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Uplifting News [UNSAD] Podcast

40 Episodes

11 minutes | May 20, 2020
UNSAD 5.19.2020 - Pygmy Hippo, Hawkbill, HS Band Tour
An endangered pygmy hippo was born at the San Diego Zoo; Philippine village delivered nearly 300 critically endangered turtle hatchlings to sea; High school band staff went “on tour” to play the school’s fight song to graduating band seniors. Special Guest: Kay Trinidad
14 minutes | May 19, 2020
UNSAD 5.18.2020 - Costume PPE, Vacation, Postal Gifts
Broadway costume designers and staff are making protective gear; New York hospital staff is surprised with free vacations; A postal worker left gift cards for 2020 graduates on his route. Special Guest: Charise Greene
12 minutes | May 16, 2020
UNSAD WEEKEND 5.15.2020 - Twitter, Peacock, Elephant, Istanbul
Twitter CEO says employees can work from home forever; A Boston police officer used a mating call from his phone to lure an escaped peacock; Mara the ex-circus elephant is set for a new life in Brazil; Istanbul residents raise over $1.4 million to help residents with bills.
13 minutes | May 15, 2020
UNSAD 5.14.2020 - Canada Raise, Cork Cards, Town Cat Book
Canada is giving their essential workers a pay raise they ‘deserve’; Girl in Cork sends adorable handmade cards to elderly and vulnerable in lockdown; A stray cat receives recognition from a town in Virginia, and has a book written about him. Special Guest: Clare O'Malley
10 minutes | May 14, 2020
UNSAD 5.13.2020 - Valedictorian, Potatoes, Stamps
Princeton names its first black valedictorian in the university’s history; Farmers in Washington will give away 200,000 lbs of potatoes; John Oliver launches branded stamps to support the U.S. Postal Service.
13 minutes | May 13, 2020
UNSAD 5.12.2020 - Postcard, Sikh Doctors, Teachers Grammy
Iowa man receives a lost postcard from 1987; Sikh doctor chooses to shave ‘in this time of need’; Chance the Rapper surprises Montgomery County educator with ‘Grammy for teachers’.
18 minutes | May 12, 2020
UNSAD 5.11.2020 - Fieri, Cafe Window, LA Teens
Guy Fieri raises more than $20 million for restaurant workers; A Philadelphia cafe owner finds a window to business survival; Teen volunteers in Los Angeles organize service for those who are vulnerable.
15 minutes | May 9, 2020
UNSAD WEEKEND 5.8.2020 - Honesty, Hugs, Navajo & Hopi, Banksy
A teen who found $135,000 by an ATM and called the police instead of taking the money; A teacher who created a safe way to hug her students; Donations for Native Americans flood in from Irish people; Bansky’s newest artwork pays tribute to health workers. Special Guest: Tatiana Grey
14 minutes | May 8, 2020
UNSAD 5.7.2020 - Gaza Water, Window Pony, Obama Commencement
Israeli billionaire hopes to bring water to parched Gaza; 11-year-old girl cheers up isolated nursing home residents by bringing her pony to their windows; Barack Obama to celebrate graduating seniors.
9 minutes | May 7, 2020
UNSAD 5.6.2020 - Rescue, Arctic, Education
Teen rescues a toddler from a canal; Morgan Stanley will no longer finance oil and gas exploration and development in the Arctic; Michigan governor announces tuition-free educational program for essential workers. Special Guest: Jonathan Demar
11 minutes | May 6, 2020
UNSAD 5.5.2020 - Employees, Farmers Donations, Hospital Workers
A CEO gave $1.6 million to his employees; Farmers are donating milk and produce to local food banks; An anonymous donor gave $1 million to hospital workers in Santa Cruz. Special Guest: Jacob Keith Watson
14 minutes | May 5, 2020
UNSAD 5.4.2020 - HIV HERO, Greta Thunberg, Pakistan Trees
HIV HERO donates hundreds of masks; Greta Thunberg donates $100,000 to combat coronavirus; Pakistan workers hired to plant trees. Special Guest: Morgan Marcell
18 minutes | May 2, 2020
UNSAD 5.1.2020 Weekend - Comfort Notes, Reunited Dog, Cleaning Gravestones
Hot meals with handwritten notes of love are delivered to Asian seniors in NYC; Missing dog reunites with its family 54 days after a tornado destroyed their home; Family cleans strangers gravestones daily in local cemetery. Welcome to Season 2! May 1st, 2020. This is our first weekend episode. 
17 minutes | May 1, 2020
UNSAD 4.30.2020 - Exonerated, Groceries, Kippas
Exonerated man freed from prison, is now having a “beautiful” time quarantining in hotel; A local grocer fed a man who was stealing from their store; Jewish brothers collect yarmulkes to make face masks for those who are homeless. Special Guest: Emily Afton
12 minutes | Apr 30, 2020
UNSAD 4.29.2020 - Blasphemy, Art Walk-By, Blood Drive
Blasphemy to be decriminalized in Scottish hate crime bill; A Los Angeles artist gives her neighbors a walk-by gallery; Mosques across the U.S. open their doors to blood donors during Ramadan. Special Guest: Garth Kravits
13 minutes | Apr 28, 2020
UNSAD 4.28.2020 - Finland, Kindness, Cali Seniors
The prime minister of Finland held a press conference for children; A woman is doing one random act of kindness per week for 45 weeks; California will pay restaurants to feed seniors in need.
12 minutes | Apr 27, 2020
UNSAD 4.27.2020 - Belgium, Joke Stand, Learning
Belgian government pledges free masks for everyone; 6-year-old runs joke stand in British Columbia; A 56 year old man learns to write his name during the lockdown. Special Guest: Amy Hutchins
10 minutes | Apr 27, 2020
UNSAD 4.26.2020 - Refugee Dolls, Extinct Apples, Strays
Art group sends 100 dolls to comfort refugee children; 10 kinds of apples that were thought to be extinct have been rediscovered; Turkey Issues an Order to Feed Stray Animals So They Don’t Starve in the Pandemic. Special Guest: Michael Stewart Allen
9 minutes | Apr 25, 2020
UNSAD 4.25.2020 - Farmers, Halal, $1.2K Tip, Koalas
Publix Grocery Store buys excess milk and produce from farmers and donates it to food banks; NYC will serve 500,000 free halal meals during Ramadan; Steakhouse regulars picked up a to-go order and left their entire $1,200 stimulus check as a tip; Koalas treated at the world's only all-koala hospital are finally being released back into the wild after the Australian Bushfires. Special Guest: Kimberly Marable
9 minutes | Apr 24, 2020
UNSAD 4.24.2020 - Tokyo Pride, Lost Dog, Tom Hanks
Tokyo’s Pride Parade is going online to support those in isolation; A dog stolen in San Francisco has been found 4 months later in Los Angeles; Tom Hanks sends a letter and typewriter to a bullied Australian boy named Corona. Special Guest: Todd Cerveris
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