Life: a Guardian Labs podcast

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Progress Personified: NYC subway hero takes his good deeds abroad

2016-12-0716:15

In 2013, Ramiro Ocasio rescued a man who had fallen on subway tracks in New York City. Now he’s helping kids escape poverty in Honduras. Paid for by Principal

Progress Personified: Melissa Ng takes a chance on art – and uncovers a hidden talent

2016-12-0117:221

In 2013, Ng gave herself three months to make it as an artist. Three years later, the New Yorker has broken out of her shell, thanks in part to her passion for designing 3D-printed wearables. Paid for by Principal

Progress Personified: Sarah Frey turns her family's farm into a pumpkin empire

2016-11-2114:08

When Frey Farms was in danger of being repossessed by a bank, the family’s youngest child stepped up and saved the day. That’s just the beginning of this success story. Paid for by Principal

Progress Personified: this couple is fighting breast cancer in an unorthodox way

2016-11-1014:46

Bob and Linda Carey are helping breast cancer patients, via their Tutu Project. Paid for by Principal

Progress Personified: Minda Harts' journey from homeless teen to career coach

2016-11-0213:15

After overcoming adversity early in her life, Harts is now focusing on helping other women get a seat at the boardroom table. Paid for by Principal

Progress Personified: amputee turns life around by deciding to climb Mount Everest, part 2

2016-10-2616:19

As a US marine, Charlie Linville was severely wounded by a bomb while serving in Afghanistan – but that didn’t stop him from taking on the challenge of a lifetime. Paid for by Principal

Progress Personified: amputee turns life around by deciding to climb Mount Everest

2016-10-2513:06

As a bomb technician in the US Marine Corps, Charlie Linville was severely wounded in Afghanistan. But that didn’t stop him from later scaling the world’s tallest mountain. Paid for by Principal

Progress Personified: Chunk from The Goonies is all grown up

2016-10-0616:53

When he was 10 years old, Jeff Cohen starred in the 1985 blockbuster film The Goonies. However, he later fell on hard times. Listen to him tell the story of how he turned his life around. Paid for by Principal

Defining Moment: a doctor gets lost in China and emerges with a new life

2016-08-1013:03

Defining Moment contest winner Nidia Diaz traveled the globe to learn the secrets of eastern medicine, but it was an unexpected adventure that made the greatest impact on her. Paid for by Principal

Defining Moment: a nurse makes a big leap and becomes an acrobat

2016-07-1313:22

Take a trip back to the 1980s with Deb Pope, a feminist who found her calling as a trapeze artist. Paid for by Principal

Defining Moment: a photographer's snap decision in the face of danger (part 2)

2016-07-0710:05

After facing two life-threatening incidents, Wylda Bayron embarked on a daring journey to remote areas of Papua New Guinea. This is the story of how tribespeople of the Pacific island nation became her new family. Paid for by Principal

Defining Moment: a photographer's snap decision in the face of danger (part 1)

2016-07-0513:34

Wylda Bayron traveled solo around Papua New Guinea for 18 months. What she found was a nation fraught with violence but also filled with striking beauty. Paid for by Principal

Defining Moment: this scientist's greatest experiment was opening a whiskey distillery

2016-06-2809:20

The founder of High West Distillery talks about how he turned an epiphany into an award-winning business. Paid for by Principal

Defining Moment: a ballerina falls – and emerges as a record-setting swimmer (part 2)

2016-06-2312:43

Kim Chambers describes how she recovered from a serious accident and then became a world-class athlete who swims in shark-infested waters. Paid for by Principal

Defining Moment: a ballerina falls – and emerges as a record-setting swimmer (part 1)

2016-06-2110:59

In the first of two parts, Kim Chambers talks about the household accident that nearly killed her. “The surgeon said, ‘We saved your leg, but we don’t know if you’ll ever have any functionality.” Paid for by Principal

Defining Moment: Chef Justin Warner turns the tables on unemployment

2016-06-1613:51

In our first episode, host Justin Warner dishes on how he went from being an out-of-work chef to a Food Network star. “I laid there in bed, smelling like old fish and chips... and then the phone rang.” Paid for by Principal

Welcome to Life: A Guardian Labs podcast

2016-06-1300:17

The Guardian Labs Life feed features unique perspectives about the trends shaping our lives, from art and design to fashion, fitness and food. Paid for by Guardian Labs partner brands around the world. For the Guardian’s commercial content guidelines, visit theguardian.com/paid-content

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