Episodes

Feline Fine Forgiveness 🐈 09.03.2024 4:01

Libraries are back in the good news- an entire library system starts accepting a unique currency for fine forgiveness. Read more about March Meowness here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

An Author with Authority 📙 08.03.2024 4:09

An author uses his prominence to make changes in the publishing world- good news for writers all over! Read more about the deal here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Gift of Med School 🎁 05.03.2024 3:57

A huge gift will change the course of young doctors' lives for years to come. Read more about the gift here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Update: Sloth Bridges 🦥🌉 29.02.2024 5:01

An update to a story from two years ago- sloths are getting more and more ways to move around Costa Rica like their sloth ancestors before them! Check out the Sloth Conservation Foundation to learn more ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Update: Swimming in Data 🏊‍♀️🏊‍♂️ 27.02.2024 4:40

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 ★

Yet More Snowplow Names 🌨❄ 24.02.2024 3:59

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

Capt. Hook: The Bear 🐻 22.02.2024 4:53

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 ★

Paul's Bass 🎸 20.02.2024 3:19

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 ★

Paris Olympic Medals Are So Paris 🥇🥈🥉 17.02.2024 2:48

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 ★

Tai Chi: For Your Heart 💓 15.02.2024 3:03

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 ★

Chatbot Success 13.02.2024 4:03

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 ★

Update: Ecosia Search - It's For The Trees! 10.02.2024 3:24

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 ★

Scarf Bombing 🧣 08.02.2024 3:06

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 ★

Valentine Monkey Serenade, Repeat 06.02.2024 2:20

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

Update: Flaco's Freedom 🦉 03.02.2024 5:08

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 ★

Keep the Kelp 🌿 30.01.2024 3:29

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 ★

An Elegy for Ingenuity 🚁 27.01.2024 2:46

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 ★

In Vitro Rhino 🦏 25.01.2024 3:26

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 ★

Swedes Love Their Libraries 📚 23.01.2024 3:20

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 ★

Superpups! 20.01.2024 3:34

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

UBI News 💲 18.01.2024 4:08

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 ★

Crochet for Baybay 16.01.2024 3:01

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

WaterCube 💧🟦 13.01.2024 3:23

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 ★

The Welsh Tidy Mouse 🐁 11.01.2024 3:14

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 ★

Knitting Up Loose Ends 🧶, Repeat 09.01.2024 3:41

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