Today’s Solutions: June 26, 2026

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Podcast Transcript June 19th, 2026— (Guest Interview) Hope can rise: two sisters in Gaza turning rubble into building blocks | Earth Prize 2026

Episode Description: Tala and Farah Mousa received thousands of messages after they won the Earth Prize. “You gave us hope we had completely lost,” people wrote. “You showed us we can be seen.” They were sheltering in a tent when those messages came in. This episode is about what it Read More...

Earth Prize 2026 part I: teena

Earth Prize 2026 part I: teenage teams tackling big global problems 

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Every year, The Earth Prize asks teenagers across the world the same question: what environmental problem would you solve, and how? Every year, the answers come from young people who live closest to the problem. After five years and more than 21,000 students Read More...

Earth Prize 2026 part II: seaw

Earth Prize 2026 part II: seaweed fabric, hornbill nests, and a healing bandage

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM This is part two of our Earth Prize 2026 coverage. Part one covered four regional winners from Ireland, Kenya, Gaza, and India, including Tala and Farah Mousa, whose Build Hope Palestine project we first wrote about earlier this month. Here are the remaining Read More...

Podcast Transcript May 8, 2026

Podcast Transcript May 8, 2026— Gene therapy restores hearing, Gaza teens win a global prize, and eight more wins

Episode Description: Europe’s first stadium built exclusively for women’s football is going up in Brighton! And the most interesting design decision wasn’t the pitch. It was the size. Arielle and Karissa cover ten solutions this week, including a single injection that gave a child her Read More...