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Do you like the stories from around the world that recognize and celebrate the people and events making a positive change? Tune in to The Optimist Daily Weekly Roundup, where our solutions-focused stories continue, and hear behind-the-scenes discussions from the people bringing you the news.

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    • 4.6 • 14 Ratings

Do you like the stories from around the world that recognize and celebrate the people and events making a positive change? Tune in to The Optimist Daily Weekly Roundup, where our solutions-focused stories continue, and hear behind-the-scenes discussions from the people bringing you the news.

    Boosting Girls' Confidence with Team Sports and 'March Meowness'

    Boosting Girls' Confidence with Team Sports and 'March Meowness'

    This week's positive news:
    Arielle talks about a new report that explores the long-lasting positive impact team sports has on young girls. Then, Karissa shares a heartwarming story about one Massachusetts library's feline forgiveness campaign for overdue fees: March Meowness.
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    • 20 min
    Celebrating International Women's Day and France's Move to Guarantee Abortion as Constitutional Right

    Celebrating International Women's Day and France's Move to Guarantee Abortion as Constitutional Right

    Happy International Women's Day!
    Today Arielle and Karissa focus on the theme for International Women's Day 2024, ‘Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress.’ They discuss the history of this remarkable day as well as five strategies for combatting economic disempowerment among women globally. 
    Then, they turn their attention to what's happening in France; The country has set a remarkable global precedent by guaranteeing abortion as a constitutional right, making it the only nation with such explicit protection.
     
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    • 15 min
    US Finally Returns Asante Kingdom Artifacts to Ghana and The Power of Joy Lists

    US Finally Returns Asante Kingdom Artifacts to Ghana and The Power of Joy Lists

    This week's uplifting news:
    Arielle shares exciting news about how UCLA's Fowler Museum is returning seven royal Ghanaian treasures to the Asante Kingdom, and launches into a discussion about the importance of the repatriation of cultural artifacts. Then, Karissa talks about the powerful practice of keeping "joy lists" and how you can incorporate them into your day-to-day life.
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    • 25 min
    Taylor Swift's Lifesaving Songs and Diversity Training for AI

    Taylor Swift's Lifesaving Songs and Diversity Training for AI

    This week's solutions news:
    Karissa gets to talk about one of her favorite artists: Taylor Swift! Turns out that over 50 of Swift's songs are the perfect BPM for administering CPR. This means millions of Swifties out there have an edge in terms of saving people from cardiac arrest. Then, Arielle takes on an emerging tech solution that aims to create an inclusive future by bridging cultural gaps in AI: diversity training for Large Language Models (LLM).
    The Optimist Daily is a project of The World Business Academy.
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    • 22 min
    Whale Cultural Exchange and England's Biodiversity Net Gain Program

    Whale Cultural Exchange and England's Biodiversity Net Gain Program

    This week's positive news:
    Arielle dives into a fascinating story about a number of Baird's Beaked Whales that appear to practice and share cultural traditions. Then, Karissa goes into an exciting article about England's new Biodiversity Net Gain program, an ambitious initiative for sustainable construction.
    The Optimist Daily is a project of The World Business Academy.
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    • 18 min
    Mindfulness for Students and The Smileyscope

    Mindfulness for Students and The Smileyscope

    This week is all about kids!
    Karissa shares how schools in the US are championing students' emotional well being with school-wide mindfulness practice. Then, Arielle explains the Smileyscope, a VR tool for young patients that transforms scary medical procedures (like getting a needle) into an immersive adventure.
    The Optimist Daily is a project of The World Business Academy.
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    • 20 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
14 Ratings

14 Ratings

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Puts a smile on

Love listening these days and balancing with what isn’t going right. Thank you for this wonderful podcast

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Wonderful Podcast!

I like to start my mornings by listening to quick news update podcasts and have added The Optimist Daily Update to my rotation! It balances out the bad news all over the other platforms and gives me some hope and perspective to start my day. Summers and Kristy are both well-educated on the topics they speak on and you can definitely tell they enjoy working together and speaking about their work.

Would give more than 5 stars if I could!

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I absolutely love the publication The Intelligent Optimist…. But podcast starts so slow- the personal stories of the moderators are quite lengthy. I do often fast forward to the ‘stories of the day.’

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