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This is the happy pod from the BBC World Service. I'm Jackie Leonard and in this edition uploaded on Saturday the 2nd of March.

Why these medical students are this happy the felines and felons supporting each other in

Chile.

Some of them are here for years and the cats are an emotional support for them.

From being a driver to swinging one, the man hoping to swap grocery deliveries for professional

golf after a breakthrough at the

Kenya Open. At the end of the day is what I've been working hard for probably the last

ten years so it's definitely a huge step in the right direction and hopefully more to come.

Also in this podcast.

K-pop artists have YouTube series, reality TV shows, all in an effort to extend that conversation that they have with their fans and

draw them into their world.

And it's working.

We will hear about the rise and rise of K-pop. And we begin with this remarkable moment at an auditorium in New York.

I'm happy to share with you that starting in August this year, the Albert

Einstein College of Medicine will be tuition free. Dr. Ruth Gottersman, a former professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine,

announcing that her gift... A former professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine

announcing that her gift of a billion dollars will mean that students there

will get free tuition. I have watched that video a lot. Some of them are jumping

to their feet. They all look astonished, stunned, some

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