There are adorable bears. Lauren absolutely loses it. 
Stories Used
Jane
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-jamaican-student-invented-a-self-disinfecting-door-handle-for-hospitals-design-that-fits-reality/
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/blowing-in-a-conch-shell-could-help-treat-dangerous-apnea-snoring-symptoms/
Alice
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/08/14/horse-hoisted-hold-Baltimore-County-Maryland/5341755191291 
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/08/08/canada-West-Vancouver-bear-Pomeranian/7601754662165 
Lauren
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/08/11/Newington-Connecticut-bear-pool/1881754926114/ 
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/08/12/Petersham-Massachusetts-bear-sunflower-seeds/9781755009040/ 
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/08/14/australia-koala-road-Gold-Coast-Queensland/8271755188876/

This episode is taking the piss

Stories Used
Janehttps://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/07/02/scotland-Saltoun-Surgery-urine-samples/4131751472898/
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/psychedelic-mushrooms-reduced-human-cellular-aging-by-57-increased-lifespan-in-mice-30/
Alice
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/07/18/canada-T-shirt-missing-cat-phone-number/6941752860361 
https://apnews.com/article/minot-city-north-dakota-ground-squirrels-dde22d2fa10140191a168687a5aa4daa 
Lauren
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/07/24/nz-cat-burglar-Auckland-New-Zealand/2091753373486/ 
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/07/24/raccoon-trash-can-Coral-Springs-Florida/9971753370292/ 
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/07/25/tortoise-Shelley-2-weeks-ice-cream/5071753455892/

Lauren can’t move past “piss sommelier”
Stories Used
Jane
https://www.pollutionsolutions-online.com/news/waste-management/21/university-of-edinburgh/microbes-turn-plastic-waste-into-paracetamol/65164 
https://apnews.com/article/virgin-australia-snake-plane-melbourne-brisbane-9fec54edc5a7c7f6f9734fa76e0d3e45
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/07/03/mozzarella-cheese-crash-Clearfield-County-Pennsylvania/4381751555993/
Alice
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/06/23/Plainview-Bethpage-JFK-High-School-twins/7361750695879/ 
https://news.sky.com/story/flying-duck-caught-on-speed-camera-could-be-repeat-offender-13367584 

Lauren
https://cheknews.ca/testing-the-water-new-study-investigates-orcas-sharing-food-with-humans-1263629/ 
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/07/03/Jefferson-County-Colorado-bear-car/5701751565791/

There’s a mongoose. It no longer be loose up in this hoose. I wanna pet a goose.

Stories Used
Janehttps://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/mischievous-sister-bears-escape-at-uk-zoo-and-eat-weeks-worth-of-honey-as-police-called/ar-AA1HnUAA
https://www.musicradar.com/artists/shows-festivals/in-previous-years-due-to-wearable-tech-issues-we-saw-a-rise-of-nearly-700-extra-999-calls-in-a-weekend-british-police-encourage-moshing-festival-goers-to-take-off-their-smartwatches
Alice 
https://news.sky.com/story/syrian-contractor-discovers-ancient-byzantine-tomb-complex-during-construction-13381022 
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/06/26/wallaby-escaped-Grace-and-Glory-Animals-Oswego-New-York/1321750951714/ (update to last week)
Lauren

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/06/24/Tahoe-Keys-bears-fridge/3681750782904/ 
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/06/23/parrot-Forever-Paws-curse-words/2911750701073/

There’s a mongoose. It be loose.
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Stories Used
Janehttps://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/scientists-in-japan-develop-non-toxic-plastic-that-dissolves-in-seawater-within-hours/
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/worlds-first-diamond-battery-could-power-spacecraft-and-pacemakers-for-thousands-of-years/
Alice
https://news.sky.com/story/seriously-deep-sleeper-not-woken-up-by-ship-crashing-in-his-garden-13373113 
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/06/05/thailand-Plai-Biang-Lek-elephant-store-Khao-Yai-National-Park/5611749145051/ 
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/06/20/escaped-wallaby-Oswego-New-York-caught-on-camera/9191750429726/ 
Lauren
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/06/19/dome-Indianapolis-storm-radome/5141750351394/ 
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/06/11/bear-hot-tub-doughnuts/6891749664735/ 
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/06/18/Isle-of-Man-Curraghs-Wildlife-Park-mongoose-found/1081750269611/

Jane and Lauren talk about animals

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Stories Used
Jane
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/native-turtles-return-to-yosemite-after-being-overrun-by-invasive-bullfrogs-from-the-east/
You ever disassociate so hard you turn lead into gold?https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/fulfilling-the-dream-of-medieval-alchemists-physicists-turned-lead-into-gold-accidentally/

Lauren
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/05/16/cat-escapes-goes-home-SPCA-Florida/1351747410916/ 
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/05/20/poland-capybaras-escape-Gdansk-zoo/6311747754845/ 
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/05/21/escaped-kangaroo-Irwin-Durango/8291747838853/ 

Just two ADHD goblins having a chat <3
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The horrors persist, so have some good news
Stories Used
Jane
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/group-celebrates-20-years-of-steering-surplus-office-furniture-away-from-landfill-and-into-communities/
https://apnews.com/article/bookstore-book-brigade-chelsea-michigan-03c553623c91c16a272b8a8149e4c298
Alice
https://www.ddw-online.com/european-universities-offer-scientific-refuge-to-us-researchers-34143-202503/#:~:text=Several%20prestigious%20European%20universities%20are,scientific%20facts%20and%20against%20researchers%E2%80%9D 
https://www.yahoo.com/news/80-birds-rescued-animal-fighting-161256363.html?guccounter=1 
Lauren
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/04/17/Manhattan-turkey-Astoria-returns/2421744909473/ 
https://birdfact.com/articles/can-wild-turkeys-fly 
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/04/16/raccoon-storm-drain-grate-Holyoke-Massachusetts/9771744821648/

Jane’s cat Smudge joins us for this one! We all melt *immediately* from the cuteness overload. 
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Stories Used
Jane
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/earths-tiniest-wildcat-is-captured-on-camera-for-first-time-the-rusty-spotted-cat-of-india/
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/little-boy-calls-911-after-mom-ate-his-ice-cream-mommy-is-being-bad-but-cops-solve-the-case/
(Snitches don't get dessert)
Alice
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/20/g-s1-54909/golden-toilet-stolen-cattelan-6-million-convicted (update)
https://news.sky.com/story/the-blobfish-worlds-ugliest-animal-named-fish-of-the-year-in-new-zealand-13332179 
Lauren
https://apnews.com/article/cybertruck-recall-tesla-elon-musk-nhtsa-8c517e21aa1119d74b9db39f6aca01b (lol)
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/03/20/australia-magpie-Coles-Coburg-North-Victoria/8671742500304/ 
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/03/18/nz-struggling-swimmers-geese-Tauranga-New-Zealand/4581742319996/ 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHxO0UdpoxM