The Happy Pod: Fat Bear Week returns
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The Happy Pod: Fat Bear Week returns

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 3, 202627 min
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Fat Bear Week is back! The annual contest sees people around the world vote for their favourite bear, ahead of hibernation season. More than two million votes were cast this year's tournament which is based at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska. Also, meet the tattoo artist covering people's scars with artwork to make them feel more confident. Cath Bowie, aka GrumpyGran 1948, tells us how she got into streaming and the game Fortnite. She's just been recognised by Guiness World Records as the world's oldest female Fortnite streamer at the age of 78. ...

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The results of the annual Fat Bear Week are in.

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It's huge responsibility and it's huge fulfilment after all because I make them feel different.

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This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. World Service. I'm Holly Gibbs and in this edition, it's back. I think people are really excited about it because it's something fun on the internet.

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It's positive, it's engaging, you get to learn about bears. The results of the annual Fat Bear Week are in. Also on this podcast, the tattoo artist helping people embrace their scars. It's huge responsibility and it's huge fulfilment after all because I make them feel different.

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I make them change what they're wearing. I make them buy new clothes. Plus the grandmother, who is a world record holder, in streaming. And my grandson, when I said to him that I thought I would start streaming,

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