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Subhi Nahas fled the Syrian city of Idlib when Islamist militants started killing gay men there. Now he’s become one of the first people ever to address the UN Security Council on LGBT persecution. Meanwhile, Pope Francis prepares for a trip to the US– where gay rights activists hope to meet with him.

Then, we travel to Antarctica to hear how culinary creativity keeps up morale in the long winter months. Plus, the search for a cross-cultural dish made from a pinch of India, a spoonful of China, and a dollop of America. And researchers debut a flying robot called ‘Snotbot’ that helps scientists study whales.

(Photo: Subhi Nahas, a refugee from the Syrian city of Idlib. Credit: Furkan Hancioglu)