Joy on Toast

Shane Wakenshaw
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Welcome to Joy on Toast! Serving you up weekly good-news stories from around the world, in an effort to spread a little Joy-jam! If you have a good-news story that you would like to submit to be potentially featured on an episode, please reach out to joyontoast@outlook.com. Thanks, ILY!

Episodes

  1. 12/16/2025

    A totally PAWsome four-legged friends takeover!

    Send us a text Hi friends!  We are back! And this week on Joy on Toast, we share 3 stories centred on the most wonderful of animals - doggies! This episode, we talk pups protecting penguins, innovative prison programmes that are raising service dogs, and a teenage boy who over the last 10 years has helped 5,000 dogs find loving homes. (my heart! It’s too much cuteness! )  If you have a good news story that you would like to send us to potentially be featured in an episode, please do so at: joyontoast@outlook.com until next time, please keep spreading that Joy Jam! 💖 ———————— Links to stories below: 1. Katie Couric Interview with Patti Banks, former participant of correctional facility service dog programme: https://youtube.com/shorts/KdbJvsu_SuU?si=D5PCcTAiVRdLkHMS  2. Project Freedom Ride. The Non-Profit ran by Roman and his family: https://www.projectfreedomride.org/ Intro/Outro Song “Be Happy” by DanaMusic Thank you for listening to our podcast! We really appreciate it. If you would like more uplifting content, head over to our socials below! https://www.facebook.com/share/1ChwCpgWUY/?mibextid=wwXIfr

    22 min

  2. 11/18/2025

    Train Tales, Human Libraries & Mousies in Housies!

    Send us a text Hi friends! This week on Joy on Toast, we share another 5 stories from the week that filled us with Joy! This episode, we talk 3 tales linked to train / subway stations (adoption, subway sanctuaries for stray dogs & the Royal British Legion Poppy appeal), Human Libraries and…the cutest story to date; teeny weeny housies for ittle-bittle Mousies! (*passes out from cuteness overload*)  If you have a good news story that you would like to send us to potentially be featured in an episode, please do so at: joyontoast@outlook.com until next time, please keep spreading that Joy Jam! 💖 Intro/Outro Song “Be Happy” by DanaMusic Thank you for listening to our podcast! We really appreciate it. If you would like more uplifting content, head over to our socials below! https://www.facebook.com/share/1ChwCpgWUY/?mibextid=wwXIfr

    25 min

  3. 11/11/2025

    Helping The Homeless, Messages In a Bottle & The Marathon Man!

    Send us a text Hi friends! This week on Joy on Toast, we share 5 stories from the week that filled us with Joy! This episode, we talk various ways in which we can support the homeless (either directly or via established organisations), returning messages in bottles to their senders after decades at sea and an incredibly inspirational man who ran a marathon every day for…128 days?! (*Audible gasp!*) Please note: The episode features a story that briefly references suicide. If this is something that would be difficult for you to listen to, skip from 21:15 to about 23:30. Link to Celtic FC Paradise Pit Stop https://charity.celticfc.com/paradise-pit-stop-christmas-day-registration/ Link to messages in a bottle website: https://messageinabottlehunter.com/ If you have a good news story that you would like to send us to potentially be featured in an episode, please do so at: joyontoast@outlook.com until next time, please keep spreading that Joy Jam! 💖 Intro/Outro Song “Be Happy” by DanaMusic Thank you for listening to our podcast! We really appreciate it. If you would like more uplifting content, head over to our socials below! https://www.facebook.com/share/1ChwCpgWUY/?mibextid=wwXIfr

    28 min

  4. 11/04/2025

    Kind Kids, Compassionate Care-Homes & Vision Restoration!

    Send us a text Hi friends! This week on Joy on Toast, we share 4 stories from the week that filled us with Joy! This episode, we talk children serving their community, innovative care-home social programmes, and medical breakthroughs in the world of eye-sight restoration! Link to Jack Lewis’ fundraising campaign for “Jack’s friendship bags of hope.” https://gofund.me/263fe9c7e If you have a good news story that you would like to send us to potentially be featured in an episode, please do so at: joyontoast@outlook.com until next time, please keep spreading that Joy Jam! 💖 Intro/Outro Song “Be Happy” by DanaMusic Thank you for listening to our podcast! We really appreciate it. If you would like more uplifting content, head over to our socials below! https://www.facebook.com/share/1ChwCpgWUY/?mibextid=wwXIfr

    22 min

  5. 10/28/2025

    Free Supermarkets, Unlikely Friends, New Traditions & Where’s Wally?

