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The Optimist Daily’s Weekly Roundup

With Arielle Tiangco and Karissa Garcia

The world is solving hard problems. We cover them! Every Friday, Arielle and Karissa dig into the week's best positive solutions news from The Optimist Daily. Plus, monthly guest interviews with the innovators and advocates making it happen.

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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