The Good News Podcast

The Axolotl or also known as the Mexican Walking fish is a salamander that can basically regrow any part of its body!

Colleen and Neil discuss memorabilia and STEM education.

Colleen and Neil read a letter from an eBay buyer. It's kind and heartfelt and good.

Scientists have finally figured out why a Zebra has stripes!!

Colleen and Neil dissect recent commerce news. Snow plowing commerce and toilet bowl vs. phone commerce.

Colleen and Neil share good news about globally impressive leafiness.

We celebrate the Periodic Table on today's episode! UNESCO has announced that 2019 is the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements. Yay!

Colleen and Neil send one final interplanetary goodbye and thank you to the show's favorite Mars rover.

Colleen and Neil chat about putting the power of swiping to use to help Lithuanians adopt more dogs.

Neil and Colleen share actual good news about the TSA.

Colleen and Neil chat about cigarettes; smoking them, buying them, and avoiding them.

Good News! Eating veggies will benefit your mental health. Neil has strong feelings about fruit.

Colleen shares with Neil pictures of teddy bears just going about their daily lives in Paris.

Colleen and Neil share some cold weather tips after the recent Chicago polar vortex.

Nervous about Black Holes? Don't be! Scientists are trying to figure out ways to help you not fall in.

Colleen and Neil discuss more ideas like the Little Free Library.

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Colleen and Neil tell the tale of The People's Hero.

Colleen and Neil share some good news coming from the UK newspaper, The Guardian.

Creator of the storytelling podcast RISK! Kevin Alison joins Colleen and Neil and talks getting up and telling your truth. What's your truth?

Using the power of science- Colleen and Neil offer some tips to make this year even happier.

Colleen and Neil open up their email and share some good news that was sent in. Thanks for sending them!!!

A very special episode about an unlikely hero. Also, Neil reads poems and they are AMAZING!

Colleen and Neil share some exciting developments from beavers up ol' Milwaukee way.

Good things that are happening all over to help reduce the use of plastic.

Colleen and Neil discuss new moon developments. What's going on up there anyway?

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Colleen and Neil share a story about another stolen piece of art getting returned to it's home.

Colleen and Neil talk marriage and the bennies of waiting till you're brain is done maturing.

Colleen and Neil talk about what is and is not changing about the podcast in 2019.

Colleen and Neil share good news coming from the financial realm about renewable energy.

Happy New Year's Eve! Colleen and Neil talk about their 2019 hopes, dreams and goals.

Neil shares some of his favorite Good News Podcast Episodes from 2018. Do you have a favorite? Let us know!

In 2018 we brought the good news, here are a few of Colleen's favorites. Tomorrow you'll hear from Neil!

For today's episode, we connected with Amy Cesal who has been working on a project to make data visualization more fun, more personal, and more colorful.

In honor of the holiday, we're rerunning one of our favorite episodes. Happy holidays and merry Christmas!

Special guest Katie Klein serenades us with more Christmas songs.

Colleen and Neil dish on a new drone- one of Neil's favorite things.

A tiny pink light is the farthest of all the planets and it's 11 BILLION miles from the Sun. Think about that.

KFAI Minnesota community radio reporter Anna Stitt brings us a story about a Haitian dance company in the heart of Minnesota.

Colleen and Neil talk about mitzvahs and Keanu Reeves.

Today we hear from Dixie Treichel, a reporter at KFAI Minnesota community radio. This piece tells the story of Sculptor Sara Hanson who created bio-scenic public art sculptures designed to share images between earthlings and outer space. Also, Colleen has trouble saying words.

Another excellent article about another excellent woman of history!

We are back talking with bike friend Drew about his time as a Chicago bike messenger.

A message of good news from the worlds of disaster relief and gastronomy.

Colleen and Neil present some descriptions of really great dogs at One Tail At A Time dog rescue. Quick go adopt a dog!

We get introspective in a story about a new way to help those in need.

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A tale about a pupper that escaped and had some journey.

Some special news about toilets and new findings about wombats.