09 Mar 2024
27m

The Happy Pod: Sounds of the stars

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Global News Podcast

This podcast episode delves into various topics, including NASA's sonification project that translates visual data from space into sound, the discovery of bees making a "whooping" sound, and the achievements of college basketball player Caitlin Clark. It also highlights the resurgence of the 1980s girl band Zenana after their song was rediscovered and the story of a woman who went viral for being hoisted in the air after her coat got caught on a shopfront shutter. The episode further explores language revival and its impact on Shania's life, emphasizing the importance of community ownership and self-discovery through the bungalow language workshop. Finally, it shares the tale of Honshu, a Japanese macaque who escaped from a wildlife park in Scotland and eventually found a new home at Edinburgh Zoo.

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