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A Japanese airport temporarily rebranded with a Pokémon theme to raise donations for Noto Peninsula earthquake recovery, an Oklahoma City student making school history by graduating with both a high school diploma and an associate’s degree, and WHO approving the first malaria treatment made specifically for babies under six months. If you want to get in touch with The Positive Truth to give us pos...

Teen hikers who made a gurney to carry an injured hiker for hours, a teacher who adopted a foster child, and a police officer who ran into an apartment fire to save a mother and two kids. If you want to get in touch with The Positive Truth to give us positive news stories you want us to talk about on the show, tell us about a topic you would like covered, or to stay updated on future episodes you...

A 10-year-old buys a 3D printer by saving allowance, grows his small business, partners with a local store, and earns about $1,500 profit; a high school senior born premature returns to volunteer in the same NICU where she was cared for and plans to become a physician; and three teens help a 65-year-old in distress by calling 911 and staying with him until responders arrive. If you want to get in...

An ultrarunner who overcame an eating disorder and won the Cocodona 250 outright while breaking the course record; a 76-year-old pursuing a fifth Six Star Medal after starting marathons at 50 and running despite a heart condition; and Team Impact, a nonprofit matching thousands of seriously ill or disabled kids with college teams for support and belonging. If you want to get in touch with The Posi...

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A nonprofit and used-book retailer distributing 25,000 free books to New York and Long Island communities, record-breaking London Marathon performances that also raised major charity funds, and a driver rescuing a toddler from a busy intersection. If you want to get in touch with The Positive Truth to give us positive news stories you want us to talk about on the show, tell us about a topic you wo...

A 14-year-old cancer survivor used a Make-A-Wish to distribute supply backpacks to over 300 people experiencing homelessness, and a youth-led UK program partnered with police to provide free activities and mentoring that reduced delinquency and improved young people’s outlooks. If you want to get in touch with The Positive Truth to give us positive news stories you want us to talk about on the sho...

A free New Orleans program providing postpartum home nurse visits for new parents, a charity-led effort with partners and volunteers building 10,000 beds in 24 hours for children in need, and the return of Pizza Hut’s free Book It program rewarding kids for reading with monthly pizza certificates via an app. If you want to get in touch with The Positive Truth to give us positive news stories you w...

A woman with NMO who recovered from temporary paralysis to complete six major marathons while fundraising for her treating hospital; two brothers at high risk for frontotemporal dementia raising money by doing 32 marathons in 32 days, with one running wearing a 55-pound fridge to represent invisible burdens; and a special education teacher who broke the fastest-marathon-in-a-sari Guinness record w...

A principal in Oklahoma stopped an armed former student and was later crowned prom king by grateful seniors; a teacher created a phone app, “How Do I Say This in Cree?”, to help students learn and preserve the Cree language; and a teacher organized an 18th birthday cake for a formerly disruptive student, which became his first-ever birthday celebration and marked his progress in school. If you wan...

A flood rescue that saved a horse and led to a full recovery, a $70 million unrestricted donation to Meals on Wheels America to expand services for seniors, and a Detroit store clerk who stopped an attempted kidnapping after a girl silently asked for help. If you want to get in touch with The Positive Truth to give us positive news stories you want us to talk about on the show, tell us about a top...

A jaguar is spotted in Honduras for the first time in over a decade due to conservation, Scotland is pairing trained search dogs with paramedics to find missing people faster, and blue-and-yellow macaws have been reintroduced to Rio de Janeiro after 200 years via captive breeding. If you want to get in touch with The Positive Truth to give us positive news stories you want us to talk about on the...

A man with cerebral palsy who earned an engineering degree, climbed El Capitan, and founded a free camp for kids with physical disabilities while promoting higher expectations; a wellness-call program that led police to a 91-year-old who missed calls because she was focused on a video game; and a 20-year-old with Down syndrome who collected 4,160 jars of peanut butter for a children’s food program...

