The Happy Pod: From security guard to sculptor at the Met Museum

快乐的豆荚:从大都会博物馆从保安到雕塑家

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2025-02-01

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We meet security guard Armia Khalil, whose kindness to a visitor led to his sculpture being exhibited at New York's Met Museum. Also: new hope for Parkinson's; beer that's good for you; and Bhutan welcomes Ed Sheeran.
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