5 Good News Stories - happiness and fun

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-happiness-and-fun--5747537/support.

CALOROGA SHARK+

Uninterrupted Listening!

$4.99/mo or $49.99/yr after trial

  1. 1d ago

    Candy Corn Pizza????

    Johnny Mac shares five good news Halloween stories: Tombstone Pizza is selling a limited-edition Candy Corn Pizza kit via online drops, offering a cheese or pepperoni pizza plus candy corn for $1.31 shipped; in New York City, Heidi Klum’s limited Butterfinger dessert pizza is available all month at Crazy Pizza in SoHo with samples planned for the Village Halloween Parade on Oct. 31. Fifteen Tommy’s Express locations in Michigan are running a “Tunnel of Terror” haunted car wash. DoorDash data shows top treats by state (Reese’s leads 17 states) and reports dinner deliveries usually drop on Halloween except pizza. In Shrewsbury, Sean’s Halloween labyrinth has moved to a larger venue, uses 20 volunteers, expects 6,000+ visitors, and donates all profits to Shrewsbury Youth and Family Services. San Bernardino County is hosting Halloween marriage services at Calico Ghost Town on Halloween from noon to 5.   00:12 Candy Corn Pizza Drop 01:10 Butterfinger Pizza NYC 01:30 Tunnel of Terror Car Wash 02:09 Top Halloween Treats Data 03:14 Sean's Charity Maze 04:30 Halloween Weddings Ghost Town   Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/5-good-news-stories-happiness-and-fun--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

    Candy Corn Pizza????
  2. 1d ago ·  Bonus

    You Might Also Like: The Future of Our Former Democracy 

    Introducing Vote, Surf, Sausage: A Recipe for Trust Down Under from The Future of Our Former Democracy . Follow the show: The Future of Our Former Democracy  Welcome to Season 3 of The Future of Our Former Democracy! Colin is joined by new co-host Ruth Greenwood, director of Harvard Law School's Election Law Clinic and proud Australian expat, as the show heads Down Under. In Australia, elections are "boring, boring, boring," and voters across the political spectrum trust the results in a way Americans rarely do. Colin and Ruth explore why. Special thanks to the experts featured in this episode: Dr. Marija Taflaga, Centre for the Study of Australian Politics, Australian National University and co-host of Democracy Sausage podcast about Australian Politics Professor David Smith, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney Professor Thalia Anthony, University of Technology Sydney For more information on our electoral systems work, visit democracynow.org. The Future of Our Former Democracy is a production of More Equitable Democracy and Mori Strategies. For more information on More Equitable Democracy's work, please visit: https://www.equitabledemocracy.org/DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent podcast episode not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in conjunction with the host podcast feed or any of its media entities. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the creators and guests. For any concerns, please reach out to team@podroll.fm.

    You Might Also Like: The Future of Our Former Democracy 
  3. 3d ago

    There's a new kind of cat!

    Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: researchers in Bolivia confirmed a newly documented wild cat species, locally called “Chilkayo,” genetically distinct from the oncilla and split from its nearest relative about 1.4 million years ago. At Chimp Haven in Louisiana, 54-year-old chimp Pierre, blinded by cataracts, was trained with positive reinforcement to cooperate with care and then underwent successful cataract surgery, quickly reconnecting with caregivers and his companion Jill. Emma’s family achieved a Guinness-certified record when her son Arthur became the fifth consecutive generation born on September 14th, with alternating genders across generations. Concord Public Library in New Hampshire ended overdue fines and received back an 1894 magazine 48,220 days late, avoiding a calculated $12,055 fee. In Omaha, Conagra’s Blaze Crew set a Guinness record with a 429-foot Slim Jim that was later eaten.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/5-good-news-stories-happiness-and-fun--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

    Tim McGraw Songwriter Helps Rescue Nashville Foxes

    Tim McGraw Songwriter Helps Rescue Nashville Foxes as Bison Return to Mexico Reserve Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: 48 bison were reintroduced after 200 years to the El Santuario Wildlife Reserve within Mexico’s Cuatro Ciénegas Biosphere Reserve, where their hooves, coats, and dung help break compacted soil, spread seeds, and fertilize the desert oasis ecosystem. In Nashville, 78-year-old songwriter Jerry, who has had songs recorded by Tim McGraw, has spent seven years trapping foxes suffering from a worsening mange epidemic and bringing them to Walden’s Puddle Animal Rescue; by September the rescue rehabilitated over 60 foxes, surpassing last year’s 44. Three Harvard students created Rumble Rims, an infrared eye-tracking headset that provides a 2–3 minute concussion assessment with real-time results on a coach’s app. In London, 934 of 1,188 people set a Vulcan salute record for Star Trek Day with actor Martin Quinn attending. Linda regained the Guinness record for largest matching salt-and-pepper packet collection with 754 pairs.   00:10 Bison Return Restores Desert 01:09 Songwriter Saves Sick Foxes 02:39 Headset Detects Concussions Fast 03:30 Vulcan Salute World Record 04:23 Salt Pepper Packet Champion 05:15 Wrap Up And Farewell Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/5-good-news-stories-happiness-and-fun--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

