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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

May 21, 2021

May 21, 2021

May 21, 2021

Today we have some special guests on the pod. We’re joined Lalla and Rinaldo Brutoco, founders and impact investors of The Optimist Daily, to discuss what inspired them to start the publication, their vision for its future, and how solutions news can catalyze a change in global consciousness. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

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May 20, 2021

May 20, 2021

May 20, 2021

Tune in to learn about wind turbines shaped like tulips and how underwater research in Texas is providing climate clues. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

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May 20, 2021

May 20, 2021

May 20, 2021

Tune in to learn about wind turbines shaped like tulips and how underwater research in Texas is providing climate clues. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

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May 19, 2021

May 19, 2021

May 19, 2021

Today we're talking about the power of green facades and how a major wind turbine producer has made their product fully recyclable. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

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May 19, 2021

May 19, 2021

May 19, 2021

Today we're talking about the power of green facades and how a major wind turbine producer has made their product fully recyclable. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

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May 18, 2021

May 18, 2021

May 18, 2021

Today we're looking at strategies to maintain neuroplasticity and why the pandemic made more kids put down their phones and reach for a book. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

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May 18, 2021

May 18, 2021

May 18, 2021

Today we're looking at strategies to maintain neuroplasticity and why the pandemic made more kids put down their phones and reach for a book. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

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May 17, 2021

May 17, 2021

May 17, 2021

Today we welcome guest Ken Lindner, author of 'Career Choreography' and founder of Ken Lindner & Associates, a premier news and hosting agency. Ken joins us to discuss the future of work post-pandemic and how solutions news plays a role in mainstream media. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

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May 17, 2021

May 17, 2021

May 17, 2021

Today we welcome guest Ken Lindner, author of 'Career Choreography' and founder of Ken Lindner & Associates, a premier news and hosting agency. Ken joins us to discuss the future of work post-pandemic and how solutions news plays a role in mainstream media. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

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May 14, 2021

May 14, 2021

May 14, 2021

New York State votes to ban plastic hotel toiletries and why a vegan diet could boost you productivity today on the pod. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

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