Miscellaneous
Podcast Transcript June 26th, 2026— Gig worker rights, cervical cancer wins, and a hopeful take on human cooperation
Episode Description: A study of more than 100,000 people across 125 countries found that people cooperate far more than they assume other people will. Hopeful news to receive in a world that feels so divided. This week Arielle and Karissa also cover gig worker rights getting their first-ever Read More...
Podcast Transcript June 19th, 2026— (Guest Interview) Hope can rise: two sisters in Gaza turning rubble into building blocks | Earth Prize 2026
Episode Description: Tala and Farah Mousa received thousands of messages after they won the Earth Prize. “You gave us hope we had completely lost,” people wrote. “You showed us we can be seen.” They were sheltering in a tent when those messages came in. This episode is about what it Read More...
Podcast Transcript June 12th, 2026— From a 340-year slavery law finally repealed to pancakes for cigarette butts: 10 solutions this week
Episode Description: A high-risk breast cancer diagnosis used to mean one thing: chemotherapy. A large UK trial just found that 68 percent of those patients could skip it safely, based on a genomic test that already exists and is already in use. Arielle and Karissa also get into the pigeon Read More...
Podcast Transcript June 5th, 2026— Pancreatic cancer cracked, hepatitis B cleared, and wild mice who run for joy
Episode Description: An oncologist cried at her desk when she read these latest trial results. Researchers put exercise wheels in empty fields and sand dunes, and wild mice found them and ran, unprompted, for no reward. A new drug just cleared hepatitis B from the body entirely for one in five Read More...
Podcast Transcript May 29, 2026— David Attenborough’s 100-year secret and seven other solutions this week!
Episode Description: Sir David Attenborough just turned 100! Arielle and Karissa cover his 10-minute secret to a long life along with seven other solutions this week — belugas who prove that their species is capable of recognizing themselves, hemp plastic that survives boiling water, and an Read More...
Podcast Transcript May 22, 2026— (Guest Interview) She calls herself a mermaid now: How Swim Sista Swim Is Changing Who Belongs in the Water
Episode Description: Stephanie McKenzie has been swimming since she was a child. She came to Swim Sista Swim as an instructor and, as you’ll hear in her voice, is a vibrant and confident woman on all counts. Yet she still feels a twinge of doubt every time she walks into a public pool alone, Read More...
Podcast Transcript May 8, 2026— Gene therapy restores hearing, Gaza teens win a global prize, and eight more wins
Episode Description: Europe’s first stadium built exclusively for women’s football is going up in Brighton! And the most interesting design decision wasn’t the pitch. It was the size. Arielle and Karissa cover ten solutions this week, including a single injection that gave a child her Read More...
Podcast Transcript May 1, 2026— Antarctic whales by the hundreds, the UK’s generational smoking ban, and more positive news this week
Episode Description: For the first time in history, clean energy grew faster than global electricity demand and fossil fuel generation actually went down. That’s not even the most surprising thing in this episode. Arielle and Karissa cover ten solutions this week, including a UK law that Read More...
Podcast Transcript April 24, 2026— Good news for donkeys, rats, wildflowers, and people who hate step trackers
Episode Description: This week: a 58-day protest campaign just convinced Etsy to ban all animal fur starting this August. Germany spent decades digging coal out of the ground, leaving craters 200 feet deep. This month, the last one opened for swimming. And Cambodia unveiled the world's first Read More...
Podcast Transcript April 17, 2026— Why you keep falling for the same person, and 9 other things worth discussing this week
Episode Description: This week: a German research team built a water contamination test that runs on a smartphone and gives you an answer in under a minute. A Cornell professor has a gardening trick that involves water, a paper towel, and one night. A Bristol startup figured out what to do with Read More...