The Good News Podcast

Perseverance and Moxie are mixing it up on Mars!

Innovation in the coffee space- drink disruption!

Sheep and goats and shepherds making tracks!

We might be entering a bright future where we just need a single cable to charge all the stuff.

Good news about new Lyme vaccines- one is in late-stage clinical trials right now and the data is looking very promising!

A NASA experiment is a big success.

Birdsong continues to reveal cool new benefits!

Pardons for marijuana possession are good news- and the news might get better in the future too.

A strain of the flu is missing and it might be gone forever.

A new prescription option for people looking to relax and improve their mental health.

From the archive, an asteroid episode. This came to mind after NASA's DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) successfully smacked into a different asteroid just this week.

John Cena sets the bar VERY high for granting wishes

A blast from the past keeps chugging along!

Two birthdays that are both good news in their own ways!

A wild new way to make green power: blowholes!

Adnan Syed has been in jail for 23 years, but now may finally get a fair trial.

In my neck of the woods, it's practically apple picking time so I thought this episode from the archive about a long lost and rediscovered apple would be appropriate.

A lost ring makes its way back home

From the archive, a great tale (tail?) about a falcon success story (plus a drone)

It's official: nature is good for the noggin.

Steam trains are getting a glow up- with hydrogen!

Barbie is getting more inclusive and more historical- very cool!

Research from the UK has identified a quick, easy, and cheap way to help keep playground air clear.

As an update to this archive episode- this law has just gone into effect! Those looking to pick up free period products can use the "PickupMyPeriod" app in Scotland to find the nearest location to them. Very cool and very good news.

From the archive, a tale of quaternary twins! As an update- seems like Jax and Jett are doing great!

From last summer, let's all remember the delightful Wisco beach ball

Three good things: hearing, voting, and canceling

The "world's first library farm" sounds incredible!

A catnapping has a good news ending

Wanted to rerun this episode because these coins are available now! The 4th and 5th coins launch soon, but the first 3 are available now- super exciting!

Two stories of artifacts heading back to their places of origin!

From the archive, a white paint that is super green.

A story from a year ago about an awesome Mainer gets some good news updates!

A novel way to slow folks down

From the archive- still a great idea for those who can't travel to meet a newborn!

A 13-year-old is admitted to medical school

A new species named after a legend

Universal images are being made more universally accessible!

A new coffee shop in China is managed by a bad-a blind barista... and his brother!

School will start later next year for teens in CA- great news!

Barbie is getting greener! I've been seeing images from the upcoming Barbie movie and was reminded about the toys getting more eco-friendly!

Two short stories about pets getting out and living their dreams. (PS- I was really close on that book title 🥇)

Good news from the world of local news

Tech for space is getting a new use here on planet Earth.

Concerts on the current Coldplay tour are about to get more inclusive to deaf and hard of hearing folks.

From the archive, an interesting and good news-y story about the ways things the Perseverance rover is naming what it finds on Mars. More than year later, Perseverance has had some bumps and bruises, but is still going strong!

Two pieces of good news from 30k feet! A record-breaking flight attendant and captain who went above and beyond.

From the archive, a delightful way to unwind and relax.

A new tool to fight water-based plastic pollution!

A loophole is closed in a new gun safety bill.