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In good news this episode, we learn that COVID-19 doesn't stop 70 years of love, reduced human activity due to the virus has helped endangered sea turtles, and much more. A special shout out again to Craig Jessup once again for being a big part of why Good News: A Podcast is back. This episode, we get to hear the good news he sent my way.  COVID-19 has brought about isolation that's caused many people's mental health to suffer, and that's why I'm finding it more and more important to learn and pay attention to my own. What better way to learn than connecting with an organization which focuses on mental health that's not to far from home? That's why this episode's community spotlight is Newport Mental Health.  If you know of an organization in your community that's doing some good and deserves recognition, let me know! As always, Good News: A Podcast is looking to hear your good news. You can call 917-960-7635 and leave a voicemail or send an audio recording of some good news to connorkwiecien@gmail.com with the subject line Good News. Follow the show on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

To help keep the good news coming, head to the Good News: A Podcast's Kickstarter page here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/goodnewsapodcast/good-news-a-podcast     Welcome back to new episodes of Good News: A Podcast. A special thanks to Craig Jessup who sent me some listener good news last month which helped bring this show back. In good news this week, we've got dogs sheltering from hurricane delta, an ice cream store employing individuals with special needs getting a big donation, and IKEA going greener in addition to more good news.  Starting this episode, I'm going to be doing a community spotlight which features organizations and individuals doing great work in their community. This episode, it's the Jason R. Flood Memorial. This organization works in the greater Derry, NH area to help kids, young adults and parents with education and helping to create safe spaces to talk about mental health, mental illness and suicide. I've personally worked with this organization before and seen the positive impact it's had on the community.  To support the Jason R. Flood Memorial in their efforts to secure a $20,000 head to this link: https://www.primarybanknh.com/com.../primary-bank-gives-back.  Help Good News: A Podcast raise $3500 in the next 30 days to start having weekly episodes come out again. In the meantime, look forward to new episodes coming out every other week starting this Friday for the next 30 days. Follow the show on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. As always, Good News: A Podcast is looking to hear your good news. You can call 917-960-7635 and leave a voicemail or send an audio recording of some good news to connorkwiecien@gmail.com with the subject line Good News. 

To help keep the good news coming, head to the Good News: A Podcast's Kickstarter page here:  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/goodnewsapodcast/good-news-a-podcast     Throughout the life of this podcast, the show has seen starts and stops as graduations, careers and life brought the creators down different paths. Regardless, this show has been listened to in more than 60 countries, featured as a top podcast of the week by Anchor, and become a part of many people's media diets. Most recently, the show started again at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to help share some good in a time that seemed lacking it. Now, more people than ever are listening. It's the time to help Good News: A Podcast be here for good. Help Good News: A Podcast raise $3500 in the next 30 days to start having weekly episodes come out again. In the meantime, look forward to new episodes coming out every other week starting this Friday for the next 30 days. Follow the show on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter.

