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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

July 23, 2020

July 23, 2020

July 23, 2020

The Optimist Daily Update with Summers McKay & Kristy Jansen - Your weekday update from The Optimist Daily featuring discussions of our top positive news solutions from independent, reader-funded, journalists. Today we explore education solutions for a socially distanced back to school and four teens who made a coloring book to explain the pandemic to children. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

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July 22, 2020

July 22, 2020

July 22, 2020

The Optimist Daily Update with Summers McKay & Kristy Jansen - Your weekday update from The Optimist Daily featuring discussions of our top positive news solutions from independent, reader-funded, journalists. We're diving into the ocean today with stories about the kinship of beluga whales, the biggest ocean cleanup in history, and Kristy's heroic rescue at sea! Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

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July 22, 2020

July 22, 2020

July 22, 2020

The Optimist Daily Update with Summers McKay & Kristy Jansen - Your weekday update from The Optimist Daily featuring discussions of our top positive news solutions from independent, reader-funded, journalists. We're diving into the ocean today with stories about the kinship of beluga whales, the biggest ocean cleanup in history, and Kristy's heroic rescue at sea! Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

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July 21, 2020

July 21, 2020

July 21, 2020

The Optimist Daily Update with Summers McKay & Kristy Jansen - Your weekday update from The Optimist Daily featuring discussions of our top positive news solutions from independent, reader-funded, journalists. It's screams and stretching day on the Update and we're talking about productive ways to manage anger and the heart health benefits of regular stretching. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

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July 21, 2020

July 21, 2020

July 21, 2020

The Optimist Daily Update with Summers McKay & Kristy Jansen - Your weekday update from The Optimist Daily featuring discussions of our top positive news solutions from independent, reader-funded, journalists. It's screams and stretching day on the Update and we're talking about productive ways to manage anger and the heart health benefits of regular stretching. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

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July 20, 2020

July 20, 2020

July 20, 2020

The Optimist Daily Update with Summers McKay & Kristy Jansen - Your weekday update from The Optimist Daily featuring discussions of our top positive news solutions from independent, reader-funded, journalists. Today we discuss what Portugal can teach us about looking beyond GDP to determine a country’s success and the little hydrogen engine that could. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

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July 20, 2020

July 20, 2020

July 20, 2020

The Optimist Daily Update with Summers McKay & Kristy Jansen - Your weekday update from The Optimist Daily featuring discussions of our top positive news solutions from independent, reader-funded, journalists. Today we discuss what Portugal can teach us about looking beyond GDP to determine a country’s success and the little hydrogen engine that could. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

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July 17, 2020

July 17, 2020

July 17, 2020

The Optimist Daily Update with Summers McKay & Kristy Jansen - Your weekday update from The Optimist Daily featuring discussions of our top positive news solutions from independent, reader-funded, journalists. Today, Summers gets a little silly updating us on the secret lives of bugs and Kristy covers how robots and systematic testing is beating COVID-19 in Rwanda. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

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July 17, 2020

July 17, 2020

July 17, 2020

The Optimist Daily Update with Summers McKay & Kristy Jansen - Your weekday update from The Optimist Daily featuring discussions of our top positive news solutions from independent, reader-funded, journalists. Today, Summers gets a little silly updating us on the secret lives of bugs and Kristy covers how robots and systematic testing is beating COVID-19 in Rwanda. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

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July 16, 2020

July 16, 2020

July 16, 2020

The Optimist Daily Update with Summers McKay & Kristy Jansen - Your weekday update from The Optimist Daily featuring discussions of our top positive news solutions from independent, reader-funded, journalists. Today, a new study reinforces that humans are optimistic even when times are tough and finding new quarantine views with Window Swap. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

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