This episode, Sam, Mike and Julie shining a spotlight is on Dara, an inspiring 16 year old from Northern Ireland who has won a major literary prize. We work out what's making a strange sound in California, talk about the amazing plant life in Papua New Guinea and find why you get free cake in Finland for cutting down your CO2 Emissions. Social Media is the Big Discussion, we visit India in the Fact or Fiction Adventure. Julie teaches us a new life skill - changing a 13 amp plug!  AROUND THE WORLD IN 6 STORIES: USA: The Giant Orange Wheezing Kazoo Papua New Guinea: Plantlife Finland: Free Cake for cutting CO2 emissions Australia: Aboriginal Artist Prize Winner Switzerland: Gold found on Train Thailand: Oldest Hippo THE BIG DISCUSSION: Social Media FACT or FICTION: India YOUTH SPOTLIGHT: Dara McAnulty (Nature Author) LIFE-SKILLS Changing a plug LANGUAGE CORNER (& The L&E Spelling Bee) The many pronunciations of "OUGH" What is the L&E Podcast? The Learn and Experience Podcast explores and makes sense of the world we live in through Adventure, Life-Skills and Language. Join Sam, Mike and Julie monthly with a fast paced, informative and fun show with an emphasis on learning and experiencing. We’d love to know what you think about our podcast!  Please rate and review and most importantly subscribe if you haven’t already done so. Website: https://learnandexperience.com/the-podcast/ Instagram: @learnandexperience247 Popjam: @learnandexperience Email: podcast@learnandexperience.com Learn and Experience have been bringing the world's youth together since 2009 through adventure, life skills and language.