympic Team, I understood that it's actually way bigger than just a medal. |
| 0:47.0 | There's good news for a critically endangered crocodile in Cambodia. |
| 0:52.0 | This is the most significant boost to receiving the species |
| 0:55.3 | through natural reproduction that we have witnessed in the country. |
| 0:59.9 | Also in this podcast has Dublin seen the biggest Swift quake so far. |
| 1:05.0 | We think we can see shake it off at a seismometer which is located about 113 kilometres away. |
| 1:14.2 | That is obviously very impressive. |
| 1:17.0 | And I love cultivating hope, happiness and joy. |
| 1:21.4 | I want to broaden the reach of help and positivity through my own experiences. |
| 1:27.0 | Why a man who can't speak or move after a stroke at the age of 16 is now working to mentor children. |
| 1:37.0 | We start with an unusual music sensation in Brazil. This is no This is no ordinary. |
| 1:45.0 | This is no ordinary story. |
| 1:47.0 | This is no ordinary samba star. In fact, this singer is also South Korea's ambassador in |
| 1:59.2 | Brasilia. |
| 2:00.2 | Limboe, who's 59, has been winning over the Brazilian people with a series of viral videos |
| 2:06.2 | and has even performed at one of Rio's most illustrious samba spots. |
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