19 episodes
Making the lemonade Abbie Brown and Lottie Trick
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Need a break from overwhelming headlines? Making the lemonade will do just that. Every two weeks Abbie and Lottie highlight the positive stories from around the world and hear directly from the individuals doing good.
After ten months of uncertainty, it is so easy to become engulfed by what can feel like constant negative headlines. We hope this podcast will bring some light relief; proving that when life gives you lemons there's always an opportunity to make lemonade.
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Episode eight
During our last episode of the season, we slightly regret the commitment to festive stories only, (stocking) fill the rest of the episode with Christmas cracker jokes and Abbie asks if it's possible to eat a cardboard gingerbread house. We really end the season on a high, as you can tell. Enjoy!
Christmas office cube
Giving vending machines
Rudolph the red phone box reindeer honours delivery drivers
Restaurant chefs are reinventing school dinners
Edited and produced by Charlotte Trick
Music Birds of Paradise by Ennio Mańo
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Episode seven
During the penultimate episode of season two, Lottie raves about Glasgow on her return from COP26, they both make their feelings about shopping on Boxing Day very clear and Abbie tries to sell us on Netflix for dogs.
Expedia stop flights to SeaWorld
UNESCO design the world’s first biosphere
TV for dogs
Missing teddy bear
Sharks, seals and seahorses were found in the Thames
Healthy diet against dementia
Injustice advent calendar
Edited and produced by Charlotte Trick
Music Birds of Paradise by Ennio Mańo
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Episode six
This week Abbie is joined by guest host Jess, during which they get confused over what a Twitch community is, discuss an inclusive cafe and hairdresser concept and Jess tries to describe a new way to collect plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Find details on all the stories below:
Sands United Patron
Forest forms a smiley face
Z Event
Man who made a million meals
University for Inmates
Ocean Clean up
Haircuts for all
Inclusive Cafe
Edited and produced by Charlotte Trick
Music Birds of Paradise by Ennio Mańo
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Episode five
This week Abbie reveals her new obsession with Norway and Lottie tells tales of her town crier role on a bus replacement service. We learn about Columbia's innovative approach to the nation's staggering domestic abuse statistics, the UK's new low carbon, low price train routes and cover New Zealand new law to force finance companies to act on climate risks. Learn about all of this week's stories below:
The UK gets low-cost rail
New Zealand becomes the first country to force finance companies to act on climate risks
England tweaked blood donor rules to tackle discrimination
Why this teen set up a prize-winning fake cosmetics shop
Norway to hit 100 per cent electric vehicle sales early next year
The Free Hotline That’s Saving Women’s Lives by Disarming Dangerous Men
Edited and produced by Charlotte Trick
Music Birds of Paradise by Ennio Mańo
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Episode four
This week we cover Switzerland's legalisation of same-sex marriage, a groundbreaking experiment that could have a major impact on those suffering from debilitating depression, discuss how Wales is making Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic histories part of its national syllabus, Lottie talks about a tree planting initiative (again) and we can't decide if domestic bees are a thing...
Woman successfully treated for depression with an electrical brain implant
Bee Population growing
Switzerland says resounding ‘yes’ to same-sex marriage
Wales make Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic history in schools mandatory
UK jobseekers are offered six months of free broadband
World’s first malaria vaccine given out to all
The plan to create a 50 million-tree forest in the north of England
Short story stations
Edited and produced by Charlotte Trick
Music by Music Birds of Paradise by Ennio Mańo
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Episode three
We are thrilled to be joined this week by Sara Cox, who made history last week as the first woman to referee a men's Premiership rugby match. We learn how she got into the profession, why this is such a big deal and the nuances between reffing 15s and 7s games. We cover a few other positive stories including China's commitment to stop funding coal power projects abroad and we discuss if animal Tinder is all it is cracked up to be.
Animal Tinder
China stopping coal power abroad
Homes for the homeless
100 portraits of Hackney
Edited and produced by Charlotte Trick
Music Birds of Paradise by Ennio Mańo
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