5 Good News Stories

Every day the news feels heavy. 5 Good News Stories is your daily antidote — five short, uplifting stories about human kindness, scientific breakthroughs, unexpected heroes, and moments that remind you the world isn't as broken as the headlines suggest. Hosted by John McDermott, each episode is under 10 minutes and designed to start your morning right or reset your afternoon. If you're looking for a positive news podcast, a feel-good daily listen, or just five minutes of happiness — this is your show. New episode every day. Follow wherever you listen to podcasts. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/5-good-news-stories--5747537/support.

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  1. 1d ago

    Detection Dog vs Sea Vomit

    Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: Tanzania’s government officially designated a 14-kilometer-long, 200-meter-wide wildlife corridor in April 2025 after the Southern Tanzania Elephant Program mapped a route and compensated 368 landowners; cameras recorded at least 1,440 mammals, including 529 elephants, and Reforest Africa planted 100,000 native trees with 50,000 more planned. In southern Norway, melting glaciers studied by the Secrets of the Ice project have yielded 73 archeological sites and over 5,000 artifacts, including intact arrowheads and shafts up to 3,600 years old and an arrowhead possibly 6,000 years old. In Scotland, marine biologist Dr. Sim uses detection dog Druski to locate invasive “sea vomit” (Didemnum vexillum) and is training for other targets. A Queens-born truck driver built a massive balsa-and-foam scale model of New York City over 20 years, leading to a Museum of the City of New York exhibit. In Busan, South Korea, an 11.5-foot gray shark became a popular attraction after getting trapped in an artificial canal despite rescue attempts.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/5-good-news-stories--5747537/support. 5 Good News Stories is a daily podcast with five positive, uplifting news stories to brighten your day. New episodes every day. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Part of the Caloroga Shark Media network John also hosts Daily Comedy News Unlock an ad-free podcast experience with Caloroga Shark Media!  For Apple users, hit the banner which says Uninterrupted Listening on your Apple podcasts app.  Subscribe now for exclusive shows like 'Palace Intrigue,' and get bonus content from Deep Crown (our exclusive Palace Insider!) Or get 'Daily Comedy News,' and '5 Good News Stories’ with no commercials! Plans start at $4.99 per month, or save 20% with a yearly plan at $49.99. Join today and help support the show! Get more info from Caloroga Shark Media and if you have any comments, suggestions, or just want to get in touch our email is info@caloroga.com

  2. 2d ago

    The Worst Halloween Candy for your Teeth

    Johnny Mac shares five Halloween-themed stories: a pediatric dentist lists eight candies worst for kids’ teeth, emphasizing that days of post-Halloween snacking are the real problem, and naming sticky chews, sour candy, taffy/caramels, hard candy, licorice-type candies, pure sugar candy, candy corn, and chocolate with caramel/nougat. Major League Soccer shifts most Saturday night matches to Saturday afternoon or Sunday for trick-or-treating, except the Colorado Rapids. In Westland, Michigan, visitors can take guided paranormal investigations at a former psychiatric hospital, with claims of hauntings and overnight options. Hong Kong hosts three weekends of Halloween crowds mixing Western and Chinese-themed costumes, aiming to boost tourism and spending. In Massachusetts, parents protest Elm Street School canceling a Halloween parade and banning costumes in favor of a black-and-orange spirit day.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/5-good-news-stories--5747537/support. 5 Good News Stories is a daily podcast with five positive, uplifting news stories to brighten your day. New episodes every day. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Part of the Caloroga Shark Media network John also hosts Daily Comedy News Unlock an ad-free podcast experience with Caloroga Shark Media!  For Apple users, hit the banner which says Uninterrupted Listening on your Apple podcasts app.  Subscribe now for exclusive shows like 'Palace Intrigue,' and get bonus content from Deep Crown (our exclusive Palace Insider!) Or get 'Daily Comedy News,' and '5 Good News Stories’ with no commercials! Plans start at $4.99 per month, or save 20% with a yearly plan at $49.99. Join today and help support the show! Get more info from Caloroga Shark Media and if you have any comments, suggestions, or just want to get in touch our email is info@caloroga.com

