Gene therapy restores hearing, Gaza teens win a global prize, and eight more wins
Europe's first stadium built exclusively for women's football is going up in Brighton! And the most interesting design decision wasn't the pitch. It was the size. Arielle and Karissa cover ten solutio...
8 Maj 19min
Antarctic whales by the hundreds, the UK's generational smoking ban, and more positive news this week
For the first time in history, clean energy grew faster than global electricity demand and fossil fuel generation actually went down. That's not even the most surprising thing in this episode. Arielle...
1 Maj 20min
Good news for donkeys, rats, wildflowers, and people who hate step trackers
This week, a 58-day protest campaign just convinced Etsy to ban all animal fur starting this August. Germany spent decades digging coal out of the ground, leaving craters 200 feet deep. This month, th...
24 Apr 21min
Why you keep falling for the same person, and 9 other things worth discussing this week
This week: a German research team built a water contamination test that runs on a smartphone and gives you an answer in under a minute. A Cornell professor has a gardening trick that involves water, a...
17 Apr 19min
(Guest Interview) Given Two Weeks, She Lived a Year: The Woman Who Built a Rescue for the Dogs Everyone Overlooks | National Pet Day 2026
In honor of National Pet Day, Arielle sits down with Erica Psaltis, founder of senior dog rescue Silver Linings Rescue Ranch in Bend, Oregon. They talk about what actually goes into running a rescue l...
10 Apr 29min
Good Friday good news: speed friending, fire fungi, and the science of sleep
This week starts with casino Easter eggs and a prom-posal, because apparently Good Friday is full of surprises. Then Arielle and Karissa get into the actual news: a teenager built a working microplast...
3 Apr 19min
Touching the Veiled Christ, urban coyotes, and the truth about your allergies
Arielle and Karissa are back this week, and the stories span everything from marble sculptures in Naples to coyote dens in American cities. A museum in Naples opened its barriers so blind visitors cou...
27 Mars 20min
From psilocybin to ocean robots: 10 solutions you'll actually want to hear about
This week, Arielle and Karissa cover a tiny African island paying locals to protect its rainforest, the lion DNA case that just sent two poachers to prison, and new research on music, overthinking, an...
20 Mars 21min
