In a world that often feels loud with anxiety and heavy with headlines, this episode of Good News on VoiceCorps offers a different kind of listening experience. Hosted by Pastor Aaron Layne, this half-hour broadcast is a weekly pause—a reminder that while the hard stories are real, they are not the whole story.
This episode begins, as it always does, with perspective. On this day in history, we revisit quiet revolutions that reshaped the world: an Ohio inventor unlocking aluminum in a woodshed, the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the birth of global service through the Rotary Club, the first mass polio vaccinations, and the enduring voice of W.E.B. Du Bois. Progress, it turns out, often arrives through persistence rather than spectacle.
From history, the episode moves into inspiration, drawing from unforgettable moments at the recently concluded Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina. You’ll hear the story of figure skater Alysa Liu, whose return to the ice wasn’t about medals, but rediscovering joy—and how that joy carried her all the way to Olympic gold. You’ll witness raw courage through Maxim Naumov, who skated in honor of his parents after unimaginable loss. You’ll celebrate perseverance with Elana Meyers Taylor, who captured long-awaited gold at age 41. And you’ll relive the electric, shared triumph of the U.S. women’s hockey team as they claimed gold in overtime against Canada.
Woven throughout is a simple, steady reminder: progress continues, courage persists, and joy has a way of finding its way back.
This is Good News on VoiceCorps—where good news gets the spotlight, and what’s right with the world is worth noticing, worth hearing, and worth repeating.