The Happy Pod: The joy of rowing solo in the Pacific
Kelsey Pfendler has completed a record-breaking journey across the Pacific Ocean, where she became the fastest person to row solo from California to Hawaii -- as well as the youngest and the first American woman to do it alone. She hopes it will inspire more women to take risks.
Plus, the four Welsh grandmothers who met a professional wrestler by chance could have their story told on the big screen. Rose and her friends Lynne, Suzie and Christine met DeReiss on a flight to Las Vegas, where they were going to scatter her husband's ashes. Why people in some major cities are raving in sauna's. The potential breakthrough in the medical condition called 'twin to twin transfusion syndrome' and the seniors in Singapore taking up Parkour.
Our weekly collection of inspiring, uplifting and happy news from around the world.
(Image: Kelsey Pfendler on her rowing boat. Credit: Carlos Andina)
Presenter: Holly Gibbs. Music composed by Iona Hampson
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