The Good News Podcast

An update about an innovative company looking to use energy twice: once for computing, twice for heating! Read more about the pool plans here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

It's that time of year- snowplow naming season! Puns... puns... PUNS!  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

A struggling bear population in Canada gets an assist from conservationists and a traveling bear. Read more about the project here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

A Beatles mystery has been solved and a stolen instrument is back home. Read more about the search and recovery here!  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The Paris Olympic and Paralympic games are going to have some very, very Parisian medals. Read more and check out the medals for yourself.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

A study has shown that the one of the best things for your heart might just be tai chi. Read more about the study here.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

An AI powered chatbot out of England has helped minority groups receive mental health referrals and that's good news! Read more about the chatbot here! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

An update to a nearly five-year-old story- Ecosia has hit an impressive tree-planting milestone. Check out Ecosia if you've got any searches to do! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

People who knit, crochet, etc. just keep proving time and time again that they're the best- this time? Scarf bombing! Read more about scarf bombing here! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

From the archive, a musical monkey assist for Valentine's Day!  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

An update to a story from a year ago- Flaco the owl is still flying free and making the best of his release! Check out this NYT article for more info and great photos of Flaco! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

A multi-pronged approach in California to help kelp- got to help the kelp!  Read more about the project in this AP News article. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The end of a historic mission on Mars and am amazing helicopter! Read more about Ingenuity and its achievements here .  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Scientists are working as quickly as possible to get a new northern white rhino out in the wild. For more info, check out this BBC article !  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

A library (accidentally) runs a small social experiment and the people of Gothenburg came through in a big way.  Read more (in Swedish) here: https://www.gp.se/kultur/arvid-var-en-av-hundratals-inne-pa-olasta-biblioteket-.ba402a95-22ee-4509-a396-bb7fa22f34b5 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Two recent stories of doggos helping to save lives and keep people safe- they're superpups!  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

A huge experiment in Kenya is quantifying how helpful UBI can be for people in poverty. Read more at NPR Planet Money has a great episode on the experiment too!   ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

An act of kindness makes a stressful parenting experience a bit easier.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

New tech is promising to produce lots of water from the air all around us! Read more about the WaterCube at CES here: https://www.cnet.com/home/energy-and-utilities/i-drank-water-that-this-giant-steel-box-pulled-from-the-air-at-ces-2024/ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

A special rodent has been helping a Welsh retiree keep his workbench cleaned up.  Check out this article for video of the Welsh Tidy Mouse in action: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/08/world/europe/tiny-mouse-shed-video.html ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

From the archive, an organization using the power of crafts to help others.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

An Icelandic "bike nerd" is helping reconnect stolen bikes with their owners and help the thieves too.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

A group of marmots in Canada is making big leaps in population with the help of some helpful humans.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Another year wraps up and a new one begins- so much good news in the past and more in the future!  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

A thrift store find is a helpful reminder that thrift stores can be AWESOME.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★