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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

September 24, 2020

September 24, 2020

September 24, 2020

Today we welcome guests Lise Van Susteren, MD and Stacey Colino to talk about their book, Emotional Inflammation: Discover Your Triggers and Reclaim Your Equilibrium During Anxious Times. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

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September 23, 2020

September 23, 2020

September 23, 2020

We're all about empowering renters today with ideas about looping landlords into the voter registration process and an initiative offering pro-bono legal resources to those facing eviction. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

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September 23, 2020

September 23, 2020

September 23, 2020

We're all about empowering renters today with ideas about looping landlords into the voter registration process and an initiative offering pro-bono legal resources to those facing eviction. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

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September 22, 2020

September 22, 2020

September 22, 2020

Happy fall! We're celebrating the new season with a department store in Berlin offering second-hand goods and an environmental justice law passed in New Jersey. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

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September 22, 2020

September 22, 2020

September 22, 2020

Happy fall! We're celebrating the new season with a department store in Berlin offering second-hand goods and an environmental justice law passed in New Jersey. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

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September 21, 2020

September 21, 2020

September 21, 2020

"Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time." - Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Today we cover strategies for remaining a determined optimist and new technology saving lives in neuroscience and the ocean. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

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September 21, 2020

September 21, 2020

September 21, 2020

"Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time." - Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Today we cover strategies for remaining a determined optimist and new technology saving lives in neuroscience and the ocean. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

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September 18, 2020

September 18, 2020

September 18, 2020

Today Kristy shares new advances in bionic eye technology and Summers features two teenagers making a real difference in their community. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

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September 18, 2020

September 18, 2020

September 18, 2020

Today Kristy shares new advances in bionic eye technology and Summers features two teenagers making a real difference in their community. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

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September 17, 2020

September 17, 2020

September 17, 2020

Kristy and Summers interview founder and COO of sustainable menstrual product startup viv for your v. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

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