In the US, it's apparent that people are finding ways to celebrate graduations despite them being cancelled due to COVID-19. And, around the world people are continuing to do random acts of kindness. It seems that almost two months into quarantine, people are still finding ways to get some good out of a bad situation.  In addition to random acts of kindness and graduations, this week we hear more from Rose Cayetano and how her crocheting is helping people in need. And, this past week Captain Tom Moore celebrated his 100th birthday. Happy birthday and thank you for helping raise $39 million for the U.K.'s National Health Service.   This week's artist spotlight is close to my heart: Angel Comedy. Angel Comedy is an institution at the heart of the UK comedy circuit run by comedians for comedians. And, it's where I first decided I was going to pursue stand-up comedy.  To help support Angel Comedy and their comedians, you can donate to their Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/angelcomedy Next week we have two big national holidays in the US. May 5 is National Teachers Day and May 6 is National Nurses Day. Good News: A Podcast is reliant on your call-ins to keep this show going, and what I’m asking this week is if you know a teacher or nurse, reach out to them, say thank you and please share their wonderful work with this podcast. Call-in with a shout out or story of all their hard work and shed some light on all the good they do.  To share a good news story with this podcast, you can send an audio recording to connorkwiecien@gmail.com, or call my google voice account and leave a message at 917-960-7635. From there, I can download the voice message and put it in the show. Just make sure you have the source for the info, if there is one other than you.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Rose Cayetano messaged Good News: A Podcast on Instagram this week saying she'd like to here more good news stories about first responders, and that's what we have. Of course, that's in addition to more good news in general. Stories this week include a college tuition price drop, a comedian getting his first writing gig, a FedEx man saving a wedding and an unnamed regular leaving a $1200 tip at an Arkansas steakhouse.  For the artist spotlight, we have our first musician: Kristen Merritt. She shares her song "Thyme" with the podcast. For more music from Kristen here are links to her content: (Spotify, Apple Music, Shazam etc): https://songwhip.com/album/kristen-merritt/thyme Bandcamp: https://kristenmerritt.bandcamp.com/track/thyme Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kristen-merritt-887455520/thyme Social Media: Website: https://www.kristenmerrittmusic.com/ Insta: https://www.instagram.com/kristen.mer...Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kristen.merritt510/?view_public_for=623704164764280Twitter: https://twitter.com/kmerritt510 As always, Good News: A Podcast is looking to here your good news. You can call 917-960-7635 and leave a voicemail or send an audio recording of some good news to connorkwiecien@gmail.com with the subject line Good News. Just make sure you have the source for the info if there is one other than you. Follow the show on Instagram @goodnews_apodcast and Facebook.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

"I think the best silver lining I have is that this year I decided to focus on attitudes of gratitude." - Peachy Healy This week, in addition to hearing from Peachy Healy, we have two more callers who share a story about a woman getting free beer and a new album that brightened someone's week. As for the artist spotlight, it's Gus Constantellis who released a 30-minute stand-up special during quarantine called "Pepper." You can follow Gus and all his hilarious content on Instagram @constatlygus.  As for other Good News, the Girl Scouts are still selling, and donating, their famous cookies, a bar finds a clever to pay laid off employees, and a 99 year-old World War Two veteran raises $22 million for the U.K.'s National Health Service As is the show, I'm looking to hear from you, and I'm putting out a challenge. This week, take 5 minutes to sit down and record a conversation with someone you love about their silver linings. Then, send it my way. As always, you can call 917-960-7635 and leave a voicemail or send an audio recording of some good news to connorkwiecien@gmail.com with the subject line Good News. Just make sure you have the source for the info if there is one other than you. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Another essential worker: the Easter Bunny.   This week, you can hear more good news about the recovering environment due to COVID-19 measures, graduation ceremonies taking place online, celebrities and athletes using their social capital to help those in need and a hospital getting some donated candy for the holidays.  We all are looking for silver linings right now, and it can be a challenge. The new goal and direction of Good News: A Podcast is try to build a shared experience whether it be a moment of escapism or, better yet, a moment of were-in-this-togetherness. To build that shared experience, I’m asking you to send me voicemails of good news stories you read, see or hear about in the news or just Good News that happens in your life. Your voicemails will be the heart and soul of the show moving forward.   To leave a voice mail call Good New: A Podcast's Google Voice account at 917-960-7635.  All I ask is if you're reporting something from the news, please provide the source so I can do my part to fact check.  And, if you're on Instagram, you can send any good news stories you see to the show's account and we'll re-post to spread the positivity. Follow Good News: A Podcast at @goodnews_apodcast. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

