The Good News Podcast

Nonprofits in Europe of helping to empower the homeless population by training them as walking tour guides.

Self-compassion Kristin Neff is a Psychologist and was the first person to measure and define the term “self-compassion.”  She says self-compassion is the kindness we show ourselves.  And this means being kind to ourselves in good times and bad time and even when we make mistakes. There are some things you can do to practice self-compassion. I actually do these things and really helps sometimes. ...

Colleen and Neil share a little tale of a captain helping a logger head.

Kimberly Bryant is an African American electrical engineer. Byant founded Black Girls Code , in 2011.  Black Girls Code is a training course that teaches basic programming concepts to black girls who are underrepresented in technology careers. Additionally, the organization offers programs in computer programming, coding, as well as website, robot, and mobile application-building.  African-America...

Vandana Shiva is an Indian scholar, environmental activist, food sovereignty advocate, and anti-globalization author. [2]   She’s based in Delhi,  Vandana has authored more than twenty books. [3] Her latest book published 2013 is Making Peace With The Earth   I am going to share some of Vandana’s accomplishments chronologically:  In 1978, she completed her PhD in philosophy at the University of We...

Colleen and Neil share a story about charitable innovation from England. As an update, to date, almost 35,000 people have participated and raised more than 100,000 pounds to fight homelessness. Check out taplondon.org for more info!

Colleen and Neil share a repeat episode to keep the theme of good water news rollin'.

Colleen and Neil deliver some happy news about waterways.

Neil and Colleen share a new innovation that helps the visually impaired; they also share a number of PSAs because why not.

You just have to listen. I don't even know where to start with a summary.

Colleen and Neil share a glimmer of good news from the Amazon. (And the movie I'm trying to remember in here is Baraka)

Happy Labor Day! The Good News Podcast is still here for you. Always and forever.

The City of Seattle is trying out a new way to help folks dealing with drug addiction. Jail is not longer the answer.

Colleen and Neil share a new way to search on the internet and plant some trees.

Colleen and Neil share more good airport news.

Purrrrrfect job?

Colleen and Neil share two stories involving turtles and the LAW.

Colleen and Neil share news from San Fran about limiting single use plastic bottles.

An episode dedicated to our favorite fruit.

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have made a discovery and guess what is kind of applies to some fun cat names at the Austin Pets Alive!

Colleen and Neil replay an episode from the archive about roller coasters, kidney stones, and urethrae.

New rules on energy drinks for kids living in Scotland under 16 -- but the real fun of the episode is at minute 5 with a real gem of a story from Neil.

Colleen and Neil share good news about a senior dog savior.

Colleen and Neil share news about the Tokyo 2020 Olympic medals.

Colleen and Neil share an episode from the archive. As an update, this program has been successful in helping the school district attract and keep high quality teaching staff! Nice!!!