121 episodes

THE GOOD ALL AROUND US podcast is a celebration of uplifting stories and events from around the world.

Each week, hosts Deanna and Chris Ley will alternate telling stories of good things that have happened to real people all across the globe.
It's time to celebrate THE GOOD ALL AROUND US!
It's time to HAPPY UP YOUR LIFE!   
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THE GOOD ALL AROUND US podcast is a celebration of uplifting stories and events from around the world.

Each week, hosts Deanna and Chris Ley will alternate telling stories of good things that have happened to real people all across the globe.
It's time to celebrate THE GOOD ALL AROUND US!
It's time to HAPPY UP YOUR LIFE!   
Please make sure to subscribe so you can stay up to date on all new podcast releases.
...and if you like us, please give a 5-star rating in Apple Podcast. It will only take a sec! We'd appreciate it!

Be sure to follow us on social media!
It's where we share about all the goings-on here at THE GOOD ALL AROUND US podcast.
Facebook at THE GOOD ALL AROUND US
Instagram at @TheGoodAllAroundUsPodcast

Music courtesy of the amazingly talented Timur Khakimov. Check him out at OCHTAHEDRONMUSIC.

    #120 THE FAVORITES: One Hundred Years From Now

    #120 THE FAVORITES: One Hundred Years From Now

    This week, we are loading up one of our all time favorite episodes. This one - Episode #3 from April 5, 2021 - is loved by many and still talked about often. Enjoy!

    Join Deanna for a walk down Memory Lane as she and Chris share books that have impacted their lives. They talk about where Chris got all of his trivia knowledge, the bookmobile, a poem that has them both LOLing, Deanna's days in the classroom, and she pays homage to numerous children's book authors, including the great Beverly Cleary. Then grab some Kleenex and journey with them to the Basilicata Region of Italy as Deanna tells the story about a retired teacher, his Ape, and their impactful journey together over the last 20 years; a journey that has made the difference in the lives of many children.


    THE GOOD ALL AROUND US podcast is a celebration of uplifting stories and events from around the world.

    Each week, hosts Deanna and Chris Ley will alternate telling stories of good things that have happened to real people all across the globe.

    It's time to celebrate THE GOOD ALL AROUND US!
    It's time to HAPPY UP YOUR LIFE!


    Please make sure to subscribe so you can stay up to date on all new podcast releases.
    ...and if you like us, please give a 5-star rating in Apple Podcast or Podchaser. It will only take a sec! We'd appreciate it!

    ...and if you really, really like us, head on over to Patreon and become our Neighbor! By joining our Patreon Community at the link below, you can get some fun GOODies, including access to our private Facebook group, monthly bonus episodes, and other awesome stuff. Best of all, you will be our Neighbor! You can move right in to the GOOD 'HOOD by clicking here.


    Be sure to follow us on social media!
    It's where we share about all the goings-on here at THE GOOD ALL AROUND US podcast.

    Facebook at THE GOOD ALL AROUND US
    Instagram at @TheGoodAllAroundUsPodcast
    Twitter at @HappyUpYourLife
    YouTube at THE GOOD ALL AROUND US Podcast
    LinkedIn at THE GOOD ALL AROUND US Podcast


    Access everything above and so much more in one easy place - our website!
    www.TheGoodAllAroundUs.com


    Email us at any time at Hello@TheGoodAllAroundUs.com! We'd love to hear from you!
     

    Music courtesy of the amazingly talented Timur Khakimov. Check him out at OCHTAHEDRONMUSIC.
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    • 37 min
    #119 One Loving Gesture At A Time

    #119 One Loving Gesture At A Time

    Deanna and Chris share Part II, III, and IV of their Wilmington trip before chatting about their fun #AdventureUs time shopping at local farmers' markets and u-picking (and u-eating) peaches and blackberries. From there, Deanna takes us to Indianapolis, Indiana where she explains that city's rich history and the touristy things they can do there - including eating "The Best Tenderloins in Indiana" at Whit's Inn. It's there that we meet new mom to preemie triplets, Shariya Small, and NICU nurse Katrina Mullen. They develop a bond that you will be WOWed and inspired by; showing you how to be a beacon of hope in others' lives ONE LOVING GESTURE AT A TIME.


    THE GOOD ALL AROUND US podcast is a celebration of uplifting stories and events from around the world.

