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The Happy Pod: From security guard to sculptor at the Met Museum

Sat, 01 Feb 2025

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We meet security guard Armia Khalil, whose kindness to a visitor led to his sculpture being exhibited at New York's Met Museum. Also: new hope for Parkinson's; beer that's good for you; and Bhutan welcomes Ed Sheeran.

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00:00 - 00:00 Oliver Conway

Hello, I'm Oliver Conway, and in this edition, from guarding art to exhibiting his own at a world-famous museum.

00:00 - 00:00 Amir Khalil

I never dreamed that one day I would be standing in the middle as an artist. In a major exhibit, it's surreal, it's magical.

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