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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

April 2, 2021

April 02, 2021

April 2, 2021

Happy Friday! We're covering a new archive from UC Los Angeles that promotes and protects indigenous folk medicine and how an energy project in Rwanda is stopping a lake from exploding. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

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April 1, 2021

April 01, 2021

April 1, 2021

It's April Fools' Day, but what's not a joke are the great solutions on The Optimist Daily. We've got the Yurok Tribe reintroducing California condors in Redwood National Park and four books to kelp you kickstart a more sustainable spring. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

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April 1, 2021

April 01, 2021

April 1, 2021

It's April Fools' Day, but what's not a joke are the great solutions on The Optimist Daily. We've got the Yurok Tribe reintroducing California condors in Redwood National Park and four books to kelp you kickstart a more sustainable spring. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

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March 31, 2021

March 31, 2021

March 31, 2021

We've got a silly hump day episode with biodegradable masks that sow wildflower seeds when you throw them away and researchers studying how humans could potentially regrow teeth. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

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March 31, 2021

March 31, 2021

March 31, 2021

We've got a silly hump day episode with biodegradable masks that sow wildflower seeds when you throw them away and researchers studying how humans could potentially regrow teeth. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

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March 30, 2021

March 30, 2021

March 30, 2021

We're focusing on renewable energy today with new US measures to expand offshore wind generation and an island in Scotland powering all its electric vehicles with tidal turbines. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

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March 30, 2021

March 30, 2021

March 30, 2021

We're focusing on renewable energy today with new US measures to expand offshore wind generation and an island in Scotland powering all its electric vehicles with tidal turbines. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

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March 29, 2021

March 29, 2021

March 29, 2021

We're kicking off the week with news that New Zealand has approved paid leave for pregnant individuals and their partners who experience miscarriage as well as positive clean air results from California's diesel regulations. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

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March 29, 2021

March 29, 2021

March 29, 2021

We're kicking off the week with news that New Zealand has approved paid leave for pregnant individuals and their partners who experience miscarriage as well as positive clean air results from California's diesel regulations. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

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March 26, 2021

March 26, 2021

March 26, 2021

Happy Friday! Today we've got shoes made from kombucha tea waste and Ikea's new sustainable cookbook that will make you rethink how you look at kitchen scraps. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

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