    The Worst Halloween Candy for your Teeth
  3. 3d ago

    Julia Roberts and the Sanctuary Sloth Bear

    Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: Zoë, a KLM pilot who started flight academy at 17, unexpectedly co-piloted a flight with her father Michel, a 35-year KLM veteran, while her mother Marjan served passengers on the same plane. In India, Julia Roberts visited a sanctuary in 2009 and named a rescued sloth bear Odum; now 26, he lives calmly at Wildlife SOS’s Bear Rescue Center. At Kenya’s Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nursery, orphaned black rhino Titan and zebra Noddy became close companions as Titan is prepared for eventual release. Despite rain, the 40th Broadway Flea Market raised $1,490,000 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. In Mississippi, Paula’s Woodside Wildlife Rescue rehabilitated and graduated 76 orphan raccoons for release.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/5-good-news-stories--5747537/support. 5 Good News Stories is a daily podcast with five positive, uplifting news stories to brighten your day. New episodes every day. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Part of the Caloroga Shark Media network John also hosts Daily Comedy News Unlock an ad-free podcast experience with Caloroga Shark Media!  For Apple users, hit the banner which says Uninterrupted Listening on your Apple podcasts app.  Subscribe now for exclusive shows like 'Palace Intrigue,' and get bonus content from Deep Crown (our exclusive Palace Insider!) Or get 'Daily Comedy News,' and '5 Good News Stories’ with no commercials! Plans start at $4.99 per month, or save 20% with a yearly plan at $49.99. Join today and help support the show! Get more info from Caloroga Shark Media and if you have any comments, suggestions, or just want to get in touch our email is info@caloroga.com

  4. 5d ago

    The Two Headed Terrapin

    Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: wildlife workers in Massachusetts found a rare two-headed (bicephalic) baby diamondback terrapin that is being monitored at the Cape Wildlife Center; archaeologists in a Paris hospital courtyard on the Seine discovered a 2,000-year-old Gallic fortification wall and related finds dated to around Julius Caesar’s 52 BCE conquest; a bear wandered into an Aspen market, ate bread from a booth, climbed a tree when authorities arrived, and left on its own; New York City planted 18,261 trees in fiscal year 2026, the most since 2016, focusing on heat-vulnerable neighborhoods and improving nursery timing and post-plant care; and the Oxford English Dictionary added Bermuda and Caribbean terms including “bimbert,” “hornerman,” “jablis,” “douen,” and “vex money.” Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/5-good-news-stories--5747537/support. 5 Good News Stories is a daily podcast with five positive, uplifting news stories to brighten your day. New episodes every day. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Part of the Caloroga Shark Media network John also hosts Daily Comedy News Unlock an ad-free podcast experience with Caloroga Shark Media!  For Apple users, hit the banner which says Uninterrupted Listening on your Apple podcasts app.  Subscribe now for exclusive shows like 'Palace Intrigue,' and get bonus content from Deep Crown (our exclusive Palace Insider!) Or get 'Daily Comedy News,' and '5 Good News Stories’ with no commercials! Plans start at $4.99 per month, or save 20% with a yearly plan at $49.99. Join today and help support the show! Get more info from Caloroga Shark Media and if you have any comments, suggestions, or just want to get in touch our email is info@caloroga.com

  5. 6d ago

    Sydney Sweeney’s Euphoria-Inspired Halloween Costume

    Johnny Mac shares five Halloween-themed stories: Sydney Sweeney revives her Euphoria character Cassie Howard’s controversial look to promote a Halloween costume for her brand centered on a $269 Date Night Satin Corset with a lace-up back and structured silhouette, plus dog ears, collar/leash, and matching bracelets. In Boise Beach, residents report rats eating porch pumpkins; a pest-control worker advises moving pumpkins indoors near windows, avoiding straw, and focusing on removing food sources rather than relying on remedies like cayenne pepper. He also reviews Halloween candy, praising Kinder Joy’s Stranger Things crossover egg and Hershey’s Cookies ’N’ Cream Fangs, while criticizing freeze-dried Skittles Pops Creepy Crunch and Goetze’s caramel apple caramel creams. Finally, he highlights Nike’s Halloween sneakers: Leatherface-themed ST Charge, Hellraiser-inspired Air Force 1 Low ’01, and a slimy green Jordan Triangle PE for Paolo Banchero.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/5-good-news-stories--5747537/support. 5 Good News Stories is a daily podcast with five positive, uplifting news stories to brighten your day. New episodes every day. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Part of the Caloroga Shark Media network John also hosts Daily Comedy News Unlock an ad-free podcast experience with Caloroga Shark Media!  For Apple users, hit the banner which says Uninterrupted Listening on your Apple podcasts app.  Subscribe now for exclusive shows like 'Palace Intrigue,' and get bonus content from Deep Crown (our exclusive Palace Insider!) Or get 'Daily Comedy News,' and '5 Good News Stories’ with no commercials! Plans start at $4.99 per month, or save 20% with a yearly plan at $49.99. Join today and help support the show! Get more info from Caloroga Shark Media and if you have any comments, suggestions, or just want to get in touch our email is info@caloroga.com

