WORLD GONE GOOD

The Saugus Marching Centurions have a good goal: To journey to and play in our nation's capitol this Memorial Day. So how do they get there? One competition at a time. Join our good guests, high school band mom Jackie MacDougall and high school band member Raquel Atilano, as they share their story of triumph and tribulation. It hasn't been an easy path as they've had to handle the repeated change...

Grab your passport: Allison Endries and Regan Todd are the Wanderlusting Wives and they are ready to rack up some good miles. They started their own podcast when the lockdown was in place as a way of exploring their love of travel and plan for all the places they hoped to go once the restrictions lifted. Turns out, there's a bunch of other people who were daydreaming the same thing - don't act lik...

Get your merry on with Erica Hubbard, Brett Chapin, Sage Justice and our special musical guests Shannon Sibbald and Quaid Lagan all joining us for our third annual Holidays Gone Good special episode. We're talking ugly holiday sweaters, hot cider recipes, letters to Santa, elves on shelves, and three great organizations you can learn more about and support. This is one of our favorite shows to put...

L.L. Abbott has authored over 30 books and published over 20 of them and that's just in the past 6 years. Talk about prolific, which is some of what we talk about. We also chat up how everyone has a story to share, how to overcome those stuck moments in both writing and life, and she gives me tips for my own cozy mystery I'm working on. Our good conversation is what happens when two writer types g...

Dogs + Vodka = The best episode ever. Allison Lange & Julia Pennington started their relationship working together in animal rescue and they've evolved it into their award-winning business, Hera The Dog Vodka. We'll give you a moment to go back and reread that last sentence. We promise it'll make sense when you hear these two amazing women tell their story of friendship, their passion for animals,...

Are you brave? Heather Vickery wants to know. She is all about taking chances and making changes especially if it means leveling-up your life. She did it. For real. Did it herself. And you can too. In this brave episode she shares the good of being true to yourself, listening to and honoring your inner voice, and the steps you can take right now - they are so simple - to living your life bravely....

Let's Give Thanks: Over 25 guests reveal what they are thankful for on this special edition of World Gone Good. From lifelong friends of our host Steve's to former good guests to upcoming good guests to a few celebrities thrown in just to see if you are paying attention, this is the ultimate celebration of sharing the love. There is so much good out there, so much to be thankful for. Enjoy this on...

Random Acts of Kindness' Brooke Jones spreads kindness each and every day. She shares how you can make a difference too, whether it be at home, school or work. Our good chat includes us discussing how marrying someone with different political sensibilities changed her own idea of kindness, what a RAKtivist is and how to become one, and easy, simple ways we all can take action to make this world of...

Cheryl L. Bedford is the driving force behind Women of Color Unite - WOCU - and there's something you need to know from the start: She is OK with being uncomfortable - in fact, she prefers it that way - because she believes that's where positive change happens. WOCU is the LA-based social action and non-profit organization focused on remedying the inequities that face Women of Color in today’s ent...

Charlie Zimbron is the co-founder of F*#k Up Nights, the international live series that celebrates our professional failures by putting them front and center to to celebrate them. This is the B side to all our stories, the parts we all try to hide, with the goal of improving the culture around failure, gender inequality in the workplace and building safe and diverse spaces. What's your most embarr...

Jee-Hoon Krska is the founder of Keys 2 Success, the Newark, NJ based organization that brings free piano lessons for local kids to learn, create, and enjoy. Music is the great unifier and students who learn to play a musical instrument excel in other areas including math, science, and their own personal confidence and happiness. Jee-Hoon is a proud American immigrant and she herself played piano...

Tony Award winner Tonya Pinkins thrives by learning and listening. An actress who's gone from Jelly's Last Jam to Caroline or Change on Broadway to TV roles including her 20 year run as 'Livia' on All My Children, she's reached a place in her life where she's comfortable with who she is and yet she continues to still strive to evolve as an artist and as a person. She's the guiding force - literall...