My favorite part of this episode is Matt Gatie's story with his grandmother sharing her silver linings. Goosebumps.  In more good news from quarantined times, communities are stepping up to make sure students have resources to continue school online, companies are giving away products to those who need them most and an artist spotlight to help make us laugh.  We all are looking for silver linings right now, and it can be a challenge. The new goal and direction of Good News: A Podcast is try to build a shared experience whether it be a moment of escapism or, better yet, a moment of were-in-this-togetherness. To build that shared experience, I’m asking you to send me voicemails of good news stories you read, see or hear about in the news or just Good News that happens in your life. Your voicemails will be the heart and soul of the show moving forward.  To leave a voice mail call Good New: A Podcast's Google Voice account at 917-960-7635. All I ask is if you're reporting something from the news, please provide the source so I can do my part to fact check.  And, if you're on Instagram, you can send any good news stories you see to the show's account and we'll re-post to spread the positivity. Follow Good News: A Podcast at @goodnews_apodcast. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Alliterations aside, Good News: A Podcast is back to share some of your silver linings during uncertain and quarantined times.  Globally, we are in an unprecedented position with an ongoing pandemic, but from bad situations there can still be some good happenings.  That said, the show is going to be a little different. This time, Good News is going to be listener driven. I’m looking for you, the listeners, to help generate the content.  Call and leave me a voicemail with good news stories that you read, see, hear or have happen in your own life. When you leave a voicemail, feel free to say your name if you want but there’s no pressure. All that’s really required is providing the source for your information if you’re talking about something you see in the news so I can do my due diligence and fact check for us all. But, if it’s just something in your life you think the world should hear, just call and share. To leave a voice mail, call Good New: A Podcast's Google Voice account at 917-960-7635.  And, if you're on Instagram, you can send any good news stories you see to the show's account and we'll re-post to spread the positivity. Follow Good News: A Podcast at @goodnews_apodcast.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Good news this week, and it's from you. We've got smarter food labels,  learning from your mistakes and a conversation with Connor's grandmother.  If you have good news and want to be on the show, leave a voicemail at 971-319-5829 or send a recording to goodnews@goodnewsapodcast.com. If you enjoy Good News: A Podcast please support by contributing at www.patreon.com/goodnewsapodcast.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Fall, football and tax - all seasons certain people get way too excited about. You know who you are tax fan.  Taking a feature to explain taxes is a risk.  No offense single fan of tax season, but there’s no high profile, star studded, concussion causing event, or foliage, to get people going. Tax season is a yawn topic. Some people might even go as far as to say it’s worse than McDonald’s McRib season. But, unlike the McRib, everyone should want to know what goes into taxes. So this week: 10 things to know about taxes in tax season.   As always, there's news to know and good news too. This week, the government shutdown is over, a good Samaritan in Chicago is helping people get off the street during the polar vortex and the monarch butterfly population is increasing.   Next week is a listener good news episode, so if you’ve got good news, and want to be on the show, leave a voicemail at 971-319-5829 or send a recording to goodnews@goodnewsapodcast.com.   If you enjoy Good News: A Podcast please support by contributing at https://www.patreon.com/goodnewsapodcast.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Why are satirical news shows now considered journalism? That's what we're looking at this week. Spoiler alert, it has a lot to do with Jon Stewart and The Daily Show. As always, there's news to know and good news. This week's good news has a family helping out one of their own, Britain's increase in green energy, promising results from from a new MS treatment and a date for Romeo, the world's loneliest frog.  ***Correction*** in this week's episode, I said Stewart was on the cover of Rolling Stone and deemed most trusted name in news in 2009. Stewart was on the cover of Rolling Stone in 2004. However, Stewart was named most trusted newscaster by Time Magazine in 2009.  If you enjoy Good News: A Podcast please support by contributing at https://www.patreon.com/goodnewsapodcast --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Presidential campaigns. Why now? That's what I'm asking.  This week's a dive into the history of why presidential campaigns have become nearly two year marathons. Not every question is answered, but more questions are raised.  As always, there's good news. This week has more restaurants stepping up during the government shutdown, a breakthrough in Alzheimer's research and compostable newspaper wrappings.  If you enjoy Good News: A Podcast please support by contributing at https://www.patreon.com/goodnewsapodcast  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

A new record is on the verge of being set. Unfortunately, it's the longest U.S. government shutdown. After a week of lightheartedness looking at a topic that might be taken for granted, this week's feature is an explainer on why, how and what are the impacts of the partial U.S. government shutdown.  Despite the feature focusing on the government staring contest that's taking away pay from hundreds of thousands of government employees, the show's still got good news. Citizens are stepping up where the government is lacking, Pakistani officials say the country is on track to eradicate polio in 2019, U.S. cancer mortality rates have declined for the last 25 years and a doctor makes a blanket every time he delivers a baby.  If you enjoy Good News: A Podcast please support it by contributing at https://www.patreon.com/goodnewsapodcast --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