    Sydney Sweeney’s Euphoria-Inspired Halloween Costume
  6. Oct 22

    Shark in the Driveway

    Tim Dillon | Five Good News Stories: Floodwater Shark, Dinosaur-Age Mammal Find, School Shooting Prevention, Rescued Deer, Nepal Tigers Surge Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: after a New Jersey nor’easter flooded Surf City, video showed a shark swimming through driveway floodwater, later identified by a biologist as a harmless smooth dogfish likely headed toward Barnegat Bay; a small 66-million-year-old skeleton found in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert and later reexamined at Stony Brook challenged a decades-old tooth-based classification of Cretaceous mammals and the theory that modern hoofed mammals originated in Asia; Sandy Hook Promise’s Say Something Anonymous Reporting System has helped prevent more than 20 school shootings since 2018, including an August intervention in Arkansas; New Jersey wildlife officers tranquilized and freed a deer with a wooden pole and netting tangled in its antlers; and Nepal’s wild tiger population rose to 429, more than tripling since 2009 due to conservation efforts.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/5-good-news-stories--5747537/support. 5 Good News Stories is a daily podcast with five positive, uplifting news stories to brighten your day. New episodes every day. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Part of the Caloroga Shark Media network John also hosts Daily Comedy News Unlock an ad-free podcast experience with Caloroga Shark Media!  For Apple users, hit the banner which says Uninterrupted Listening on your Apple podcasts app.  Subscribe now for exclusive shows like 'Palace Intrigue,' and get bonus content from Deep Crown (our exclusive Palace Insider!) Or get 'Daily Comedy News,' and '5 Good News Stories’ with no commercials! Plans start at $4.99 per month, or save 20% with a yearly plan at $49.99. Join today and help support the show! Get more info from Caloroga Shark Media and if you have any comments, suggestions, or just want to get in touch our email is info@caloroga.com

  7. Oct 20

    But Her Finger

    YouTube Video Link Johnny Mac shares five Halloween-themed good news stories: Tropical Smoothie Cafe launches its first Halloween drink, the bright orange Fanta Phantom smoothie topped with purple vanilla popping boba and served in a clear cup; Rivian adds a limited-time Ghostbusters Halloween mode via over-the-air update through November 2 with themed lights, sounds, lock tones, a scavenger hunt, and a Mini Puff “Mallow Mash” game; United Way and local partners in Muscatine County provide free Halloween costumes so children can celebrate at no cost; Florida offers major attractions including The Haunt: Fever Dream in Fort Lauderdale and Miami’s Sound of Screams amusement park; and Portland’s Cookie McCakeface sells a warm “But-Her-Finger” cookie topped with a gummy finger.   Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/5-good-news-stories--5747537/support. 5 Good News Stories is a daily podcast with five positive, uplifting news stories to brighten your day. New episodes every day. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Part of the Caloroga Shark Media network John also hosts Daily Comedy News Unlock an ad-free podcast experience with Caloroga Shark Media!  For Apple users, hit the banner which says Uninterrupted Listening on your Apple podcasts app.  Subscribe now for exclusive shows like 'Palace Intrigue,' and get bonus content from Deep Crown (our exclusive Palace Insider!) Or get 'Daily Comedy News,' and '5 Good News Stories’ with no commercials! Plans start at $4.99 per month, or save 20% with a yearly plan at $49.99. Join today and help support the show! Get more info from Caloroga Shark Media and if you have any comments, suggestions, or just want to get in touch our email is info@caloroga.com

    But Her Finger
  8. Oct 18

    Captain America Chris Evans Helps Bonded Shelter Dogs Get Adopted

    Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: a whale watch boat off Massachusetts spotted an 18-foot whale entangled in fishing gear and towing a buoy, prompting a response from the Center for Coastal Studies Marine Animal Entanglement Response Team and the Coast Guard. In England, the National Trust transformed the Sandal Lands coastal golf course into a wetland of about 45 football fields, and birds began nesting there before the project was complete. In Pennsylvania, 17-year-old Alexander built “Iris,” wearable AI glasses that map surroundings and use vibrations to guide blind users; the materials cost $170, and he received the Presidential AI Challenge National Champion Award from First Lady Melania Trump. New York authorities seized 15 ancient Greek artifacts from the Met, later ceremonially returned to Greece. Actor Chris Evans promoted bonded adoptable dogs Greg and Correale, leading to their immediate adoption.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/5-good-news-stories--5747537/support. 5 Good News Stories is a daily podcast with five positive, uplifting news stories to brighten your day. New episodes every day. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Part of the Caloroga Shark Media network John also hosts Daily Comedy News Unlock an ad-free podcast experience with Caloroga Shark Media!  For Apple users, hit the banner which says Uninterrupted Listening on your Apple podcasts app.  Subscribe now for exclusive shows like 'Palace Intrigue,' and get bonus content from Deep Crown (our exclusive Palace Insider!) Or get 'Daily Comedy News,' and '5 Good News Stories’ with no commercials! Plans start at $4.99 per month, or save 20% with a yearly plan at $49.99. Join today and help support the show! Get more info from Caloroga Shark Media and if you have any comments, suggestions, or just want to get in touch our email is info@caloroga.com

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Every day the news feels heavy. 5 Good News Stories is your daily antidote — five short, uplifting stories about human kindness, scientific breakthroughs, unexpected heroes, and moments that remind you the world isn't as broken as the headlines suggest. Hosted by John McDermott, each episode is under 10 minutes and designed to start your morning right or reset your afternoon. If you're looking for a positive news podcast, a feel-good daily listen, or just five minutes of happiness — this is your show. New episode every day. Follow wherever you listen to podcasts. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/5-good-news-stories--5747537/support.

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