The Morning Lift

The Morning Lift
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Four positive stories in four minutes. Free audio, waiting for you when you wake up. Every morning, The Morning Lift brings you four uplifting, true stories — science, progress, kindness, and quiet wonder — to start your day on the right note.

  1. Oct 2

    The Morning Lift — Friday, October 2, 2026

    Four positive stories to start your morning: (1) American Brandon McNulty solos to the men's road race world title in Montreal; (2) FDA approves Atebrioz (zilurgisertib), the third treatment for fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva; (3) A quantum photonic processor has now run in orbit for eight months, and posted results despite failing hardware; (4) Kosovo finishes 27 years of landmine clearance and earns mine-free status.

  2. Oct 1

    The Morning Lift — Thursday, October 1, 2026

    Four positive stories to start your morning: (1) A single CRISPR shot cut "bad" cholesterol in half — and it's still working a year later — Health/Genetic Medicine; (2) Sri Lanka is teaching train tracks to feel an elephant coming; (3) One bird nobody could name ended up protecting 123,000 acres; (4) Phil and Penny Knight just bet $1 billion on Oregon's next generation of engineers.

  3. Sep 30

    The Morning Lift — Wednesday, September 30, 2026

    Four positive stories to start your morning: (1) Tigst Assefa Runs the Third-Fastest Women's Marathon Ever, Guye Adola Repeats as Men's Champion; (2) Quantum Computer Simulates How Matter Was Born From Stored Energy, Recreating Big Bang Physics; (3) CRISPR-Edited Donor Stem Cells Let Doctors Attack Leukemia Without Destroying the Healthy Cells Patients Need; (4) Lead in Ancient Ink Could Finally Unlock the Burned Herculaneum Scrolls.

  4. Sep 29

    The Morning Lift — Tuesday, September 29, 2026

    Four positive stories to start your morning: (1) Seventeen-year-old swimmer breaks 200m breaststroke world record at Asian Games; (2) Minimally invasive procedure shows lasting pain relief for knee osteoarthritis without surgery; (3) $2.1 million grant funds next-generation coral reef restoration techniques; (4) Fifteen looted Greek antiquities return home to Crete after decades.

  5. Sep 28

    The Morning Lift — Monday, September 28, 2026

    Four positive stories to start your morning: (1) New urine-and-vaginal-fluid test could rule out womb cancer without a biopsy; (2) Coalition of 180+ groups is restoring 4.4 million acres of Brazil's Cerrado savanna; (3) Six lost pages of a 500-year-old manuscript reunited across two archives; (4) Teens set a Guinness World Record recycling 22,000 sports balls in a day.

  6. Sep 27

    The Morning Lift — Sunday, September 27, 2026

    Four positive stories to start your morning: (1) Stem cell transplants regenerate stroke-damaged brain tissue and restore movement in mice; (2) A $15-a-kilo chemical bath brings old EV batteries back to 95 percent capacity; (3) Australia's power grid hits a record 80.5 percent renewables on an ordinary Saturday; (4) A $30 estate-sale painting turns out to be a lost $250,000 work by Gertrude Abercrombie.

  7. Sep 26

    The Morning Lift — Saturday, September 26, 2026

    Four positive stories to start your morning: (1) New York City is rebuilding Park Avenue into the park it used to be; (2) Wisconsin prisoners are raising monarch butterflies, and the program just had its best year; (3) A blind 54-year-old chimpanzee has his sight back after a sanctuary's first cataract surgery; (4) A family's plastic-shredding workshop in California is now furnishing classrooms in Malawi.

  8. Sep 25

    The Morning Lift — Friday, September 25, 2026

    Four positive stories to start your morning: (1) A French startup dyes fabric with static electricity instead of boiling water; (2) A $250 million commitment targets the veterinary care gap for 50 million pets; (3) A Burgundy village reopens the last business on its street; (4) Minnesota's 165-mile Mesabi Trail is finished after three decades.

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Four positive stories in four minutes. Free audio, waiting for you when you wake up. Every morning, The Morning Lift brings you four uplifting, true stories — science, progress, kindness, and quiet wonder — to start your day on the right note.

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  • Creator
    The Morning Lift
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    90
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    The Morning Lift