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The Good News Podcast

The Good News Podcast is your thrice weekly reminder that not all news is bad.

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3:14

Chico the Beagle Bear Brawler 🐶🐻💪

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2025/07/05

An adopted dog shows its love and affection when it mattered most.Read more about Chico the beagle here★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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3:48

Water Window 🚰

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2025/07/04

Researchers at MIT have tested out a passive device that can grab water out of the air in one of the driest places on earth. Read more about the project here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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4:18

Waste Mining 📱💻⛏⚒, Repeat

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2025/06/30

From the archive, gold is getting pulled out of old electronics. Recently, it seems like the process may get refined even more- leading to safer, cleaner gold extraction. Neat!Read more about the new process here★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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3:44

Detention in the Trees 🌳

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2025/06/27

A new detention option could get more kids outside and soaking up some tree time.Read more about these hiking detentions here★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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3:24

Gas Butter 🌫🧈, Repeat

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2025/06/25

From the archive, a science-y food startup called Savor is building the butter of... the FUTURE! Now, it seems like folks are eating (and enjoying) this new butter and I might finally get that taste-test that I want. Read more about future-butter here★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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3:56

Buffalo Bike 🚲

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2025/06/21

An innovative bike design is built for people who need the most reliable possible bike.Learn more about the bike here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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4:01

Land Back Along the Klamath

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2025/06/19

Along the Klamath River, the Yurok Tribe is back in their rightful role as stewards and conservationists of forests in California. Read more about the land back deal here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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3:51

Portuguese Beavers

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2025/06/17

Beavers are so back baby! It's a good sign for Portugal and it should help the area rivers too!Read more about the work of tracking Iberian beavers here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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4:54

Ojisan TCG

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2025/06/07

A new game helps connect younger and older people and share accomplishments. Seems like a great idea!Read more about the game here★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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3:49

Salty Plastic 🧂

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2025/06/05

Researchers in Japan have created a plastic-ish material that is strong and flexible, but dissolves when it gets salty... like in an ocean!Read more about this cool material here★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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6:39

Update: Future Chocolate? Cocoa Gel! 🍫

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2025/06/03

An update to a story from about a year ago. Researchers have found a way to use more of the cocoa pod to make delicious, delicious chocolate!Read more about the new chocolate formula here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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3:19

National Park Cities 🏞🏙

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2025/05/31

A new designation encourages people to think about their cities differently.Read more about National Park Cities here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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3:06

Incognito Bear Care 🐻

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2025/05/29

Caretakers in California are dressing up to help a young bear get ready to face the wilderness.Read more about the bear and its caretakers here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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3:22

Less Splashy Urinals 🚽

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2025/05/28

Engineering, science, and mathematics have all been leveraged to design less-gross urinals, that's good news!Read more about the urinal designs here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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3:47

Streaming Streams 🎧, Repeat

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2025/05/24

From the archive, if you like to listen to nature sounds like rain to relax, you can do that and help the planet at the same time.Read more about the project here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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4:07

Better Glass for Birds 🐦

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2025/05/22

A giant, glassy building in Chicago has upgraded it's windows to make them safer for birds flying on by. Read more about the glass and the birds here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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3:11

Ronan Has the Rhythm 🥁

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2025/05/20

Ronan, a 15yr old sea lion has great rhythm and it's raising questions about music and what it means to be musical. Read more about the research here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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3:51

Voyager 1: Thrusters Thrusting 📡🛰

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2025/05/17

Another update from Voyager 1 and 2 out in interstellar space. A 20-year-old bug needed to get figured out- and fast!Read more about the repair effort here★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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2:58

Lasocados ⚡🥑, Repeat

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2025/05/15

From the archive, avocados get a high-tech new label and it could save a lot of plastic! Also, the avocado producer making these laser-etched avocados has also recently started making natural dyes from the avocado pits that would normally get composted or chucked- that's good news too! Read more about the avocado dye here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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3:59

Guerrilla Gardening

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2025/05/13

Guerrilla gardening is a pretty fun act of rebellion that I can totally get behind. Learn more about guerrilla gardening here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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