A court decision halting logging efforts in Alaska’s Tongass National Rainforest and a Mexican decree creating a Universal Health Service to unify access across public healthcare institutions with a new healthcare credential starting rollout with those 85+ If you want to get in touch with The Positive Truth to give us positive news stories you want us to talk about on the show, tell us about a top...

Milk chocolate made with cell-cultured cocoa butter to ease land and supply pressures, Norway’s planned fleet of fast electric hydrofoil ferries, and late-stage trial results for a pancreatic cancer drug that improved survival versus standard chemotherapy, with another drug also showing gains. If you want to get in touch with The Positive Truth to give us positive news stories you want us to talk...

A wedding interrupted by tornado alarms turns joyful when a youth volleyball group joins the couple for photos and dancing in the basement; a young athlete survives a heart attack and promotes slowing down and wellbeing with a public “sit and pause” bench while raising heart-health awareness; and classmates learn sign language to befriend an isolated deaf first grader, growing into a school club....

Hartford, Connecticut proposes funding toward universal childcare without raising property taxes; Chicago Public Schools and the public library system now let student IDs function as library cards for citywide access to books and free tutoring; and Canada launches a federal dental care plan covering many dental services for eligible residents under an income threshold. If you want to get in touch...

A Detroit bakery’s cupcake sales exploded after a viral influencer review, and a New York Mediterranean restaurant owner provides free meals weekly and offers a heated shelter space for people in need, inspired by his own struggles. If you want to get in touch with The Positive Truth to give us positive news stories you want us to talk about on the show, tell us about a topic you would like covere...

A college student in Hanoi repeatedly enters a burning building to rescue seven people, and a schoolgirl returning home for candy finds her house on fire, alerts her brothers, and helps everyone escape while firefighters put out the blaze. If you want to get in touch with The Positive Truth to give us positive news stories you want us to talk about on the show, tell us about a topic you would like...

A sound-based system that uses infrared detection and low-frequency infrasound to disrupt fires quickly, and a Johns Hopkins-developed nasal DNA vaccine meant to support tuberculosis drug treatment by targeting persister bacteria, reducing lung inflammation, preventing relapse, and improving drug effectiveness If you want to get in touch with The Positive Truth to give us positive news stories you...

A pizza delivery worker bought a customer Diet Coke elsewhere and was rewarded with about $700 raised online; Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood plans a free official YouTube channel launching in summer 2026; and an 80-year-old widow moved alone from California to Tennessee, where a stranger helped her with lodging, support, and reconnecting with her son. If you want to get in touch with The Positive Truth...

A former New York Giants player used a ladder to rescue a man trapped on a roof during a house fire in Rockaway Township, New Jersey, and musician Sam Fender raised 50,000 euros from tour ticket sales for Youth Music (matched to 100,000) to fund grassroots youth music projects in Northeast England and address UK funding inequality. If you want to get in touch with The Positive Truth to give us pos...

A 21-year-old in New York is cured of sickle cell disease using gene therapy that modifies his stem cells, though it’s currently very expensive; and University of Edinburgh researchers use E. coli to turn plastic bottles into L-Dopa for Parkinson’s, reducing waste. If you want to get in touch with The Positive Truth to give us positive news stories you want us to talk about on the show, tell us ab...

An older man trapped in a crashed, burning truck is rescued by two strangers who break a window and pull him to safety, and a marathon runner with 5% vision completes a full marathon using smart glasses and an app that lets trained volunteers guide him in real time. If you want to get in touch with The Positive Truth to give us positive news stories you want us to talk about on the show, tell us a...

Colorado opens a $15 million, quarter-mile wildlife overpass on I-25 to reduce roadkill, and a project on the Isle of Man plants 30,000 native trees to restore temperate rainforest biodiversity, with plans to expand using drones. If you want to get in touch with The Positive Truth to give us positive news stories you want us to talk about on the show, tell us about a topic you would like covered,...