Harry Bly
Appearances
Global News Podcast
Concern in Europe after Trump and Putin agree to start Ukraine talks
The petition, on the website denmarkification.com, promises to bring some Scandinavian charm to America's Golden State. It offers to introduce bike lanes and smørrebrød, which are traditional Danish sandwiches, as well as changing the name of Disneyland to Hans Christian Andersenland, a nod to the famous Danish fairy tale author.
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Concern in Europe after Trump and Putin agree to start Ukraine talks
It also claims to have reciprocal benefits for Denmark too, boasting California's 300 days of sunshine per year, its tech sector Silicon Valley, and the state's plentiful crop of avocados. Already, the petition has attracted more than 230,000 signatures. Its creator claims to have the cast of Borgen, the Danish political drama, ready to lead negotiations.
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Concern in Europe after Trump and Putin agree to start Ukraine talks
California already has a connection to Denmark. The city of Solvang, which means sunny fields, was founded by three Danish immigrants in 1911 and promotes itself as the Danish capital of America.
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The Happy Pod: Tea for two - sharing a brew with a stranger
That's Mia Luzietti, one of the penguin trainers at the New England Aquarium. Six penguins, Harlequin, Durban, Boulders, Isis, Lambert and Dyer will join Island Zero.
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The Happy Pod: Tea for two - sharing a brew with a stranger
On the retirement island, trainers like Mia will tend to the penguins' more complex health needs, such as liver and eyesight problems, arthritis and other mobility issues.
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The Happy Pod: Tea for two - sharing a brew with a stranger
Five of these penguins are now around double the life expectancy of this species, which in the wild is 10 to 15 years. That's because as they age and slow down, they lose the ability to hunt for fish and are more likely to themselves be eaten by a predator.
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The Happy Pod: Tea for two - sharing a brew with a stranger
Native to the coasts of South Africa and Namibia, there's been a sharp decline in numbers in recent years, in part due to human activity like overfishing, pollution and climate change. So how does the penguin retirement village in Boston help with this? Mia says the aquarium is part of an international conservation effort.
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The Happy Pod: Tea for two - sharing a brew with a stranger
One example is studying the penguins' optimal environment and the types of nests they live in. In their natural habitat, African penguin guano, or excrement, is harvested by humans to use as fertiliser.
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The Happy Pod: Tea for two - sharing a brew with a stranger
A court in South Africa has imposed six no-fishing zones around key penguin breeding colonies around the Western Cape, preventing fishing boats from catching sardines and anchovies for the next 10 years. Meanwhile in Boston, staff plan to install more flat areas and shallow slopes to help the older penguins climb on and off their new island.
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The Happy Pod: The 'terrible' artist in high demand
That was why I jumped at the chance doing the care home the other week. Well, there we go. So how did this come about? How did you combine these two parts of your life, you know, working as an activities manager in a care home and actually becoming the activity? Yeah.
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The Happy Pod: The 'terrible' artist in high demand
And take me through this performance at the care home. How did it go, first of all?
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The Happy Pod: The 'terrible' artist in high demand
It sounds lovely and it sounds like you've, in a way, because of your expertise, you've adapted it for them. You know what will make them smile and you haven't just copy and pasted a Dreamboys show. You've curated it, haven't you?
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The Happy Pod: The 'terrible' artist in high demand
Max, how does it make you feel doing this work, stripping for this audience and, you know, seeing those smiling faces and hearing that feedback? For me, it's priceless.
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The Happy Pod: The 'terrible' artist in high demand
And what really got us, and I'm sure this got to you as well, is that time slot's normally called a gnat and a knitter, knitting and a gnat or something. This is so vastly different. Yeah.
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The Happy Pod: The 'terrible' artist in high demand
Well, Max, this is what some of your new friends from the care home had to say about your performance, starting with the care home manager, Caroline.
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The Happy Pod: A gift that reopened the world
Tell me about some of these videos that you've received from customers who've bought your products.
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The Happy Pod: A gift that reopened the world
Your company is called Not A Wheelchair. Why is that?
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The Happy Pod: A gift that reopened the world
What a worthy, worthy winner. And a big thank you to the judge as well. That's the way to do it. Congratulations to Bex Hall and Lola.
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The Happy Pod: Getting engaged in the ashes of our home
Stephanie, can you tell me what it was like to return to the house, or rather the remains of the house that day?
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The Happy Pod: Getting engaged in the ashes of our home
Perhaps not quite the proposal you were planning, Brian, but a very, very special one nonetheless.
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The Happy Pod: Getting engaged in the ashes of our home
Ja, wir haben es gemacht.
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The Happy Pod: Getting engaged in the ashes of our home
That's a lovely way of thinking about it. And how are things now? You've said that your landlord is rebuilding your house, but how are you guys, first of all, and how is your community?
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The Happy Pod: Learning to play the guitar one handed
A DJ, rave lighting, UV paint and glow sticks. It's the sort of birthday celebration you'd have if you're a teenager. You might think. This party, however, was for Hilda Jackson, who was turning 105 years old. Hilda is the oldest resident at Holbrook Hall Residential Home, which hosted the event.
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The Happy Pod: Learning to play the guitar one handed
So why a rave? The staff at her care home who organised the rave say Hilda has always been a big fan of dancing and living life to the fullest.
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The Happy Pod: Learning to play the guitar one handed
Alongside the dance bangers, her celebration included traditional party songs and an array of food and drink. Ahead of the big day, Hilda received dozens of cards, including one from King Charles and Queen Camilla.
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The Happy Pod: Learning to play the guitar one handed
And it's wonderful. So a big party for a grand old lady. But did she enjoy it? Here's Hilda the morning after.
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The Happy Pod: Learning to play the guitar one handed
and on whether she will repeat this next year for her 106th.
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The Happy Pod: Learning to play the guitar one handed
From all of us here, happy birthday, Hilda. Harry Bly reporting.
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Heathrow shutdown causes travel chaos
It is incredibly rare, and the provenance is unbelievable because it's come from the Carlo Rambaldi estate. The guy was a designer. He also worked on King Kong and Krull and Dune and others. I think that with commission, it will exceed a million dollars. E.T., especially because it's been highly documented that there's only been three made.
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Heathrow shutdown causes travel chaos
One was probably done for rehearsal, one for the actual filming, and one for commercial. So incredibly rare. But the whole memorabilia prop environment at the moment is a really, really strong marketplace. You only have to look at last year, Paul Newman's Tag Heuer watch from Le Mans sold for $15.5 million.
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Heathrow shutdown causes travel chaos
Also in the podcast... There's only been three made, so incredibly rare. I think that with commission it will exceed a million dollars.