I discuss seven positive news stories including how vitamin D levels in mothers affect ADHD in children, China reducing their CO2 emissions by 5% in four months, Google's self-driving robot cars, nonprofit grocery stores, basic income, Nebraska abolishing the death penalty, and how the Dutch might be so happy because they work part time.

Positive Media Diet

Vitamin D, China's CO2, robot cars, nonprofit grocery, basic income, death penalty, Dutch happiness

Sitting in an urban park on a sunny Saturday morning in May. Lots of birds, some human sounds.

Park Sounds - Sunny Saturday in May in an Urban Park

I discuss seven positive stories from the Positive Media Diet Twitter feed with Mary G. Thompson, author of Evil Fairies Love Hair. Stories include probiotics easing allergy symptoms, why we should be eating insects, newly discovered benefits of the measles vaccine, better conditions for nail salon workers, the ACLU goes after Hollywood gender bias, pro bono lawyers working for immigrant communities, and a possible road to campaign finance reform.

Probiotics, eating insects, measles vaccine, nail salons, ACLU, pro bono lawyers, campaign finance

The sounds of sitting in an urban park on sunny early Saturday morning, for the times when you can't be in a park but want to be.

Park Sounds on a Sunny Saturday Morning in May

The stories covered in this week's podcast: learning about feelings, why the National Security Agency can't keep rounding up your phone calls, ways to make living in New York City easier, how Amazon has stopped letting anyone shop for just girls or boys, an app for making movies of police stops, ideas from a hostage negotiator on how to talk about getting a raise, and how older people are working together to age in their own homes.

Emotional Intelligence, NSA, Amazon, ACLU app, hostage negotiator on getting a raise, aging in place

Story subjects include emotional contagion, a vast underground city, Tesla home batteries, a vertical farm, what your cat is telling you, how to unstick a song from your head, and the people changing their lives to organize protests.

Emotional contagion, underground city, Tesla, vertical farm, speaking cat, earworms, and protesters

Seven positive stories from the news this week, including homeless library patrons, online forums and well-being, Amy Schumer's confidence, a replica of Chauvet Cave, humane nursing homes, children with ADHD, and the benefits of daydreams

The homeless, online forums, Amy Schumer, Chauvet Cave, nursing homes, ADHD, and daydreams

Podcast sharing only positive news stories from respected outlets. No ideology apart from a general belief in humanity. Curated by Wendy Fuller.

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