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
May 16, 2022
The Orbex Rocket and A Record Smashing Jumping Robot
Happy Monday! Summers and Kristy start the week off with spacey solutions: Summers talks about the Orbex rocket prototype and how it could make space travel greener. Kristy then highlights a robot that's smashed records to become the highest jumper to date, engineered or biological.
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PLAY 15:16 min
May 13, 2022
Medicinal Tattoos and Portugal's Floating Solar Park
Woohoo! It's Friday! We've got some great forward-thinking stories on The Optimist Daily today. Karissa is talking about how medicinal tattoos are tracking a patient's oxygen levels and more, and Summers is telling us how Europe's largest solar park will open this summer in Portugal (and how she gets to see her puppy today!).
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PLAY 12:05 min
May 12, 2022
Stanford Opens New Climate Focused School and The Benefits of Backgammon
Today's good news: Prestigious Stanford University opens the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, a school dedicated solely to studying the climate crisis. Plus, backgammon offers surprising health benefits.
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PLAY 14:18 min
May 11, 2022
Faster, More Climate Resilient Internet and New 2D Material
Today's tech-savvy solutions: Summers and Kristy talk about a new ultra-thin material that might be a gamechanger for batteries, storage, and other electronics. They also dive into the potential of a microwave network that could make the internet not just more climate-resilient, but faster and cheaper.
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PLAY 12:22 min
May 10, 2022
Tasmania Becomes Carbon Negative and Germany Drops Renewable Energy Surcharge
Today's good news: Tasmania joins Suriname and Bhutan as one of the world's only carbon-negative places. Plus, Germany makes renewable energy cheaper for households and businesses.
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PLAY 12:00 min
May 09, 2022
104 Marathons and 4 Pandemic Lessons
Happy Monday! In today's episode, Summers and Karissa discuss uplifting stories in person for the first time ever. Together, they talk about pandemic lessons and a particularly inspiring woman who completed 104 marathons in 104 days.
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PLAY 13:32 min
May 06, 2022
Wands for Wildlife with Jen Knight
Today we're welcoming Jen Knight from the Wands for Wildlife onto the podcast! Jen joins us to chat about the great work over at Wands for Wildlife, which is a non-profit inspiring people to help wildlife and the planet through repurposing used mascara wands for use in wildlife care, art, and education.
Learn more about Wands for Wildlife and how you can support at wandsforwildlife.org.
PLAY 38:02 min
May 05, 2022
Working Together to Ban Toxic Chemicals and Protect Coral Reefs
Feliz Cinco de Mayo! Today Kristy talks about how the EU is proposing the largest ban on toxic chemicals to date, and Summers discusses why nations should work together to establish ocean reservations to protect our precious coral reefs.
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PLAY 11:56 min
May 04, 2022
An Ancient Enzyme and Connecticut Expands Abortion Rights
May the fourth be with you! Today, Summers and Kristy get personal while talking about reproductive rights and access to women's healthcare. They then commend Connecticut lawmakers, who are reacting to the surge of anti-abortion legislation with a bill that expands the kinds of medical practitioners who can offer abortion services within the state.
They also talk about an ancient enzyme that can help address food production concerns around the world.
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PLAY 17:39 min
May 03, 2022
All-Electric Heating and Captain Fanplastic
Today's good news: Washington State becomes the first state to mandate all-electric heating for new buildings and Captain Fanplastic teaches young pirates in South Africa and the Netherlands about plastic pollution and the five "ARRRs": refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle.
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PLAY 12:51 min