    Each week, hosts Deanna and Chris Ley will alternate telling stories of good things that have happened to real people all across the globe.

    It's time to celebrate THE GOOD ALL AROUND US!
    It's time to HAPPY UP YOUR LIFE!


    Please make sure to subscribe so you can stay up to date on all new podcast releases.
    ...and if you like us, please give a 5-star rating in Apple Podcast or Podchaser. It will only take a sec! We'd appreciate it!

    ...and if you really, really like us, head on over to Patreon and become our Neighbor! By joining our Patreon Community at the link below, you can get some fun GOODies, including access to our private Facebook group, monthly bonus episodes, and other awesome stuff. Best of all, you will be our Neighbor! You can move right in to the GOOD 'HOOD by clicking here.


    Be sure to follow us on social media!
    It's where we share about all the goings-on here at THE GOOD ALL AROUND US podcast.

    Facebook at THE GOOD ALL AROUND US
    Instagram at @TheGoodAllAroundUsPodcast
    Twitter at @HappyUpYourLife
    YouTube at THE GOOD ALL AROUND US Podcast
    LinkedIn at THE GOOD ALL AROUND US Podcast


    Access everything above and so much more in one easy place - our website!
    www.TheGoodAllAroundUs.com


    Email us at any time at Hello@TheGoodAllAroundUs.com! We'd love to hear from you!
     

    Music courtesy of the amazingly talented Timur Khakimov. Check him out at OCHTAHEDRONMUSIC.


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    • 45 min
    #118 A Measure of Peace

    #118 A Measure of Peace

    Chris and Deanna pat themselves on the back for having the best trained dogs in the podcasting world. They talk about their amazing roadtrip out to Wilmington, North Carolina and their two very memorable hikes, all thanks to ChatGPT - one up a mountain and another that resembled the Hunger Games. From there, Chris flies us to Munich, Germany where we learn all about the many museums and palaces we can(not) tour and provides us with a history lesson about the country. In Munich, we meet a museum curator named Matthias Weniger. We hear how he's made it his mission to return what's rightfully theirs to Jewish families across the world, and how his dedication to doing so is bringing them A MEASURE OF PEACE.


    THE GOOD ALL AROUND US podcast is a celebration of uplifting stories and events from around the world.

    Each week, hosts Deanna and Chris Ley will alternate telling stories of good things that have happened to real people all across the globe.

    It's time to celebrate THE GOOD ALL AROUND US!
    It's time to HAPPY UP YOUR LIFE!


    Please make sure to subscribe so you can stay up to date on all new podcast releases.
    ...and if you like us, please give a 5-star rating in Apple Podcast or Podchaser. It will only take a sec! We'd appreciate it!

    ...and if you really, really like us, head on over to Patreon and become our Neighbor! By joining our Patreon Community at the link below, you can get some fun GOODies, including access to our private Facebook group, monthly bonus episodes, and other awesome stuff. Best of all, you will be our Neighbor! You can move right in to the GOOD 'HOOD by clicking here.


    Be sure to follow us on social media!
    It's where we share about all the goings-on here at THE GOOD ALL AROUND US podcast.

    Facebook at THE GOOD ALL AROUND US
    Instagram at @TheGoodAllAroundUsPodcast
    Twitter at @HappyUpYourLife
    YouTube at THE GOOD ALL AROUND US Podcast
    LinkedIn at THE GOOD ALL AROUND US Podcast


    Access everything above and so much more in one easy place - our website!
    www.TheGoodAllAroundUs.com


    Email us at any time at Hello@TheGoodAllAroundUs.com! We'd love to hear from you!
     

    Music courtesy of the amazingly talented Timur Khakimov. Check him out at OCHTAHEDRONMUSIC.


    Support the show

    • 53 min
    #117 THE FAVORITES: The Man With The Golden Heart

    #117 THE FAVORITES: The Man With The Golden Heart

    This week, we are loading up one of our all time favorite episodes. This one - Episode #37 from November 29, 2021 - is still in Chris's Top Tens. Enjoy!