It's our second year anniversary - time flies when you're spreading good. If you've listened before, you know we end every episode with our guests finishing this statement, 'Tell me something good.' So to mark this special day, we've decided to look back as we move forward and deliver you a gift: The complete 100 episode compilation of every single guest we've ever had, in order, telling us someth...

Enjoy Emmy-winner Faith Salie in this bonus content from our 100th episode. Who says just because it lands on the cutting room floor it will never be heard from again? Not us! Be sure to listen to our full 100th show to really get the full good experience. We'll be back with Season 3 and brand new episodes the first Wednesday, October 5th.

Celebrate our 100th episode with Emmy-winner Faith Salie who returns to takeover the microphone and get the goods from regular World Gone Good host, Steve Silverman. It's a good time as we chat about following our passion to taking big swings and even bigger chances to our favorite guests and shows and everything good in between. And don't you worry, you're in safe hands with Faith running the sho...

Social media influencer Richard Biglia shares what's good about sharing your life - and NOT sharing your life - for the whole world to see, judge, and comment. He's a former dancer turned fitness trainer who prides himself on keeping his online presence real, positive, and yes, good. Are you sharing your authentic self with the world on Instagram? Or have you retouched a few pics before posting, m...

Kristen Peralta returns with an update of all the good that is happening with Vintage Pet Rescue. As we head toward our 100th episode we will be featuring mini-good-reunions with some of our favorite and most popular guests including Kristen. Check out her original episode with us in the episode guide wherever you pod - look for it on January 27, 2021.

Ricarda Franco loves dogs. How much?, you ask. So much so that she started her own rescue, the Dexter Foundation, where they take the dogs at the shelters no one else wants. And how successful have they been at it? Homing their 1,000th dog is a good sign of success. This is one person's good story of following their heart and loving every minute of it. And guess what? You can too.

Claire St. Amant is a true crime reporter/journalist/producer/host/story-hunter/and, as she calls herself, general mischief-maker. Her credits include 48 Hours, 60 Minutes, CBS News, and now, most recently, she's the producer and host of her own true crime podcast, Final Days On Earth. So what's good about a crime and a crime story? Why are so many of us hooked on shows like Dateline and podcasts...

Kristy Hinds returns with an update of all the good that is happening in her world, including Launch It Ladies. As we head toward our 100th episode we will be featuring mini-good-reunions with some of our favorite and most popular guests including Kristy. Check out her original episodes - there are two - with us in the episode guide wherever you pod - look for them on November 18, 2020 and Decembe...

Jon Dengler is all about the work, the work ethic, and how it helps give people back their value and meaning. He's the owner of The Well in Tampa, Florida, where they have three goals: Needs Met - The most basic and concrete way to love our neighbors is to look out for them and make sure they have what it is they need. If your neighbor is thirsty, give them something to drink; Bridges Built - We m...

Denise Montrose returns with an update of all the good that is happening at Samma Farm Tennessee Cow Rescue. As we head toward our 100th episode we will be featuring mini-good-reunions with some of our favorite and most popular guests including Denise. Check out her original episode with us - it's the #4 most downloaded we've ever had - in the episode guide wherever you pod - look for it on Septem...

Alex Roque is President and Executive Director of the Ali Forney Center in New York City. The center was founded in 2002 in memory of Ali Forney, a homeless gender-nonconforming youth who was forced to live on the streets, where they were tragically murdered. Committed to saving the lives of LGBTQ+ young people, their mission is to protect them from the harms of homelessness and empower them with...

Tanya Perez and Ryan Basham return with an update of all their good. As we head toward our 100th episode we will be featuring mini-good-reunions with some of our favorite and most popular guests. Check out their original episode with us - it's the #8 most downloaded we've ever had - in the episode guide wherever you pod - look for it on February 24, 2021.

Kate is the Girl with the Microphone. What happens when a fun prankster turns into a political influencer? She gets a worldwide following and dominates social media simply by telling her truth...with a microphone. Dive in with us as we find out why she feels we must hold our politicians - on both sides - accountable, if there's any line not worth crossing, and what it's like for us to both be in t...