This is The Happy Pod from the BBC World Service.
I'm Janet Jalil and in this edition... I can say, oh, it makes me feel great,
but it makes me feel like it's tearing me apart and putting me back together.
It's the beauty of destruction and bliss.
The 35-year-old man who's learning how to read and taking his social media followers on the journey with him.
Also, you're kind of acting out things and make sounds like whoop, whoop, whoop.
And then you all go off with your lawnmowers, weaving in and out of everybody.
And then everybody's laughing together.
Why unleashing your childish side could be good for your health.
The lab chimps being given new homes in Liberia.
And I think I was motivated to make the most of my life by that,
you know, that you've only got one life and make the most.
We meet Ayan Gran, the 81-year-old swimming,
cycling and running extreme distances just because she can.
When was the last time you learned something new?
Oliver James spent most of his life not being able to read.
But at the age of 32, he decided to teach himself.
And despite being embarrassed about this,
he shared the experience on TikTok, gaining hundreds of thousands of followers.
He spoke to Simran Sohal about getting his first ever book, a gift from his partner, five years ago.