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The Happy Pod: The shop that opened for hugs at Christmas
We meet the family tackling loneliness at Christmas
The Happy Pod: Happiest stories of the year
Looking back at the happiest stories of 2024
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
The Happy Pod: The woman helping hundreds of thousands of premature babies
We meet a Texas woman whose donated breastmilk helped 350,000 babies
The Happy Pod: The young couple keeping old photography alive
How a young couple's ion is keeping traditional film photography alive
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
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
The Happy Pod: The volunteer vet travelling the world
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
The Happy Pod: From rescue to romance
How a plea to fly an elderly dog to the US led to marriage
Positive news stories
The Happy Pod: Learning to play the guitar one handed
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
The Happy Pod: A gift that reopened the world
How an offroad wheelchair inspired by love reopened one woman's world and helped hundreds
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
The Happy Pod: Football while fasting - Egypt's Ramadan pastime
Millions gather each year on Egypt's streets for football tournaments during Ramadan
The Happy Pod: Saving Thailand’s street dogs
Niall Harbison has dedicated his life to helping thousands of stray dogs on Koh Samui
The Happy Pod: Life-saving rat retires
Carolina, a giant African pouched rat, has spent seven years sniffing out Tuberculosis
The Happy Pod: International Dance Day special
Celebrate the joy of dance and hear from performers and choreographers around the world
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
The Happy Pod: Learning to read in your 30s
The man inspiring others by teaching himself to read in his 30s
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
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
The Happy Pod: The joy of chasing a giant cheese
Why the English tradition of cheese rolling is gathering crowds from around the world
