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EPISODE · May 10, 2026 · 6 MIN

Good News Sunday

from The Rest of the World Podcast · host Rudy Martinez

Good News SundayThe world spent another week on fire. Here are five things that went right anyway.① A Polish livestream ran nine days straight and raised $76 million for children with cancer, shattering the world record. ② Every morning, she tested the drinking water for poison so her girls could go to school. Happy Mother's Day to Razia Jan, who never stopped. ③ Researchers surveyed Scotland's rewilding sites. Bird species up 261 percent. Pollinators up tenfold. The land is coming back. ④ Scientists found a way to turn plastic waste into clean hydrogen fuel using sunlight. The mess we made may help fix the mess we're in. ⑤ Chile is protecting 150,000 hectares at the southern tip of the world, completing one of the longest wildlife corridors on earth."Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government." — Thomas Jefferson, 1789 Get full access to The Rest of the World Report at www.restoftheworldreport.com/subscribe

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