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Feb 2025
26m 39s

The Happy Pod: From security guard to sc...

Bbc World Service
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We meet security guard Armia Khalil, whose kindness to a visitor led to his sculpture being exhibited at New York's Met Museum. Also: new hope for Parkinson's; beer that's good for you; and Bhutan welcomes Ed Sheeran.

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