Andrew McGivern | Good News Podcast Host - Positive News and Inspiration

Great News | Inspiring Stories, Positive Developments and Good News

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The Great News Podcast is your source for positive news, inspiring stories, and good news from around the world. We skip the doom and gloom of mainstream media to focus on scientific breakthroughs, environmental wins, and the inspiring news that proves the world is getting better. Join Andrew McGivern for a dose of optimism and uplifting stories that will change your perspective on human progress. It is easy to find the Keep looking for the good in the world, because it is not only there - its everywhere.

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Andrew McGivern | Good News Podcast Host - Positive News and Inspiration

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News

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Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

De-Extinction Regrowing Cartilage and Safer Batteries 08.07.2026

A massive step forward for de-extinction . A biotech company called Colossal Biosciences (the one bringing back the Wooly Mammoth) has successfully hatched 26 live chicks using an artificial environment. These chicks were born from a 3D-printed lattice structure designed to mimic a natural eggshell, including a membrane that allows for oxygen exchange. While currently using chicken embryos, the ul...

Repairing the Brain, $20 Hearing Aids, and Turning Parking Lots into Power Plants 25.06.2026

The Great News Podcast is brought to you by the Daily Quote , the podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. Today, we’re looking at how the empty space in our cities is being turned into a powerhouse of clean energy. Plus, we’ll explore breakthroughs in repairing the brain, a $20 medical device set to disrupt an entire industry, and why your kitchen pantry might hold the secret to...

Smart Living Drugs and Turning Tumors into Vaccines 12.06.2026

Here are the latest great news stories from greatnewspodcast.com , brought to you by the Daily Quote , a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm Andrew McGivern, and this is the Great News Podcast . First up, our lead story: A new weapon in the fight against superbugs. Researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a "smart living drug" that can hunt dow...

Laser-Fast Internet and Epigenetic Health 14.04.2026

The Great News podcast is brought to you by  the Daily Quote . Today, a discovery that could turn our oceans into a source of clean, green fuel. That's our lead story today. Plus, we’ll look at a "molecular staple" for hard-to-treat cancers, a way to silence cholesterol without permanently altering your DNA, and a wireless system that’s twice as efficient as Wi-Fi. Turning Sunlight a...

The Longevity Revolution: Replicating Decades of Aging and Turning Nuclear Waste into Power 09.04.2026

The Great News podcast is brought to you by the Daily Quote . Today, we have a packed episode! What if we could study forty years of human aging in just four days ? That is our lead story. Plus, we’ll look at a hydrogen-powered business jet hitting major milestones, a healing gel that could prevent amputations from chronic wounds, and a solar device that makes drinking water safe in under an hour....

Reversing Blindness with Cellular Rejuvenation and the Beating Heart-on-a-Chip 01.04.2026

This episode is brought to you by ⁠the Daily Quote⁠ . The podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. Today, we’re exploring how scientists are turning back the clock on aging cells, printing infrastructure beneath the ocean waves, and building a "heart-on-a-chip" to revolutionize medicine. And don't forget to stick around to the end for the speed round for even more gr...

Self-Spreading CRISPR and the Sun Battery That Outperforms Lithium-Ion 18.03.2026

This episode is brought to you by the Daily Quote . The podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. Today, we are diving into some truly groundbreaking advancements in medicine, biotechnology, and sustainable energy. What if a gene editor could replicate and spread like a virus to ensure it reaches every cell that needs a cure? That is our lead story today. Plus, we have a "rech...

Cancer-Eating Bacteria, 10-Passenger Flying Taxis, and the First Moon Harvest 09.03.2026

This podcast is brought to you by the Daily Quote . The podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way! Today, we are exploring a medical breakthrough that uses "hungry" bacteria to fight cancer, a massive electric flying taxi taking to the skies in China, and a successful harvest of chickpeas grown in actual moon dirt Plus, we’ll look at a new computer chip that gives self-dri...

Can We Bottle the Sun? Plus the AI Tool Outperforming Doctors in Rare Disease Diagnosis 07.03.2026

Welcome to the Great News podcast. Tired of all the doom and gloom news from mainstream media? You'll get none of that here! Instead, you'll find inspiring stories and developments making the world a better place. Brought to you by the Daily Quote , the podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way! Today, we are diving into a massive regulatory shift that could save millions of...

Lower Crime and More Energy 03.03.2026

Today we are diving into some truly groundbreaking developments in public safety, medicine, and clean energy. What if I told you that despite what you see on social media, we are living in one of the safest times in history? That’s our lead story today. Plus, we have a major update on the fight against cancer, a way to destroy "forever chemicals" using nothing but sunlight, and a partner...

Saving the Banana and Reversing Brain Aging 28.02.2026

Today, we are diving into a "fountain of youth" for the brain, a massive underwater discovery by a mother-daughter duo, and a plan to save the world's most popular fruit. Plus a new water free data center... Can We Reprogram Our Way Out of Alzheimer's? A Mother, a Daughter, and the World's Largest Coral Discovery Protecting Commercial Bananas From Fungus New AI Data Center to...

Mushroom Boxes and Bacterial Mating 25.02.2026

Today we’re diving into some truly groundbreaking advancements in biotechnology, sustainable energy, and global economics. What if we could actually reverse antibiotic resistance in bacteria instead of just trying to keep up with it? Plus, we have packaging that grows itself from mushrooms, a giga-scale geothermal breakthrough in Utah, and new data showing the world is more equal than you might th...

