Making the lemonade

Nowwwww it's episode eight. During this episode, Abbie continues to try to convince us to pee in the shower, Lottie tries (and fails) to explain how loneliness and wisdom are connected to our gut and one of the stories sparks a million-dollar film script idea- stay tuned as we hit the big time on the silver screen.

Wisdom, loneliness and gut health

Sojo App

Not for profit IVF centre

Super Sapiens

Colorado mental health services

Turning PPE into mattresses

Food waste into fuel

Carbon negative spirits

A serendipitous encounter

Produced by Charlotte Trick

Music Birds of Paradise by Ennio Mańo

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We confused ourselves but it is indeed episode seven. In this ep we cover community land buy outs, the continued benefits of coffee and Abbie tries to convince us all to pee in the shower...

Scotland's community nature reserve

Manchester community farm

Give a bra

Peeing in the shower

Tyres for swings

Be more Susan

Recycling hotel soap

Coffee powering up rain forests

Netflix net zero

Produced by Charlotte Trick

Music Birds of Paradise by Ennio Máno

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During episode six we inadvertently start a campaign to bring back Just Dance- and we think we’ve found the poster boy for the job. We fangirl Jacinda Ardern for the 789th time this year and celebrate multiple wins for the environment 💪🏼🌏🇳🇿

Other stories we discuss include:

Peak meat date set for Europe and North America

Peyo the horse doctor

Spain trailing a four-day working week

Nordic countries dominate the happiness index

Prime minister, Jacinda Ardern approves parental bereavement leave

Women's football score landmark TV deal

Sea power keeping Shetland renewable cars afloat

89-year-old New Yorker dances his way out of lockdown

Produced by Charlotte Trick

Music Birds of Paradise by Ennio Máno

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The last week has weighed heavily for a lot of us. We hope this week's episode provides a little bit of a respite, including Abbie's coffee update featuring an absolute pronunciation corker, a bird that is flouting the laws of menopause, we look back at International Women's Day by the celebrating the first female director-general of the World Trade Organisation and being uncharacteristically nice to each other and come to terms with tooth fairy inflation rates.

You can read about all the stories covered in this episode below:

Change of law to protect young athletes

70 year old Albatross gives birth

Free food forest in Atlanta

Positive billboards in the big smoke

First African Women leads the WTO

Law changes for electronic repairs

Vibrant colours back in Fiji's reef

Biodegradable masks

Bags of love given to homeless and the Just Giving page

Produced by Charlotte Trick

Music Birds of Paradise by Ennio Máno See

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Between our thrilling takes on the recent sunshine and an inability to say palpitations, it's a surprise we are still going- but nevertheless here we are with episode four.

If you need a few stories to keep you going until June 21st or is it April 12th (I mean who the hell knows anymore) we've got you covered. If you think someone else needs little injection of something positive then please do spread the word, to if nothing else, break up hearing that anxiety inducing BBC news app jingle.

This week we cover stories on:

Free period products rollout in New Zealand

Turning leftover oranges into electricity

Apparently coffee could be good for our hearts

Free toy swapping App

Teens design award winning app

Blind fox befriends dog and deer

Saving Texan turtles during winter storm

Jim 'Mattress mack' McIngvale provides shelter once again

The 'Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful' doing exactly what it says on the tin

'Born in Lockdown' an ebook capturing mothers experiences

Produced by Charlotte Trick

Music Birds of Paradise by Ennio Máno

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We have made little ground on the pizza investigation, but we have plenty of other positive stories to keep you going. In episode three we covered:

Sri Lanka period products rollout

Ikea group buys over 10,000 acres in USA for conversation

Schwam leaves nest egg to lifesaving village

Turning plastic waste into bricks

Renewable energy overtakes in EU

Another wild cat mistake

Bernie Sanders getting meta

Muslim council elects first female leader

Produced by Charlotte Trick

Music Birds of Paradise by Ennio Máno

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On day 5578 of lockdown we bring you episode two of Making the Lemonade. If you can keep up with the sea shanty history lesson you deserve a prize, or at the very least, a pat on the back. During this episode we cover:

Wild cats in the Cairngorms

Widowed penguins

A thousand years of music

Breast cancer screening invention

Criminalising child marriage

Anonymous pizza surprise

A walkers tube map

Sea shanty craze

We live in hope that one day Abbie will be able to pronounce Tibetan or Cairngorms, in the mean time, maybe offer to tie a stranger's shoe or order pizzas for front line staff- but we'd like to make it very clear we are not responsible for any reactions to the above suggestions. 

Happy listening pals!

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It's stilllllllll January. But hey, we found some positive news stories from the last two weeks for you to enjoy. During our first episode we highlight the following topics:

• COVID 19 vaccinations
• The eradication of wild polio
• Living Memories website
• HIV drug PrEP
• Arctic reindeer
• Abortion law in Argentina

Our bi weekly podcast aims to bring a little bit of light in a dark time. We look forward to bringing you more positive news soon.

Produced by Charlotte Trick

Music Birds of Paradise by Ennio Máno

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Need a break from overwhelming headlines? Making the lemonade will do just that. Every two weeks Abbie and Lottie highlight the positive stories from around the world and hear directly from the individuals doing good.

After ten months of uncertainty, it is so easy to become engulfed by what can feel like constant negative headlines. We hope this podcast will bring some light relief; proving that when life gives you lemons there's always an opportunity to make lemonade. 

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