    Chris talks about being thankful for his pre-turkey turkey nap before their Thanksgiving festivities begin, while Deanna makes plans to watch more horrible holiday movies - movies that were made to be heckled. Then Deanna gets super sciency and shares a lot of information on blood and blood types, as well as facts from RedCrossBlood.org on blood donations in the U.S and why donors are so desperately needed. From there, she takes us on a trip to Umina Beach, Australia where we meet a very special man, James Harrison. He has spent a lifetime donating blood for a very specific reason - a reason that will pull at your heartstrings and have you reaching for your Kleenex as you learn why this man and his "talent" not only made him a world record holder, but advanced modern medicine in the most extraordinary of ways as well. There is no denying that he is THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN HEART.

    (Your blood is needed! There is currently a historically low blood supply. If you are in the U.S., please visit https://www.redcrossblood.org to find a donation center in your area. If you are outside of the U.S., please get in contact with the blood donation organization in your area. You can save lives.)


    THE GOOD ALL AROUND US podcast is a celebration of uplifting stories and events from around the world.

    Each week, hosts Deanna and Chris Ley will alternate telling stories of good things that have happened to real people all across the globe.

    It's time to celebrate THE GOOD ALL AROUND US!
    It's time to HAPPY UP YOUR LIFE!


    Please make sure to subscribe so you can stay up to date on all new podcast releases.
    ...and if you like us, please give a 5-star rating in Apple Podcast or Podchaser. It will only take a sec! We'd appreciate it!

    ...and if you really, really like us, head on over to Patreon and become our Neighbor! By joining our Patreon Community at the link below, you can get some fun GOODies, including access to our private Facebook group, monthly bonus episodes, and other awesome stuff. Best of all, you will be our Neighbor! You can move right in to the GOOD 'HOOD by clicking here.


    Be sure to follow us on social media!
    It's where we share about all the goings-on here at THE GOOD ALL AROUND US podcast.

    Facebook at THE GOOD ALL AROUND US
    Instagram at @TheGoodAllAroundUsPodcast
    Twitter at @HappyUpYourLife
    YouTube at THE GOOD ALL AROUND US Podcast
    LinkedIn at THE GOOD ALL AROUND US Podcast


    Access everything above and so much more in one easy place - our website!
    www.TheGoodAllAroundUs.com


    Email us at any time at Hello@TheGoodAllAroundUs.com! We'd love to hear from you!
     

    Music courtesy of the amazingly talented Timur Khakimov. Check him out at OCHTAHEDRONMUSI
    Support the show

    • 51 min
    #116 THE FAVORITES: Good Boy

    #116 THE FAVORITES: Good Boy

    This week, we are loading up an all time favorite episode of one our Neighbors in our Good 'Hood. This one - Episode #63 from May 30, 2022 - is one of Elyce's Top Tens. Enjoy!

    Deanna and Chris chat about the amazing time they had taking Aria to her first Cardinals baseball game and all the fun that went along with it. Deanna then introduces everyone to the history of Katy, Texas ...and to her ugly laugh. (Chris finally did it, Neighbors. He got her to ugly laugh!) After finally pulling herself together, Deanna talks about how impactful Mandy Moore's performance in This Is Us has been this season portraying a woman with Alzheimer's. She opens up about her own experience with this horrific disease and her fears for her own future before sharing answers to the questions that we all have about Alzheimer's. It's after that that she introduces us to the Noppes. Sherry Noppe and dog Max went out for a walk one day and didn't come back. You'll be on the edge of your seat as Deanna tells this harrowing tale of how it all unfolded, how the town of Katy came together through it, and how it has the world now saying  "Good boy!"

    (If you or a loved one has questions about dementia or Alzheimer's - or if support or resources are needed - please visit ALZ.org or call their 24/7 helpline at 800.272.3900 .)


    THE GOOD ALL AROUND US podcast is a celebration of uplifting stories and events from around the world.

    Each week, hosts Deanna and Chris Ley will alternate telling stories of good things that have happened to real people all across the globe.

    It's time to celebrate THE GOOD ALL AROUND US!
    It's time to HAPPY UP YOUR LIFE!


    Please make sure to subscribe so you can stay up to date on all new podcast releases.
    ...and if you like us, please give a 5-star rating in Apple Podcast or Podchaser. It will only take a sec! We'd appreciate it!

    ...and if you really, really like us, head on over to Patreon and become our Neighbor! By joining our Patreon Community at the link below, you can get some fun GOODies, including access to our private Facebook group, monthly bonus episodes, and other awesome stuff. Best of all, you will be our Neighbor! You can move right in to the GOOD 'HOOD by clicking here.


