Something Good Happened

Something Good Happened
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Something good happened is the podcast where we break through the negative news cycle with stories of positive news and kindness.

Episodes

  1. 07/22/2019

    Season 3 Ep. 1 Harry Potter Alliance

    We're back! This week we talked with Katie from the Harry Potter Alliance, a fan activism organization :thehpalliance.org. We also heard a supportive PRIDE story from CBC News : https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/langley-free-pride-flags-1.5186943 Twitter: https://twitter.com/sghpodcasts  Email us at mcsomethinggoodhappened@gmail.com Have a great day!

    26 min

  2. 06/07/2019

    Season 2 Finale and Bloopers

    We are wrapping up Season 2. Don't worry Season 3 is coming soon. *This episode does contain bleeped swear words, but if you don't want to listen to this one feel free to skip it and come back for Season 3. Twitter: https://twitter.com/sghpodcasts  Email us at mcsomethinggoodhappened@gmail.com

    7 min

  3. 05/18/2019

    Season 2 Ep 6: Karina Sillman and a Lovely Note

    We talk to Karina Sillman from Germany about her Children's Happy Days Project and Willie shares with us a story about a lovely note that sparked a chain of kindess. Children's Happy Days: https://childrenshappydays.wordpress.com/about-this-project/ Article from CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/09/us/iyw-money-falls-from-self-help-book-and-a-kind-note-trnd/index.html Twitter: https://twitter.com/sghpodcasts  Email us at mcsomethinggoodhappened@gmail.com

    21 min

  4. 05/05/2019

    Season 2 Ep 5: Scott Santens and Harvey the Hero

    We talk to Scott Santens about UBI and Anya shares a story about a heroic dog with us. Article we foundhttps://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Shelter-Dog-That-Saved-Kittens-Trapped-in-Storm-Drain-Found-His-Forever-Home-508704401.html Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @SGHPodcasts Email us: mcsomethinggoodhappened@gmail.com

    28 min

  5. 04/09/2019

    Season 2 Ep 4: Garvin Thomas and German Happiness

    Season 2 Ep 4: JZ and Caroline sit down with Garvin Thomas positive news journalist for NBC Bay Area's Bay Area Proud Series. We talk journalism and answer the question is cereal a soup (spoiler alert the answer is no).  We were even featured in his series: https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Something-Good-Happened-San-Mateo-High-School-Students-Spread-Positive-News-507711741.html Childhood happiness from the Local.De https://www.thelocal.de/20181206/german-project-spotlights-happiness-through-the-eyes-of-a-child  Twitter: https://twitter.com/sghpodcasts  Email us at mcsomethinggoodhappened@gmail.com

    20 min

  6. 03/12/2019

    Season 2 Ep 3: Connie Liu and BART Discounts for Low Income Riders (Warning the audio isn't great, but the conversation is)

    Season 2 Ep 3: JZ and Caroline sit down with Connie Liu founder of and director of Project Invent  AND Elias shares with us good news for transportation equality in the Bay Area. The audio with the interview with Connie is bad this week, but the conversation tests positive for positivity so it's still worth a listen Project Invent: https://www.projectinvent.org/ SF Chronicle Article: https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Bay-Area-s-low-income-transit-riders-after-13512235.php  Twitter: https://twitter.com/sghpodcasts  Email us at mcsomethinggoodhappened@gmail.com

    17 min

  7. 02/09/2019

    Season 2 Ep 1: Elise Joy and Giving Chains

    We are shaking things up a bit for Season 2. JZ and Caroline sit down with Elise Joy from Girls Helping Girls Period AND Anya shares with us a story of giving chain kidney transplants (Caroline begrudgingly agreed to the intro- our club is a democracy so the madness won out). Girls Helping Girls Period: girlshelpinggirlsperiod.org PBS article: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-an-economists-idea-to-create-kidney-transplant-chains-has-saved-lives https://twitter.com/sghpodcasts Email us at mcsomethinggoodhappened@gmail.com

    32 min

  8. 12/22/2018

    Episode 6- End of Semester Fun

    We hear about the best parts of our semester from most of the SGH team and additional bloopers

    6 min

  9. 11/17/2018

    A Note on the California Wildfires

    We don't have an episode for you this week. Our school has been canceled because of air quality related to the Camp Fire. Here is a quick note thanking the people doing good things in the face of this disaster. To all of the people affected by the fires, we send our love and best thoughts. Help people affected by the California wildfires by visiting redcross.org, calling 1- 800-RED CROSS or texting the word CAWILDFIRES to 90999 to make a $10 donation. You can also donate to the The California Community Foundation’s Wildfire Relief Fund https://www.calfund.org/wildfire-relief-fund/ and North Valley Community Foundation is at www.nvcf.org or 1-530-891-1150. Butte Humane Society: Donations of food or supplies can be made for displaced pet owners from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the warehouse 2580 Fair St. Chico North Valley Animal Disaster Group: https://www.nvadg.org/ California Wildfires Pets Page: https://www.facebook.com/CAfirepets/

    3 min

  10. 10/27/2018

    Episode 4- TurboVote with Brandon Naylor

    An Election Special. This week we talk with Brandon Naylor from TurboVote, a non-partisan, non-profit to help people get out to the polls and be a part of our democracy. https://turbovote.org/

    21 min

  11. 10/21/2018

    Episode 3-A Really Medical Episode

    This episode, we talked about a bunch of medical things, including robotic snakes. The Himalayan Cataract Project: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/hundreds-of-people-are-being-cured-of-blindness-every-day-with-cheap-minutes-long-surgery/ Teddy Bear Surgen: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45727387 Blind Emotional Support Kitten: https://people.com/pets/blind-cat-helps-his-grandma-get-cancer-free/

    10 min

  12. 10/05/2018

    Episode 2-Happy News!

    Episode 2 of Something Good Happened! School Bus of Safety: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/09/16/florence-hurricane-dogs-cats-escape-school-bus/1327550002/ Jolly Janitor: https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/27/health/students-raise-money-to-send-janitor-on-vacation-trnd/index.html Grandma's cakes: http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20180927-the-german-city-investing-in-grandmas-cakes Cat Grandpa: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/shelter-where-man-naps-with-cats-is-now-flooded-with-donations_us_5ba94301e4b069d5f9d586ae

    9 min
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Something good happened is the podcast where we break through the negative news cycle with stories of positive news and kindness.

Information

  • Creator
    Something Good Happened
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2019
  • Episodes
    12
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Something Good Happened
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