    Costco’s Smashable Chocolate Frankenstein, Starbucks Black Cat Frappuccino, and Candy Corn Beer

    Johnny Mac shares five good news Halloween stories: Costco is selling a 5.5-pound Belgian chocolate Frankenstein head that comes with a wooden mallet and contains a pound of body-part-shaped gummy candies for $55, though it’s sold out and being resold for up to $100. Lego released a 323-piece Halloween Pumpkin Lantern set that lights up when the stem is pressed and includes a spider and glow-in-the-dark ghost for about $30. In Philadelphia, Newsroom Philly becomes the Pumpkin Press, a Poe and Headless Horseman-inspired pop-up with themed decor and cocktails like the Headless Horseman, Moon Over Sleepy Hollow, and a Raven’s Cauldron for groups. Starbucks adds a caffeine-free Black Cat Frappuccino on Oct. 22, a Black Knight Cookie, and Halloween merch. Shock Top and Spirit Halloween created Candy Corn Wheat, a limited-edition 5% wheat ale with mixed reactions. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/5-good-news-stories-happiness-and-fun--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

    Costco’s Smashable Chocolate Frankenstein, Starbucks Black Cat Frappuccino, and Candy Corn Beer
  6. Oct 1

    70,000 Pints of Guiness gone missing!

    Johnny Mac shares five upbeat stories: a 15-year-old, Derek, survives two days on an overturned fishing boat in Alaska’s Bering Sea and is rescued by a Coast Guard crew and a nearby vessel; the Metropolitan Opera hires a boa constrictor named Princess (with understudy Nala) for a Mozart production reset at a 1950s Coney Island carnival after singer Zoe auditions the snakes; in Hungary, 19 teams compete in a grave-digging contest to highlight the skill and effort, won by Robert and Laszlo in 1:21; Callum, 23, born without arms, races using his feet and trains with Team Brit toward a Le Mans goal; and police in England seek 70,000 stolen pints of Guinness, with a related Pabst theft noted.     Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/5-good-news-stories-happiness-and-fun--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. Sep 29

    Florida Steakhouse Offers Nude Dining

    Host Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: a Hollywood, Florida steakhouse called Class Soiree Steakhouse will host a nude dining experience the first Monday of every month, with clothed staff, rules including no touching, robes and seat covers provided, and pricing of $250 for men, $150 for women, and $300 for couples for adults 18+. An engineering prodigy in Florida, Nathan Thomas, became the youngest college professor at 18 years and 346 days at Miami Dade after earning a master’s in electrical engineering, and he now teaches online while pursuing a University of Miami law degree with a 2028 graduation target. A British man set a Guinness record by eating 15 fish fingers in one minute. Train services were briefly stopped to rescue a tortoise from tracks and reunite it with its owner. An Australian beagle ate 2.4 pounds of gummy worms, prompting a vet visit and induced vomiting.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/5-good-news-stories-happiness-and-fun--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

  8. Sep 27

    Bride rides a cow into church wedding

    Johnny Mac shares five good news stories, including a farmer bride, Victoria, who rode a Swiss cow named White Chocolate Button into Holy Cross Church after arriving mostly by tractor, then returned to the farm to milk cows with her new husband Mike before their reception. A Cincinnati Animal Care kitten, Gelato, previously seen using a homemade wheelchair, received a custom 3D-printed wheelchair after the story went viral. In Australia, a large python was found in a car’s glove compartment and was removed by Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers and taken to a wildlife hospital for a small injury. A 97-year-old British woman, Betty, broke her own Guinness record for oldest female wing walker on her sixth wing walk. Tourists also visit a private Greek island to swim with pigs, nicknamed Piggy Island.     Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/5-good-news-stories-happiness-and-fun--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

Trailers

Shows with Subscription Benefits

CALOROGA SHARK+

Uninterrupted Listening!

$4.99/mo or $49.99/yr after trial

Hosts & Guests

3.8
out of 5
97 Ratings

About

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-happiness-and-fun--5747537/support.

More From Caloroga Media

You Might Also Like