    Be sure to follow us on social media!
    It's where we share about all the goings-on here at THE GOOD ALL AROUND US podcast.

    Facebook at THE GOOD ALL AROUND US
    Instagram at @TheGoodAllAroundUsPodcast
    Twitter at @HappyUpYourLife
    YouTube at THE GOOD ALL AROUND US Podcast
    LinkedIn at THE GOOD ALL AROUND US Podcast


    Access everything above and so much more in one easy place - our website!
    www.TheGoodAllAroundUs.com


    Email us at any time at Hello@TheGoodAllAroundUs.com! We'd love to hear from you!
     

    Music courtesy of the amazingly talented Timur Khakimov. Check him out at OCHTAHEDRONMUSIC.



    Support the show

    • 48 min
    #115 A Lifelong Dream

    #115 A Lifelong Dream

    Chris and Deanna chat all about a deck makeover project that has expanded their living space and given them an idea on what to do if their day gigs don't work out. They also share about their very sweet house guest before Deanna whisks us away to The Big Apple where we experience all the sights and sounds of what it has to offer. It's there that we learn the history of Radio City Music Hall and all about its iconic dancers - The Rockettes - before we meet the amazing Mary Silvestri, a woman who thought her opportunity to audition for the world-famous high-kickers had come and gone. Listen along and be inspired by the impact Mary had on The Rockettes and her fellow auditionees that day as she pursued A LIFELONG DREAM.


    THE GOOD ALL AROUND US podcast is a celebration of uplifting stories and events from around the world.

    Each week, hosts Deanna and Chris Ley will alternate telling stories of good things that have happened to real people all across the globe.

    It's time to celebrate THE GOOD ALL AROUND US!
    It's time to HAPPY UP YOUR LIFE!


    Please make sure to subscribe so you can stay up to date on all new podcast releases.
    ...and if you like us, please give a 5-star rating in Apple Podcast or Podchaser. It will only take a sec! We'd appreciate it!

    ...and if you really, really like us, head on over to Patreon and become our Neighbor! By joining our Patreon Community at the link below, you can get some fun GOODies, including access to our private Facebook group, monthly bonus episodes, and other awesome stuff. Best of all, you will be our Neighbor! You can move right in to the GOOD 'HOOD by clicking here.


    Be sure to follow us on social media!
    It's where we share about all the goings-on here at THE GOOD ALL AROUND US podcast.

    Facebook at THE GOOD ALL AROUND US
    Instagram at @TheGoodAllAroundUsPodcast
    Twitter at @HappyUpYourLife
    YouTube at THE GOOD ALL AROUND US Podcast
    LinkedIn at THE GOOD ALL AROUND US Podcast


    Access everything above and so much more in one easy place - our website!
    www.TheGoodAllAroundUs.com


    Email us at any time at Hello@TheGoodAllAroundUs.com! We'd love to hear from you!
     

    Music courtesy of the amazingly talented Timur Khakimov. Check him out at OCHTAHEDRONMUSIC.


    Support the show

    • 52 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
48 Ratings

48 Ratings

Bosshog9 ,

Love it

Chris and Deanna I absolutely love your podcast. I went into it with little knowledge of what I was about to embark on. I could listen to a full show of your banter. Then for you to take us on a journey across the world with this beautiful story of love with bits of history along the way. Carrie and I are going to make this a weekly tradition.

Mike 5555555 ,

My happy time

True confession. I thought I had been following Chris and Deanna on this podcast. I listened to each and every episode (just got caught up again!) I could never find where to write a review. Well, that’s because I was NOT following them. Oops. I am not so tech savvy. Now I am! With all the craziness in the world right now, we all need a place to go to feel good. Mine is walking with my dog. Usually I am making phone calls and answering emails as well. I’ve started making sure that on some of my walks I listen to The Good All Around Us. The combination of hearing Chris and Deanna interact (talk about relationship goals, people!), hearing about others who do wonderful things and being outside in nature is a perfect combination to raise my mood. Thanks for doing this, guys!

codystl ,

Great stories every week!

There are a few podcasts where I anxiously await for new episodes and this one is on the top of my list! We need more Good stories in our lives. And, I've learned along the way and will search wikipedia (nod to Chris, just joking) and the interwebs to learn more about the people featured. Chris and Deanna's banter is wonderful. Thank you for spreading the good!

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