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
August 27, 2020
August 27, 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. On this episode we look at two solutions out of NYC: a refillable cleaning supply station in Brooklyn and hotels housing the unsheltered during the pandemic. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
August 26, 2020
August 26, 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 focused on wildfires today with resources to help those affected and one adorable therapy dog bringing attention to the mental health needs of first responders. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
August 26, 2020
August 26, 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 focused on wildfires today with resources to help those affected and one adorable therapy dog bringing attention to the mental health needs of first responders. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
August 25, 2020
August 25, 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. Resilience is key to surviving hard situations. What helps you build resilience? Today we talk gardening, lighthouses, and tackling tough times. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
August 25, 2020
August 25, 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. Resilience is key to surviving hard situations. What helps you build resilience? Today we talk gardening, lighthouses, and tackling tough times. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
August 24, 2020
August 24, 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're trash talking with a dump that has been transformed into a beautiful park and new technology to recycle e-waste. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
August 24, 2020
August 24, 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're trash talking with a dump that has been transformed into a beautiful park and new technology to recycle e-waste. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
August 21, 2020
August 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. Today we welcome guest Ethan Steinberg, CEO of Propagate Ventures, to talk about agroforestry, crop diversity, and why our soil should look like chocolate cake. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
August 21, 2020
August 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. Today we welcome guest Ethan Steinberg, CEO of Propagate Ventures, to talk about agroforestry, crop diversity, and why our soil should look like chocolate cake. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
August 20, 2020
August 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. Are we moving past single family home zoning? How can storytelling convince where facts can't on the issue of climate change? Listen to find out! Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!