The Happy Pod: Hugs from Texas

快乐小舱:来自德克萨斯州的拥抱

Global News Podcast

2025-08-30

26 分钟
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We meet the woman sending hugs from Texas in the form of a quilt. Connie Kortz set up a network of volunteer quilters, who make them for people who are in need. Called 'Hugs from Texas' -- the group donated quilted blankets to the families affected by the devastating floods earlier this year. Also, find out about the traditional ceremony that takes place for the first time a baby laughs. We go to the football match between Dulwich Hamlet FC and Altonaer which is celebrating 100 years of friendship. The Happy Pod is our weekly collection of inspiring, uplifting and happy news from around the world.
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  • This is The Happy Pod from the BBC World Service.

  • I'm Nick Miles and in this edition...

  • You know,

  • we told them these quilt blocks and these things came from all over basically the world now.

  • So this is the whole world reaching out to tell you how much we love you.

  • The woman sending hugs to people in need through a quilt.

  • In our culture,

  • that first laugh is believed to be the moment that the baby chooses to join the human world.

  • The laugh that they let out is a little announcement, like, I'm here, I want to stay.

  • A traditional ceremony that celebrates a baby's first laugh,

  • plus the football fans coming together after 100 years of friendship.

  • Honestly, there was one or two occasions today where I just had goosebumps.

  • It's the beauty and the uniqueness of...

  • Both clubs.

  • I mean, look, we're an hour after kick-off now.

  • And they're still going.

  • And...

  • You know, especially for a lot of people when they first come into recovery and out of homelessness,

  • they've lived in a very selfish way.

  • And part of the healing, I think,