Student protests, Space junk, Learning mental health, Sequoias

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On today’s podcast, Ashley Thompson and Mario Ritter, Jr. host the show. Ashley tells listeners what they will hear. 00:54 First, Jill Robbins and Mario have a story about student protests. Student protests in Bangladesh helped to bring about a change in the country’s leadership. Their efforts follow a history of students in other countries involved in bringing changes to government policies or leadership. Young people have been involved in political change in places from Bangladesh, to the United States, to Czechoslovakia. https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/student-uprising-in-bangladesh-part-of-history-of-political-protest/7739666.html 08:37 Then, Bryan Lynn has a story about a threat to space travel. Experts say a Chinese rocket that helped launch 18 satellites broke apart in space, creating hundreds of pieces of debris. They warned that over 1,100 satellites and other space objects are at risk of hitting the Chinese rocket debris. The space debris represents a growing problem for activities in space that will only increase in the future. https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/chinese-rocket-breaks-up-in-space-releasing-hundreds-of-debris-pieces/7739799.html 13:10 After that, Anna Matteo presents this week’s Education Report. Across the U.S., schools have been introducing mental health sessions that include yoga, meditation and mindfulness exercises. Students do these exercises in addition to traditional math, reading and science classes. Researchers say poor, minority s

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