Tag Happiness & Hope
Need a pick-me-up? These feel-good tales of people changing the world for the better will restore your confidence in humanity and put a spring in your step.
8 min read
Swimsuit Heroines: Meet the Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage!
Let’s dive in and learn how Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage are making a splash cleaning up Cape Cod’s ponds, and beyond!
1 h 28 min watch
How To Human: Why Colleges are Putting Life Skills on the Syllabus with Marjorie Malpiede (Episode #242)
Marjorie Malpiede, editor in chief of LearningWell magazine, explains how a committed group of colleges and universities helping students build belonging, resilience, purpose, agency, and lifelong wellbeing in their students.
1 h 25 min watch
When Technology Makes Us Better Neighbors with Michael Wood-Lewis (Episode #241)
When Technology Makes Us Better Neighbors with Michael Wood-Lewis (Episode #241) When we know our neighbors, the world feels more human and much less scary. Michael Wood-Lewis is the co-founder of one simple, moderated platform that has helped rebuild trust,…
5 min read
Lost Your Faith in Humanity? Find It in This Lost and Found!
Can a story of human compassion be found within a sea of discarded umbrellas? We’re traveling to Tokyo to witness a treasure trove of kindness inside of the world's most efficient lost and found!
53 min watch
New Life for What We Have: Stewards of Our Abundance with Kenny Williams (Episode #239)
Kenny Williams, executive director of the Arkansas nonprofit Pedal It Forward, invites us to rethink generosity—not as charity, but as stewardship, as he shares how bikes become pathways to freedom.
1 h 48 min watch
What Dogs Teach Us About Life — with Master Storyteller Tom Schlesinger (Episode #238)
What if the antidote to stress, overthinking, and constant mental chatter has been quietly walking beside us all along? Tom Schlesinger, a master storyteller, consultant to the likes of Pixar, LucasFilms and Disney has tips on on quieting the noise, returning to the body, and rediscovering joy...all through the lens a dog.
3 min read
Sticky Notes That Changed My Worldview
Sometimes a few sticky notes are all it takes to shift your perspective! Find joy in becoming the observer with the Society of Mundane Distinctions.
5 min read
How Do You Find the Right Words for Your Love?
Have you ever felt an emotion you didn't have the words for? This is where the beauty of other languages can step in. When it comes to love, there are a lot of feelings that English sometimes can't quite express, but other languages have captured that magic!
1 h 19 min watch
Look Up! Wonder is the Key To Unlocking Discovery with Dr. Macarena Garcia Marin (Episode #236)
The universe has been talking for billions of years, and we’re finally learning how to listen! Astrophysicist Dr. Macarena García Marín joins us to explore how the James Webb Space Telescope is expanding our view of the cosmos—and why it matters.
1 h 28 min watch
Digital Minimalism: How To Declutter Your Online Life with Chris Zeunstrom (Episode #235)
Most of us don’t realize how much time, money, and mental energy our digital lives are quietly draining from us until we pause and look around at all the overflowing inboxes, forgotten subscriptions, and hundreds of old online accounts still following us around. Chris Zeunstrom—founder of Yorba.co—wants to create a lighter digital future.
1 h 18 min watch
What Forests Know That We’ve Forgotten with Ethan Tapper (Episode #234)
We’re skimming through life—and it’s costing us hope. In this wide-ranging, deeply grounding conversation, forester and award-winning author Ethan Tapper shows how forests teach us to slow down, notice complexity, and recognize healing in motion. From the wisdom of old trees—and the life in fallen ones—to birds as messengers of possibility, this episode is an invitation to see the world, not as broken, but as quietly regenerating in ways we never realized.
1 h 30 min watch
Funding Hope, Not Hype: Scaling Local Solutions with Mohini Bhavsar (Episode #232)
Mohini Bhavsar of Grand Challenges Canada went from being a young innovator herself to becoming a champion for them, including several whose solutions are projected to impact 750 million people by 2035. We explore how courage grows with support, why proximity matters in problem-solving, and how small, locally-led ideas can scale to transform lives.
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