"The Happy Pod" presents a series of uplifting stories from around the world. The episode begins with the reunion of Valerie, a dachshund, with her owners after 19 months of being lost on Kangaroo Island. It then transitions to the story of a zebra named Ed, who was captured after being on the run in Tennessee. The podcast also features a segment on the Signal School in Mumbai, built from shipping containers to educate children from impoverished backgrounds. Additionally, the show highlights Arnold Dix, an Australian expert who helped rescue 41 workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel in India. The episode also covers conservationists searching for the rare Cercodetta montana cicada in Slovenia with the help of a young girl named Christina and a cycling program in Essex that supports women's mental health. The episode concludes with the reaction to Senegal's football team beating England.
