The Optimist Daily’s Weekly Roundup
With Arielle Tiangco and Karissa Garcia
Do you like the stories from around the world that recognize and celebrate the people and events making a positive change? Tune in to The Optimist Daily’s Weekly Roundup, where our solutions-focused stories continue, and hear behind-the-scenes discussions from the people bringing you the news.
Episodes
January 13, 2022
Forest Schools & Later School Start Times
Today's good news: The benefits of outdoor learning and how later school start times help adolescents get enough sleep and improve their overall wellbeing. Listen to the Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
PLAY 10:49 min
January 12, 2022
Green Trends for 2022 & LitterLotto App
Today's good news: The sustainability trends that experts expect to dominate 2022 and the UK app that gamifies litter picking with a cash incentive. Listen to the Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
PLAY 13:02 min
January 11, 2022
Floating Communities & Cheetahs in India
Today's good news: India's plan to reintroduce cheetahs to the country after 70 years and how floating communities can help us adapt to rising sea levels. Listen to the Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
PLAY 11:10 min
January 10, 2022
4 Day Work Weeks & Asteroid Simulations
Today's good news: Fintech start-up Bolt makes 4 day work weeks permanent & AI simulations may help us better understand asteroids and the core of our own planet Earth. Listen to the Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
PLAY 17:10 min
January 07, 2022
Shingle Solar Panel Roofs and Your Brain on Music
Today's good news: Your future rooftop could be made out of easy-to-install solar shingles, and new research shows that there is a neurological link between music and language. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
PLAY 18:22 min
January 06, 2022
Shift from Natural Gas & Plastic Packaging Ban
Today's good news: New York City move away from natural gas infrastructure and France's plastic packaging ban goes into effect. Listen to the Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
PLAY 14:23 min
January 05, 2022
Little Saturday & Maintaining Mental Health
Today's good news: A look at the Swedish tradition of "Little Saturday" and how to maintain your mental health in uncertain times. Listen to the Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
PLAY 17:12 min
January 04, 2022
Musical Instruments & New Year's Resolutions
Today's good news: A unique youth orchestra plays instruments out of discarded material and how to make sure you stick to your new year's resolutions. Listen to the Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
PLAY 16:37 min
December 30, 2021
Best of the Year: Education
We're highlighting our top stories from 2021, and today's theme is education. We've got stories about universal preschool and the human library. Listen to the Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
PLAY 19:25 min
December 29, 2021
Best of the Year: Policymaking
It's 'Best of 2021' time! We're sharing our favorite solutions from the year. Today's theme is policymaking, and we're talking about public banking and the end of for-profit prisons. Listen to the Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
PLAY 14:01 min