The Happy Pod: How saving an otter changed our lives

Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection

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The Happy Pod: The dolphins who 'smile' at their friends

Research shows dolphins change their expression when they are interacting

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The Happy Pod: Swimming against depression

How a Ukrainian refugee's cold water swimming has helped her tackle depression

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The Happy Pod: Meet Italy's Tom Cruise and Blake Lively

At Genoa's Voci Nell'Ombra Festival, actors receive awards for dubbing stars in Italian

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The Happy Pod: The cafe spreading the joy of dance

The Coffee Milano Café team asked customers to dance and it is spreading joy across town

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Happy Pod: The homeless pianist raising money for others

Rhys Wynne Jones was filmed playing the piano at a homeless church shelter and went viral

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The Happy Pod: The shop that opened for hugs at Christmas

We meet the family tackling loneliness at Christmas

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The Happy Pod: Happiest stories of the year

Looking back at the happiest stories of 2024

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The Happy Pod: The professionals and tradespeople cleaning up Ghana

Meet the Buz Stop Boys, a group of volunteers cleaning up the streets of Ghana

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The Happy Pod: The woman helping hundreds of thousands of premature babies

We meet a Texas woman whose donated breastmilk helped 350,000 babies

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The Happy Pod: The young couple keeping old photography alive

How a young couple's passion is keeping traditional film photography alive

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The Happy Pod: Meet the world's internet dad

We hear from Rob Kenney, who has taught millions of people how to do everyday tasks

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The Happy Pod: From security guard to sculptor at the Met Museum

Armia Khalil's chance encounter with a visitor led to his dream of exhibiting at a museum

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The Happy Pod: The volunteer vet travelling the world

Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection

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The Happy Pod: From rescue to romance

How a plea to fly an elderly dog to the US led to marriage

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Positive news stories

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The Happy Pod: Learning to play the guitar one handed

Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection

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The Happy Pod: Getting engaged in the ashes of our home

A man stuns his partner by proposing when he found the ring in the ruins of the LA fires

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The Happy Pod: A gift that reopened the world

How an offroad wheelchair inspired by love reopened one woman's world and helped hundreds

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The Happy Pod: Tea for two - sharing a brew with a stranger

We meet the man behind A Mug of Life, who says chatting to strangers makes life better

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The Happy Pod: Football while fasting - Egypt's Ramadan pastime

Millions gather each year on Egypt's streets for football tournaments during Ramadan

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The Happy Pod: Saving Thailand’s street dogs

Niall Harbison has dedicated his life to helping thousands of stray dogs on Koh Samui

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The Happy Pod: Life-saving rat retires

Carolina, a giant African pouched rat, has spent seven years sniffing out Tuberculosis

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Positive news stories

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The Happy Pod: International Dance Day special

Celebrate the joy of dance and hear from performers and choreographers around the world

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The Happy Pod: The rescued Ukraine lions learning to roar again

A group of lions rescued from Ukraine are roaring again in new homes built with donations

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The Happy Pod: Learning to read in your 30s

The man inspiring others by teaching himself to read in his 30s

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The Happy Pod: Climbing a mountain 64 times to inspire others

Tania nearly died on Table Mountain but says The Happy Pod helped her fight

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The Happy Pod: The unlikely duo getting men talking about mental health

The man travelling the world with a cuddly duck to get others to open up

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The Happy Pod: The joy of chasing a giant cheese

Why the English tradition of cheese rolling is gathering crowds from around the world

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