The Happy Pod: Rodent on the run returns

《快乐舱:逃窜啮齿动物》

Global News Podcast

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2025-06-07

27 分钟
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Joy in China as Beanbag the Capybara returns after months on the run. The giant rodent's adventures had gripped social media. Also: an ingenious idea making cities greener; and the flatpack furniture world champion.
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  • This is the happy pod from the BBC World Service.

  • I'm Moira Alderson, and in this edition...

  • Be bagged.

  • You're finally back.

  • We've missed you so much.

  • Joy in China, as a much-loved giant rodent, is found after months on the run.

  • Our tiny plant is breathing new life into cities by turning buildings from grey to green.

  • This is a very special... tiny little plant, but it does so much for the world.

  • It's called a pioneer, the pioneer of life.

  • The woman who's become a world champion of building flat-pack furniture.

  • It's the end result.

  • It's something to be proud of really when you've done it.

  • A lot of people they struggle with it, but I never let nothing defeat me.

  • And a taxi driver who became a star of The Lion King reveals he succeeded in musicals by hiding the fact he's partially deaf.

  • Since I decided that I'm going to speak about it,

  • the weight of my shoulder has been amazing.

  • As Mufasa says, I remember who I am.

  • We start with a happy ending to a runaway drama that's gripped animal lovers in China.

  • At the start of April, three Capybaras broke out of Juyu Bay Nature Reserve in Yangzhou.

  • If you've never seen one, they're the world's largest rodents,