As few as 8 percent of people achieve their New Year’s resolutions, yet up to 45 percent of Americans make them anyway. So why make New Year’s resolutions? They’re silly. But, is it not worth doing something silly?   Good News: A Podcast is back with a colon, not a dash, a new logo and a new structure. With all that change, there’s still good news and news to know.  In good news, with 2018 behind us, a number of media outlets published compilations of good news that happened during the year. Some of the stories include, in Saudi Arabia, women are finally able to drive, the U.S. saw its highest voter turnout in a midterm election in a century, the entire Thai soccer team was rescued from a cave, and China's ban of ivory in 2017 helped decrease elephant poaching in 2018. For more good news, take a listen. You can support Good News: A Podcast by contributing at https://www.patreon.com/goodnewsapodcast --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Hello, it’s Connor. It’s Wednesday. And, it’s good news. On Wednesdays, Good News - A Podcast puts out an episode to help counterbalance the often negative news cycle.  This week in good news: Reader's Digest announced the winner of the 2018 Nicest Places in America competition. This year, Yassin's Falafel House in Knoxville, Tenn. took the title.  Last week, Vox published an article titled, “23 Charts And Maps That Show The World Is Getting Much, Much Better” with the subtitle, “These Are Bleak Times - But A Lot Of Things Are Improving.”  In an act of helping a community in need after Hurricane Michael, last week a Waffle House food truck drove into Panama City, Fla. and gave out free food.  Just over a month ago, Dunkirk, France became the largest European city to have free public transportation for all. No cards, tickets, or passes needed for anyone - including tourists - to travel by bus.  And, a father confronted his son’s bully. From doing so, not only did the man's son and the boy become friends, but the father helped a family in need. You can support Good News: A Podcast by going to https://www.patreon.com/goodnewsapodcast  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Treat Yo Self. The news can be overwhelming and emotionally taxing. While a goal of Good News - A Podcast is to get people to engage with the news, sometimes you can get caught in the cycle and become weighed down. So, on Treat Yo Self Tuesday remember a lot of people, probably an embarrassing amount, don’t really follow the news - and they’re doing well. I don’t believe that’s the best way to go through life because it’s important to know what’s going on, but there’s a healthy balance to find. If you’re feeling like the news has got you down, it’s okay to step away. Good news is coming tomorrow, so treat yo self today. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

"Before starting, I believe important news falls into two categories: things that’ll impact you and things you should be aware of. I don’t know what’ll impact you, but if you don’t follow the news, and you want to stay informed, this’ll get you aware of what’s going on." This week's stories in detail: Jamal Khashoggi's death, Sears filing for bankruptcy, Canada legalizing cannabis, the Red Sox are in the World Series and predictions for the highest voter turnout since the mid 1960s. Other stories in the news that are important to note: Elections are the ongoing in Afghanistan. On Monday, a lawsuit filed against Harvard claiming bias against Asian-Americans in admissions arrived in a federal court. Elizabeth Warren, a democratic senator from Massachusetts and likely presidential candidate, received a DNA test which identified Native American DNA in her from six to 10 generations ago. And, areas impacted by Hurricane Michael are still in recovery. It’s always important to remember the devastation of a storm lasts much longer than the storm itself. If you want sources, you can find them on Twitter. Give us a follow at gn_apodcast. You can also follow the show on Instagram at GoodNews_APodcast and Facebook. Please subscribe wherever you’re listening and tell a friend about Good News - A Podcast. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

"This summer a few people sent in good news stories to share on the show ... Now, with the second season under way, I wanted to share those stories with you and say thank you to our listeners who took the time." Good news from the summer: Guy Fieri cooking for firefighters, Lebron James opens a school, and a police officer helping the homeless. If you want to share good news and have your voice on Good News - A Podcast, you can call and leave a voicemail at (971) 319-5829. And if you don’t want your voice on the show, but want to share a story and have me talk about it, you can contact the show through Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or email goodnews@goodnewsapodcast. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Liam Neeson was recognized by a horse. It's Wednesday, and that's good news. For more good news this week: the silver lining in the IPCC's climate report, T-Swift causing a wave of voter registration, the oldest barber in the world, a New York Public Library helping young adults by offering professional clothes for check-out and cardboard. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app