The Good News Podcast
The Good News Podcast is your thrice weekly reminder that not all news is bad.
The Good News Podcast · Neil Jacobsen
Show overview
The Good News Podcast has been publishing since 2017, and across the 9 years since has built a catalogue of 1,319 episodes, alongside 3 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 100 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence.
Episodes typically run under ten minutes — most land between 3 min and 5 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Society & Culture show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 39 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2018, with 256 episodes published. Published by Neil Jacobsen.
From the publisher
The Good News Podcast is your thrice weekly reminder that not all news is bad.
Latest Episodes
View all 1,319 episodesBetter Glass for Birds 🐦, Repeat
Attenborough at 100
Seeds Can Hear Rain 🌱
Update: Voyager 1: Thrusters Thrusting 📡🛰
Micro Assistance, Repeat
Celebrating Prince 🎶
Orangutan Bridge 🦧🌉
Mona Lisa's Bridge, Repeat
Guerrilla Gardening, Repeat
Dirt Cheap (or Free) Energy ⚡
Name Two Chicks 🦅
Ep 1310Moose TV, Repeat
From the archive, a popular TV show in Sweden is something you can watch for hours- technically 24 hours for days if you'd like- this year, the migration is back on April 22nd! Read more about slow TV and the moose migration here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Ep 1309A Statue for Magawa 🐀
Magawa, the landmine-sniffing rat has recently been honored with an awesome statue in Cambodia. Read more about Magawa and the statue here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Ep 1308Bricks for the Blind
Building with LEGO bricks is traditionally a super visual process- the instructions are just pictures. Now, Bricks for the Blind is making these instructions accessible for blind and visually impaired builders all over. Read more about the project here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Ep 1307Brazilian Pet Custody 🏛🐱🐶
A new law in Brazil let's courts help couples determine pet custody when a relationship ends- that's good news for pets!Read more about the law here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Ep 1306Ranchbassadorship
Hidden Valley is sending people to Europe to taste foods with a splash of ranch. Sounds like a fun summer job!Learn more about the ranchbassador program here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Ep 1305LonelyWiki
A website helps you find some of the least read Wikipedia articles and learn something new. Check out LonelyWiki here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Ep 1304BeehiveBot 🐝🤖, Repeat
From the archive, scientists are shoving robots into beehives to keep them alive over the winter- that's good news! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Ep 1303Library Memory Lab 📼
A new service from the Nashville Public Library system helps to modernize older media to make it a bit easier to access. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Ep 1302Bird Dream Song 🐦💤🎶, Repeat
From the archive, research has been able to reproduce a song that a bird was dreaming... WHAT?!Read more about the research here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★