{"id":225844,"date":"2024-10-04T22:17:45","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T22:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/04\/bbc-podcast-striking-gold\/"},"modified":"2024-10-04T22:17:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T22:17:45","slug":"bbc-podcast-striking-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/04\/bbc-podcast-striking-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC Podcast &#8211; Striking gold"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/bbc\/16129444.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px;\" \/><br \/>\n<audio controls=\"\" class=\"podcast\" id=\"bbc_audioPlayer\"><source src=\"http:\/\/open.live.bbc.co.uk\/mediaselector\/6\/redir\/version\/2.0\/mediaset\/audio-nondrm-download-low\/proto\/http\/vpid\/p0fbndqc.mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<h3>Striking gold<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cThis is a diamond!\u201d: In 2017, two young miners, Komba and Saffea, struck gold. They uncovered a huge 709 carat diamond &#8211; the \u2018Peace Diamond\u2019 &#8211; worth millions of dollars, in Sierra Leone. It was a dream come true for them both. They were rich beyond their wildest dreams. And then, their dream began to unravel.<br \/>\nThanks for listening. Let us know what you think.<br \/>\n#TheComb<br \/>\nGet in touch: thecomb@bbc.com<\/p>\n<p>Produced by Mary Goodhart<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Striking gold \u201cThis is a diamond!\u201d: In 2017, two young miners, Komba and Saffea, struck gold. They uncovered a huge 709 carat diamond &#8211; the \u2018Peace Diamond\u2019 &#8211; worth millions of dollars, in Sierra Leone. It was a dream come true for them both. They were rich beyond their wildest dreams. 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