Episodes
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Logan's New Voice ✈🔊
Boston's airport will soon have a new voice playing over the speakers- and it's from a local! Read more about the competition here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Birdwatching Brainhelping 🐦🧠
New research connects birdwatching to brain health- it's good for you to be curious about the birds outside your window! Read more about the research here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Birdsong: Paranoia Begone! 🐦, Repeat
From the archive, birdsong reveals cool new benefits! Read more about the study here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Nature Library 🍃📚
A new library is here to help its patrons connect with nature. Read more about the library here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Release the Kraken... Fan🏒, Repeat
From the archive, a hockey fan notices a worrisome mole- and potentially saves a life. Read more about the mole spotter here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Water Your Neighborhood 💧🌳
A project in Berlin is helping people connect with their urban canopy in a very direct way. Read more about the project here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Rice Husk Reuse 🌾
A new building material made from rice trash might be coming to a home near you! Read more about the material here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Wing Transplant 🦋, Repeat
From the archive, a viral video is sending some well-deserved attention in the direction of some near-endangered fluttering beauties. Read more about the video and the transplant here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Inmates and Butterflies 🦋
Monarch butterflies are getting a boost from inmates in Wisconsin! Read about the program here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Yorkshire Spoon Club 🥄, Repeat
From the archive, a club is using a renewable resource for crafting and community...ing. Read more about the club here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Sycamore Gap Stump Update 🌳
Great efforts are being taken to save and celebrate the Sycamore Gap tree in England- and those efforts are paying off! Read more about tree here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Glasgow Tree Hugging Tournament 🌳🤗, Repeat
From the archive, an amazing competition to help folks get in touch with nature. The 2026 competition just took place earlier this month! Read more about tree hugging and forest bathing here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Nothing But (New) Net 🏀
A volunteer is on a mission to get nets on hoops all over NYC. Read more about the project here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Stuffed, Repaired, and Donated 🧸
A thoughtful young person is finding and repairing stuffed animals to donate to others in need. Read more about the effort here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Leopardus tilcayo 🐱
A new cat has been named and entered into the scientific lexicon! Read more about the cat here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Communities Love Community Loaves 🍞, Repeat
From the archive, a non-profit is helping home bakers donate their skills and their loaves to hungry folks. Read more about the group here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Kwita Izina
In Rwanda, an annual ceremony is good for conservation and communities! Read more about the ceremony here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Tramdriver World Championship 🌍🥇, Repeat
From the archive, public transit operators from all over can compete to find out who the best tram driver is... in the WORLD! The 2026 edition of the competition is coming up in just about two weeks in Warsaw! Read more about the competition here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Go Grey Beard 🥾
A new record has been set on the Appalachian Trail Read more about the record here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Sleep In for Your Heart ⏰
New research suggests that sleeping in on the weekend might be good for your heart- that's good news! Read more about the research here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Update: Dolly's Cali Library 📚
From the archive, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is going statewide in the largest state in the US. That's good news! Learn more about donating to the imagination library here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Update: Seaweed Plastic 🌿
Notpla, the seaweed plastic maker, is continuing to find ways to replace plastic with dissolvable seaweed. Read more about the new grant here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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#popscope 🌑🌠☄⭐, Repeat
From the archive, good news from sidewalks near you- you can see space stuff! Read more about #popscope here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Record-breaking Mangrove Planting
Two world records have been busted in Kenya- both related to planting trees! Read more about the planting here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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3D Printed Dirt House, Repeat
From the archive, technology using old techniques might yield quick, low-carbon housing! Very cool! Read more about the 3D houses here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Greener Fireworks 🎆
Japanese fireworks may soon get a bit more eco-friendly. Read more about the fireworks here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Milk-source Heat Pump 🥛🌡
New tech in the dairy space! Warm milk needs to be cooled, and water needs to be hot to clean- enter the heat pump! Read more about the new tech here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Phone Box Saved ☎
An artist has gone above and beyond to save (and draw attention to) a rare UK phone box. Read more about the trip here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Houseplant Hospital 🌿🏥
Plant parents rejoice! A new business can help keep your plants healthy, and happy! Read more about the business here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Minecraft Urban Design ⛏🏙
Minecraft helps people build digital cities and also improve their real-world cities too. Read more about the program here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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The Real Tooth Fairy 🦷🧚♂️, Repeat
From the archive, teeth might soon be regrowable! Read more about tooth regrowth here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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OLAUG 🏊♀️
A group of older pals are swimming, diving, and cleaning ponds all over Cape Cod. Very cool! Read more about the group here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Swift Bricks 🧱
Recently Scotland has passed a rule requiring bricks with space for birds in new construction. Read more about the rule here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Payphones But Free 📞, Repeat
From the archive, in New England, a smart reuse (continued use?) of technology to keep folks connected. Read more about the payphones here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Paint Potential, Repeat
From the archive, a new paint has the potential to help buildings react to and change with the seasons. Read more about the paint here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Sweating Paint 💧🎨, Repeat
From the archive, a new paint can help keep buildings cooler in humid, rainy places around the globe. Read more about it here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Duck and a Dog 🦆🐕
Two best friends are bringing each other (and social media fans) lots of joy. Learn more about the duck and a dog here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Beluga Bon Voyage 🐳
A plan is afoot (afin?) to rescue 30 stranded beluga whales and get them to more hoptiable forever homes. Read more about the rescue here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Auroralumina attenboroughii, Repeat
From the archive, a new species named after a legend. Sir David Attenborough recently turned 100 years old, so I thought this episode would be appropriate. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Burro Bomberos 🧯
A group of 18 donkeys are doing great work protecting a Spanish national park. Read more about the donkeys here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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CA Food Labels 🥫
California is reining in the wild world of food expiration labeling- that's good news! Read more about the labels here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Kevin Bean 🥓
Kevin Bean (formerly Kevin Bacon) is helping to get the word out about Beansday! Read more about the name change here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Lemonade Laws 🍋🥤
In Michigan, new legislation would let kids run lemonade stands without permits or fees- that's good news! Read more about the new law here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Water Window 🚰, Repeat
From the archive, researchers at MIT have tested out a passive device that can grab water out of the air in one of the driest places on earth. Read more about the project here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Marathon on Mars
Perseverance, the rover on Mars, has just hit a neat milestone and has been doing very cool science for 5 years. Read more about the science Perseverance has been doing here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Solar Bests Coal 🌞
Solar panels continue to get cheaper and cheaper, meaning more and more are getting built. For the first time ever solar (just solar!) generated more electricity than coal. Read more about this milestone here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Buffalo Bike 🚲, Repeat
From the archive, an innovative bike design is built for people who need the most reliable possible bike. Learn more about the bike here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Japanese Soccer Fans ⚽
Japanese soccer fans have gotten a darn good reputation around the globe. Read more about the fans' tradition here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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Salty Plastic 🧂, Repeat
From the archive, researchers in Japan have created a plastic-ish material that is strong and flexible, but dissolves when it gets salty... like in an ocean! Read more about this cool material here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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LA River Cleanup 🌊
The Ocean Cleanup is coming to LA to help clean up its rivers before the LA28 Olympic games. Read more about the cleanup here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★