The Happy Pod: Portugal’s last circus elephant rehomed
This episode of The Happy Pod highlights uplifting global stories, from a retired circus elephant’s sanctuary life in Portugal to the discovery of a new monkey species in Congo and Kenyan women restoring coastal ecosystems. It closes with a teenager’s triumph in passing a piano exam using
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