The Optimist Daily's Weekly Roundup

It's a water-focused day on the Update with how sea squirts can help us study microplastics and the US' largest sewer heat recapture program launching in Denver. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

It's Mental Health Month and we've got stories on how to adapt to a changing world and an organization promoting self-love for cancer victims through dance. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Today we have some special guests on the pod. We're joined Lalla and Rinaldo Brutoco, founders and impact investors of The Optimist Daily, to discuss what inspired them to start the publication, their vision for its future, and how solutions news can catalyze a change in global consciousness. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Tune in to learn about wind turbines shaped like tulips and how underwater research in Texas is providing climate clues. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Today we're talking about the power of green facades and how a major wind turbine producer has made their product fully recyclable. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Today we're looking at strategies to maintain neuroplasticity and why the pandemic made more kids put down their phones and reach for a book. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Today we welcome guest Ken Lindner, author of 'Career Choreography' and founder of Ken Lindner & Associates, a premier news and hosting agency. Ken joins us to discuss the future of work post-pandemic and how solutions news plays a role in mainstream media. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

New York State votes to ban plastic hotel toiletries and why a vegan diet could boost you productivity today on the pod. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Summers' is facing a fire ant crisis at home, but on the pod she and Kristy are discussing the fire mitigation powers of wild bison and a study which shows EV cars will be cheaper than combustion engines by 2027. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Today we're talking about the case for kindness: why we should practice kindness at work and how one Swedish city is embracing it's rainy weather. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Did you know that every dollar invested in regenerative agriculture provides $40 in improved resilience, water conservation, farmer prosperity, and carbon removal? Today we welcome Anthony Myint, founder of Zero Foodprint, to the pod to talk about how community choice aggregation can revolutionize our food systems and mitigate climate change. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kris...

Are solar panels and water canals the perfect symbiotic solution? Today we look at how these green energy and water conservation strategies can be combined for improved efficiency. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

It's feelings Friday and we're talking about strategies for longevity from a Blue Zone expert and how our brained are hardwired to recover from trauma. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

What if ships could run on the trash they collect from the sea? That's the idea behind the solution we're discussing today: a plastic-powered yacht. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Today we explore how telenovelas can bridge the gap between queer Latinx youth and their families as well as how in-utero surgery is improving quality of life for infants with spina bifida. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Today we're talking about the re-emergence of a rare butterfly and the implications of Hawaii's climate emergency declaration. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Today we're talking about the benefits of universal preschool as well as how a mangrove reforestation project is providing carbon credit revenue for communities in Kenya. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Happy Friday! Amelia and Summers discuss the scientific benefits of optimism and why you should invest in all-electric gardening tools. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Today we're sharing how renting baby clothes can make dressing your little one more sustainable and how community solar share projects are making renewable energy more accessible is Massachusetts. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Today we're discussing how a new coalition is conserving the rainforest and indigenous practices as well as the details of the newest and most sustainable space venture to date. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Today we're sharing a study on how couples that split up domestic responsibilities saw stronger job security during the pandemic and three strategies to beat comparison for good. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Today we're sharing how a roofing company is making the industry more circular and Santa Barbara County's launch of the nation's first 100% rental assistance program. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

It's Friday and we're talking about food! Tune in to learn about the future of coffee and unknown superfood, Moringa. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Happy Earth Day! We've got a list of virtual events to help you celebrate the holiday and a reading recommendation to help you green up your daily habits. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Today Kristy shares how Los Angeles could become the largest city with a guaranteed income program and Summers wants you to send your old socks to Smartwool to turn them into dog beds. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!