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
January 06, 2022
Shift from Natural Gas & Plastic Packaging Ban
Today's good news: New York City move away from natural gas infrastructure and France's plastic packaging ban goes into effect. Listen to the Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
PLAY 14:23 min
January 05, 2022
Little Saturday & Maintaining Mental Health
Today's good news: A look at the Swedish tradition of "Little Saturday" and how to maintain your mental health in uncertain times. Listen to the Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
PLAY 17:12 min
January 04, 2022
Musical Instruments & New Year's Resolutions
Today's good news: A unique youth orchestra plays instruments out of discarded material and how to make sure you stick to your new year's resolutions. Listen to the Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
PLAY 16:37 min
December 30, 2021
Best of the Year: Education
We're highlighting our top stories from 2021, and today's theme is education. We've got stories about universal preschool and the human library. Listen to the Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
PLAY 19:25 min
December 29, 2021
Best of the Year: Policymaking
It's 'Best of 2021' time! We're sharing our favorite solutions from the year. Today's theme is policymaking, and we're talking about public banking and the end of for-profit prisons. Listen to the Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
PLAY 14:01 min
December 28, 2021
Best of the Year: Business
Today's good news: We're recapping our favorite business stories featured on The Optimist Daily in 2021. Listen to the Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
PLAY 15:02 min
December 27, 2021
Best of the Year: Science
We're highlighting our top stories from 2021, and today's theme is science. Today we've got stories about cooling white paint and the efficacy of Indigenous forest management. Listen to the Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
PLAY 11:58 min
December 23, 2021
Green Energy & Green Space
Today's good news: Scotland blows up their last coal plant and a new study links urban green space to reduced loneliness. Listen to the Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
PLAY 10:49 min
December 22, 2021
Lost Birds & Speech Therapies
Today's good news: Researchers are calling on citizen scientists to find lost bird species and we may soon have a new way to diagnose children who stutter. Listen to the Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
PLAY 13:19 min
December 21, 2021
Virtual Reality & New Year's Resolutions
Today's good news: How virtual reality can help us better understand human emotions and five tips to set more expansive New Year's resolutions. Listen to the Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
PLAY 13:54 min