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The Happy Pod: I've put women on the map with Antarctic record
Before taking on Antarctica's 160 kilometre ultramarathon, Stephanie Case said she wanted to show her daughter what mothers can achieve even in the toughest places on Earth. The Canadian ultra-runner has now made history, becoming the first woman to complete the race. Case says she wanted to prove that ''motherhood isn't the finish line''. Also: we catch up with a young Sudanese boy who received a surprise message from his favourite footballer, the Real Madrid player Vinícius Júnior. We visit a drama workshop where actors use sound to create theatre for blind and visually impaired people. Ho...
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This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. It felt like everything I believed in was suddenly collapsing. This is the story of an Islamic boarding school in Indonesia with a dark secret. Of the school's head teacher.
This was someone I respected above anyone else. And the investigation led by students he's trying to silence. If this is leaked to the media, I'll be destroyed. This is World of Secrets, catching my teacher.
All episodes are available now, wherever you get your BBC podcasts. This is the Happy Pod from the BBC World Service. I'm Chantal Hartle and in this edition, what's it like being the first woman to complete an ultra-marathon in Antarctica?
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