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
October 19, 2020
October 19, 2020
Today we're talking education with a new collaboration from LEGO and IKEA keeping kids at play without sacrificing the usable space in your home and why STEM and the arts may be more closely related than you think. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
October 19, 2020
October 19, 2020
Today we're talking education with a new collaboration from LEGO and IKEA keeping kids at play without sacrificing the usable space in your home and why STEM and the arts may be more closely related than you think. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
October 16, 2020
October 16, 2020
Did you know we lose 2,000 football fields of agricultural land every hour to desertification? Today we interview Ole-Kristian Sivertsen, CEO of Desert Control, about his mission to save our soil with liquid nanoclay. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News! Want to learn more? Check out his TedTalk!
October 16, 2020
October 16, 2020
Did you know we lose 2,000 football fields of agricultural land every hour to desertification? Today we interview Ole-Kristian Sivertsen, CEO of Desert Control, about his mission to save our soil with liquid nanoclay. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News! Want to learn more? Check out his TedTalk!
October 15, 2020
October 15, 2020
Ok - let's do this microwaves! Solutions to our plastic problem are not siloed. A combination of reducing consumption, recycling where possible, and utilizing waste will help us solve the issue. Today's Optimist Daily Update shares one next step in the plastic reduction journey. Also, maggots are better for chickens. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
October 15, 2020
October 15, 2020
Ok - let's do this microwaves! Solutions to our plastic problem are not siloed. A combination of reducing consumption, recycling where possible, and utilizing waste will help us solve the issue. Today's Optimist Daily Update shares one next step in the plastic reduction journey. Also, maggots are better for chickens. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
October 14, 2020
October 14, 2020
In today's Summers & Kristy are surviving (but barely) without Amelia episode, we learn about the brilliant $5 Trillion impact investment strategy of Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance. We also discover that sometimes, while managing your Covid Shag.... you show up late to work. . Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
October 14, 2020
October 14, 2020
In today's Summers & Kristy are surviving (but barely) without Amelia episode, we learn about the brilliant $5 Trillion impact investment strategy of Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance. We also discover that sometimes, while managing your Covid Shag.... you show up late to work. . Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
October 13, 2020
October 13, 2020
Summers & Kristy share stories from today's Optimist Daily and go down a furry rabbit hole of why we love animals and houseplants. Learn about the Dutch trend of Koe knuffelen and much much more - on yet another episode missing the guidance of Amelia but with all the wisdom of solution based news. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
October 13, 2020
October 13, 2020
Summers & Kristy share stories from today's Optimist Daily and go down a furry rabbit hole of why we love animals and houseplants. Learn about the Dutch trend of Koe knuffelen and much much more - on yet another episode missing the guidance of Amelia but with all the wisdom of solution based news. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!