How AI is Designing Custom Antibodies and Curing Cancer 21.02.2026

Today, we are exploring how artificial intelligence is moving medicine from a game of chance to a masterwork of design. Plus, we’ll look at a cooling system inspired by ancient beehives, a non-invasive nasal drop that could tackle the deadliest brain cancers, and a backup power system that ensures you’ll never even notice a blackout. How AI Is Reinventing the Antibody Clay, Cool Air, and a 5,000-Y...

3D-Printed Organs & Steel Brain Probes: The Next Frontier of Medical Tech 17.02.2026

Today, we are diving into some truly groundbreaking advancements in medicine and brain health. One Second to Save a Life A New Brain Probe Could Transform Neurosurgery Move More, Age Less Removing Tau from the Brain What if we could 3D-bioprint a functioning human liver to buy a patient enough time to heal without a full transplant? That is our lead story today. Plus, we have a spray-on powder tha...

Resetting Cells to "Age Zero" and Turning Tumors Against Themselves 13.02.2026

Today we're diving into some truly groundbreaking advancements in medicine, space technology, and sustainable engineering. What if we could reset the human body's cells to a "biological age of zero" to cure incurable diseases? Plus, we have a student-led team that just deployed the world’s first free-flying light sail, a new cancer therapy that turns tumor-protecting cells into killers, and a self...

Psychedelics Without the "Trip": New Drugs for Depression and PTSD 10.02.2026

Today, we are looking at a future where diseases like Alzheimer’s can be spotted years before they start and how a simple headset might help paralyzed patients walk again. That’s our lead story today. Plus, we have news on a brand-new class of medicine that provides the benefits of psychedelics without the hallucinations, a way to turn whisky waste into essential nutrients, and a battery with a &q...

Moving Up: ChatGPT Health, Africa’s Surge, and the Truth About the Shrinking Middle Clas 05.02.2026

Today, we're diving into some truly groundbreaking advancements in medical technology, global health, and international trade. What if you had a dedicated AI health partner that understood your entire medical history to help you navigate your wellness? That’s our lead story today. Plus, we have a massive milestone in the fight against blindness, a historic economic shift for the African contin...

Medical Miracles: Brazil’s HIV Milestone and Hearing Loss Breakthroughs 02.02.2026

Today, we’re diving into some truly groundbreaking advancements in medicine, environmental protection, and global justice. What if we could ensure every child is born free of a life-altering virus? That is our lead story today. Plus, we have a gene therapy that restores hearing, internet cables that can sense earthquakes, and a new way to store energy using a fluid that looks like a giant protein...

Can mRNA Stop Aging? New Breakthroughs in Immune System Longevity 29.01.2026

Today we are exploring how mRNA technology is being used to reverse the aging of our immune systems, which is our lead story. Plus, we have stories on robots hitching rides on helicopters to fix wind turbines, a new way to watch plants "breathe" in high definition, and a breakthrough that recovers gold from old mobile phones in just 20 minutes. And don’t forget to stick around for the sp...

Flying Cars and Robot Surgeons 26.01.2026

Today, we’ve got a packed episode: flying cars you can actually afford , a humanoid robot entering the operating room , and a breakthrough eye drop that might let you toss your reading glasses for good. And don't forget to stick around to the end for the speed round for even more great news!

AI vs Medical Doctors, Hurricanes and more... 23.01.2026

I’m Andrew McGyvern, and this is the Great News Podcast. Tired of all the doom and gloom news from mainstream media? You’ll get none of that here. Instead, you'll find inspiring stories and developments making the world a better place. Today we are diving into some truly groundbreaking advancements in artificial intelligence and robotics that are transforming how we treat disease, predict the...

Smart Cartilage and Tomb Fungus fights Cancer 19.01.2026

Reporting from my secret underground lair . Here are the latest great news stories from greatnewspodcast.com brought to you by The Daily Quote , a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. Tired of all the doom and gloom news from mainstream media? You'll get none of that here. Instead, you'll find inspiring stories and developments making the world a better place. I'm...

Mushrooms vs Pain and Depression | Good News 15.01.2026

Today, we are exploring a medical breakthrough that uses a single dose of a mushroom compound to potentially cure chronic pain and depression simultaneously. Plus, we have an AI system mapping the heart to find new uses for old drugs, a massive genetic map of how the human brain builds itself , and a way to refresh the brain’s immune cells to fight off Alzheimer's. And don't forget to stic...

Good News - A simple injection regrows cartilage and more... 12.01.2026

Our lead story today is a potential game-changer for the millions of people living with joint pain. Researchers at Stanford Medicine have identified an anti-aging injection that can actually regrow knee cartilage . In studies, this treatment not only rebuilt lost cartilage in older mice but also prevented arthritis from developing after serious injuries like ACL tears. Even more exciting, human jo...

Frog Bacteria vs Cancer 08.01.2026

First up, our lead story is a literal "leap" forward in medicine. Scientists in Japan have discovered that a bacterium found in the gut of a Japanese tree frog can completely destroy colon cancer. The microbe, called Ewingella americana , was tested in mice with human colon cancer tumors. The results were staggering: the bacterium achieved a 100% survival and response rate , quickly and...

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