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
July 09, 2020
July 9, 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 Kristy is excited about new tech healing broken bones with electric pulses and Summers shares baby-approved alternatives to traditional pasta. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
July 08, 2020
July 8, 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 tackle changing the tenor of news media AND social media with stories about an unexpected wave of roadside conservation and a woman feeding her community through the pandemic. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
July 08, 2020
July 8, 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 tackle changing the tenor of news media AND social media with stories about an unexpected wave of roadside conservation and a woman feeding her community through the pandemic. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
July 07, 2020
July 7, 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. Do you know what gleaning is? Find out more about that and Vermont's new composting law today on The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
July 07, 2020
July 7, 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. Do you know what gleaning is? Find out more about that and Vermont's new composting law today on The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
July 06, 2020
July 6, 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 a startup giving renters more equity, why recycled jewelry is just as fun and sparkly, and last but not least, what everyone is talking about this weekend: Hamilton. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
July 06, 2020
July 6, 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 a startup giving renters more equity, why recycled jewelry is just as fun and sparkly, and last but not least, what everyone is talking about this weekend: Hamilton. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
June 30, 2020
June 30, 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 an empowering newspaper coming out of San Quentin Prison and in a timely story before our brief hiatus from recording, how to know when it's time for a mental health break. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
June 30, 2020
June 30, 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 an empowering newspaper coming out of San Quentin Prison and in a timely story before our brief hiatus from recording, how to know when it's time for a mental health break. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!
June 29, 2020
June 29, 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's pod has avocado memes, a company creating fossil fuel free fertilizer, and the good kind of trolls. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!