April 27 - 29, 2026 (Bear of Bad News 14)

IntroHello, my name is welcome to the Bear of Bad News, I’m your host LorBear, and I hate to be the bearer of bad news, so I won’t! This is your recap of positive news stories from around the world. Articles included in this broadcast were originally published from April 27 - 29, 2026.The stories in this episode are sourced from various news outlets and publications. The Bear of Bad News does not conduct independent fact-checking or verification of these stories. Listeners are encouraged to review original sources for accuracy and complete context. We are not responsible for the accuracy or content of third-party reporting.Which is a fancy way of saying I read it, I didn’t report it, and here is the good news:ArticlesCoral reefs on a remote archipelago shrugged off a massive heatwavehttps://benjaminfranklininstitute.org/coral-reefs-on-a-remote-archipelago-shrugged-off-a-massive-heatwave/April 27, 2026After nearly a century, Taiwan’s legless lizard gets its own identityhttps://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/after-nearly-a-century-taiwans-legless-lizard-gets-its-own-identity/April 27, 2026Michigan wins key legal battle over Line 5 pipelinehttps://grist.org/climate-energy/michigan-wins-key-legal-battle-over-line-5-pipeline/April 27, 2026Polish nine-day charity stream breaks records to support kids with cancerhttps://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/polish-nine-day-charity-stream-breaks-records-support-kids-with-cancer-2026-04-27/April 27, 2026Breakthrough Bowel Cancer Trial Leaves Patients Cancer-Free for Nearly 3 Yearshttps://scitechdaily.com/breakthrough-bowel-cancer-trial-leaves-patients-cancer-free-for-nearly-3-years/April 28, 2026Brighton plan Europe’s first purpose-built £80m women’s stadiumhttps://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/ce8p01x34pyoApril 28, 2026New Zealand will soon allow gay & bi men to donate bloodhttps://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/04/new-zealand-will-soon-allow-gay-bi-men-to-donate/April 28, 2026Kacey Musgraves Taps Young Mariachi Brothers Detained by ICE for Trio of Album Release Showshttps://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kacey-musgraves-shows-mariachi-brothers-detained-ice-1236233760/April 28, 2026Universal Music Artists Can Reap Millions From Spotify Stock Sale, Thanks to Taylor Swifthttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-industry-news/taylor-swift-umg-spotify-stock-sale-clause-1236580300/April 29, 2026Species thought extinct for thousands of years ‘rediscovered’ thanks to Indigenous knowledgehttps://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/species-thought-extinct-for-thousands-of-years-rediscovered-thanks-to-indigenous-knowledge/April 29, 2026A Tale of Two ParagraphsAnd that is the end of this weeks articles, hopefully they added a little positive joy to your life. Before we end, I have our final segment of the show, something I like to call, A Tale of Two Paragraphs.In this segment, I take the first and last paragraph from an article on substack or another similar source, and read them to you, to encourage you to go read the article yourself. Many people forget the power of the written word to move us, and how intriguing the middle of the story is. The less I read the better, but people often want to know how we got to endings more than the endings themselves, and maybe then you will go exploring the substack and read the paragraphs in between.This weeks article is from Love, the Airport substack, entitled “How to Get The Body Of a Greek God, and the Head of a Furious Lion!”Perhaps, like me and many of my top-half-lion, bottom-half-man centaur friends, you have been considering the potential health benefits of giving up alcohol. If so, may I present for your consideration the No Alcohol Challenge According to the Age: a simple, easy-to-remember hard-to-subsist-on diet of fruit, toast and half cups of things that will keep you roaring furiously through the desert non-stop from 25 to the grave.And it’s also a no alcohol challenge, I suppose, if you don’t drink any alcohol during it.A few paragraphs in between and an ending of:By the time you’re according to the age of 33 to 44, it might be worth popping on some sort of tiny bra. Just, you know, something with absolutely no discernible purpose, to chafe you under the massive arms. Ideally try to find one that matches the cargo shorts you’ve been charging through the desert in for the last eight years. No need to replace those, though. They’re fine.For more from John Finnemore visit: OutroWe hope you enjoyed our show everyone, thanks for tuning in, and until next time, I hate to be the Bearer of Bad News, so I won’t!Have a good day.Thanks for reading The Bear of Bad News! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thebearofbadnews.substack.com