The Optimist Daily Weekly Roundup
With Arielle Tiangco and Karissa Garcia
Do you like the stories from around the world that recognize and celebrate the people and events making a positive change? Tune in to The Optimist Daily Weekly Roundup, where our solutions-focused stories continue, and hear behind-the-scenes discussions from the people bringing you the news.
Episodes
April 21, 2022
Migrating Birds and Saving Ancestral Lands
Today's good news: Find out why birds migrate and how to help them on their journeys. Also, a local community in Gabon successfully saves ancestral lands from logging.
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PLAY 14:12 min
April 20, 2022
The PepToc Hotline and Electric Homes
Today's good news: Feeling down? Call the PepToc Hotline for messages of encouragement from kids. Plus, how switching over to an all-electric home is an efficient and effective way to reduce carbon emissions.
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PLAY 17:49 min
April 19, 2022
Wireless Intubation and Kidney Stones in Space
Today's med-tech news: Wireless video could improve intubation procedures while also making them more accessible, and space mice help scientists figure out why so many astronauts develop kidney stones in space.
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PLAY 15:16 min
April 18, 2022
Self-Repairing Plastics and Sponge Cities
Today's sustainable news: Scientists at the University of Tokyo engineer a plastic that can repair itself at room temperature, and the Big Apple to become more resilient against climate change by becoming "spongier."
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PLAY 15:12 min
April 15, 2022
Changing our Thinking with News Resiliency and Psilocybin Therapy
Today on the pod we're chatting about influencing our brain through the practice of news resiliency in the wake of bad news, and psilocybin ("magic mushroom") therapy to treat mental health patients. These stories are a dose of great news!
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PLAY 19:19 min
April 14, 2022
A Binational Ecological River Park & Fraudulent Whisky
Today's good news: Laredo, Texas and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico join forces to create a binational ecological river park that celebrates the Sister Cities' friendship, and sniff before you sip! The NOS.E electronic nose will make sure you're drinking the real deal.
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PLAY 14:25 min
April 14, 2022
Bonus Episode: Viv for your V
Welcome to The Optimist Daily Update's first bonus episode! Today we are highlighting one of our favorite interviews from our podcast archive, with new commentary by content producer, Arielle.
Take a walk down memory lane with us as we dive back into a riveting conversation we had with Katie Diasti, CEO of eco-friendly period care brand Viv for your V, and COO Izzy Sarrafzadeh.
PLAY 23:41 min
April 13, 2022
Bonding Vampire Bats & Wands for Wildlife
Today's good news: Scientists study vampire bats to learn more about the complexities of social bonding, and attention all mascara users! Your old crusty wands can be repurposed as tiny brushes for the smallest of rescue animals.
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PLAY 10:31 min
April 12, 2022
Drunken Monkey Hypothesis & Bacterial Enzyme Machines
Today's good news: Research supports the drunken monkey hypothesis, which suggests that human fondness for alcohol may have evolutionary roots, and Kristy dives into medical advancements, specifically miniscule bacteria machines.
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PLAY 14:57 min
April 11, 2022
Estrellita the Woolly Monkey & How Spiders Use Webs to Hear
In honor of National Pet's Day, Summers and Kristy discuss animal-focused good news. Ecuador is the first country to grant wild animals legal rights and scientists explore how spiders use their webs to "hear".
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PLAY 12:28 min