    Send us a text Hi friends! This week on Joy on Toast, we share 4 stories from the week that filled us with Joy! This episode, we talk free food initiatives, unlikely friends, celebrating new traditions and Where’s Wally, Waldo (or whatever you call him!) If you have a good news story that you would like to send us to potentially be featured in an episode, please do so at: joyontoast@outlook.com until next time, please keep spreading that Joy Jam! 💖 Intro/Outro Song “Be Happy” by DanaMusic Thank you for listening to our podcast! We really appreciate it. If you would like more uplifting content, head over to our socials below! https://www.facebook.com/share/1ChwCpgWUY/?mibextid=wwXIfr

    19 min

  6. 10/21/2025

    Good Cops, Son Saves Dad, Music Therapy & Daddy-Daughter Relationships!

    Send us a text Hi friends! This week on Joy on Toast, we share another 4 stories from the week that filled us with Joy! This episode, we talk police officers going above and beyond, a son helps to save his father’s life, the role that music can play in the recovery of stroke survivors and…daddy-daughter relationships! If you have a good news story that you would like to send us to potentially be featured in an episode, please do so at: joyontoast@outlook.com If you are enjoying the podcast or have any feedback, please consider leaving a review on your favourite podcast platform. until next time, please keep spreading that Joy Jam! 💖  Intro/Outro Song “Be Happy” by DanaMusic Thank you for listening to our podcast! We really appreciate it. If you would like more uplifting content, head over to our socials below! https://www.facebook.com/share/1ChwCpgWUY/?mibextid=wwXIfr

    19 min

  7. 10/14/2025

    Elephants, Service Dogs, Family Reunions &….Santa Claus?!

    Send us a text Hi friends! This week on Joy on Toast, we share 4 stories from the week that filled us with Joy! This episode, we talk groundbreaking initiatives for Elephant conservation in Thailand, A U.S. Air Force Veteran and his service dog, Long-lost family reunions and…Santa Claus? In Newcastle?! If you have a good news story that you would like to send us to potentially be featured in an episode, please do so at: joyontoast@outlook.com until next time, please keep spreading that Joy Jam! 💖 Intro/Outro Song “Be Happy” by DanaMusic Thank you for listening to our podcast! We really appreciate it. If you would like more uplifting content, head over to our socials below! https://www.facebook.com/share/1ChwCpgWUY/?mibextid=wwXIfr

    18 min

  8. 10/11/2025

    Free School Meals, Medical Breakthroughs, Animal Welfare & Cross-Country Cake!

    Send us a text Hi friends! In our very first episode of Joy on Toast, we share 4 stories from the week that filled us with Joy!  There were so many amazing stories this week and it was challenging to choose just a few. (A welcome challenge though!) This week, we share the global spike in access to free school meals, medical breakthroughs in the treatment of Huntington’s disease, ‘Stranger Things’ star Millie Bobby Brown’s animal rights advocacy and animal sanctuary, & how a social media community helped a cake cross from one country to another! if you have a good news story that you would like to send us to potentially be featured in an episode, please do so at: joyontoast@outlook.com until next time, please keep spreading that Joy Jam! 💖 Intro/Outro Song “Be Happy” by DanaMusic Thank you for listening to our podcast! We really appreciate it. If you would like more uplifting content, head over to our socials below! https://www.facebook.com/share/1ChwCpgWUY/?mibextid=wwXIfr

    17 min

  9. 10/11/2025

    Joy on Toast: An Introduction!

    Send us a text Hi friends! This episode is an introduction to Joy on Toast, a new podcast focused on sharing the good-news happening in the world, in an effort to spread a little joy-jam! This episode explains why we wanted to make this podcast, the purpose of it and to look forward to what we hope to do in the not-too-distant future. We hope you enjoy listening, and if you want to submit any good news stories that you would like us to discuss - then please do so on the below link. Thank you!  Joyontoast@outlook.com Thank you for listening to our podcast! We really appreciate it. If you would like more uplifting content, head over to our socials below! https://www.facebook.com/share/1ChwCpgWUY/?mibextid=wwXIfr

    14 min

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Welcome to Joy on Toast! Serving you up weekly good-news stories from around the world, in an effort to spread a little Joy-jam! If you have a good-news story that you would like to submit to be potentially featured on an episode, please reach out to joyontoast@outlook.com. Thanks, ILY!

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  • Creator
    Shane Wakenshaw
  • Years Active
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  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2025 Joy on Toast
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