Hello, good people!!

We're Natalie and Chris, a husband and wife engineering duo, and we're on a mission to help you hear good, do good, and spread good. We want to help improve the well-being of others by helping to spread good news and positivity to help you get out of the rut of only hearing about negativity and drama. There's still good that occurs in the world, too!

Today we talk about some amazing children that helped brighten the days of there disabled classmates, the benefits of getting up periodically and taking a short walk, a WWII veteran begin surprised on his birthday by a neighbor, and some fun and interesting facts about birthdays.

We hope you have an amazing day!

Story 1:Fundraising for an Inclusive Playground!

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/steve-hartman-on-the-road-glen-lake-elementary-school-playground/

Story 2: Surprising WWII Veteran on His Birthday!

https://news.amomama.com/299604-neighbor-surprises-95-year-old-veteran-h.html

https://www.tiktok.com/@elienvandenbrande_/video/7176672615006752005

Story 3: Get Up & Do Something

https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/wellbeing/sitting-all-day-is-terrible-for-you-but-theres-an-easy-way-to-counteract-it/

Story 4: B-Day Madness

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/couple-shares-birthday-welcomed-first-baby-on-their-birthday-december-18-huntsville-hospital/

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Hello, good people!!

We're Natalie and Chris, a husband and wife engineering duo, and we're on a mission to help you hear good, do good, and spread good. We want to help improve the well-being of others by helping to spread good news and positivity to help you get out of the rut of only hearing about negativity and drama. There's still good that occurs in the world, too!

Today we talk about an incredible gene-editing technique being used for preliminary cancer-treating procedures, a fun video made by an elementary school principal for some snow day fun, creative and affordable housing projects being used for helping to reduce homelessness around the world, and a generous tipper who made someone's day.

We hope you have an amazing day!

Story 1: 

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/aggressive-leukemia-disappears-in-13-year-old-girl-who-was-first-to-receive-new-crispr-treatment/

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/crispr-based-genome-editing-system-destroys-cancer-cells-tel-aviv/

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/crispr-gene-editing-tool-dna-ut-austin/

https://theconversation.com/what-is-crispr-gene-editing-and-how-does-it-work-84591

Story 2:

https://www.today.com/news/good-news/wisconsin-school-principal-hilarious-snow-day-video-rcna63063

Story 3:

https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/affordable-housing-projects

https://ighomelessness.org/about-us/

https://assets.ctfassets.net/6sxvmndnpn0s/1byrK8fEQut88x9kk4w6cP/0d3452ab160befa27c832f1e1ae83f8e/International_examples_of_affordable_housing_-_Shelter_URBED_Trust.pdf

https://www.housingevolutions.eu/project/savonnerie-heymans-a-former-soap-factory-turned-into-a-sustainable-housing-project/

Story 4:

https://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news/4893/Waitress-Who-Had-To-Work-On-Christmas-Day-Receives-1-000-Tip-From-Customer

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Hello, good people!!

We're Natalie and Chris, a husband and wife engineering duo, and we're on a mission to help you hear good, do good, and spread good. We want to help improve the well-being of others by helping to spread good news and positivity to help you get out of the rut of only hearing about negativity and drama. There's still good that occurs in the world, too!

Today we talk about the incredible rescues of both a police officer an infant in need, the usefulness of therapy dogs for both school children and in nursing homes, and the ways that folks can branch out to talk about their problems instead of just saying the standard "I'm fine".

We hope you have an amazing day!

Story 1: https://www.foxnews.com/us/missouri-teen-who-rushed-help-officer-shot-line-duty-honored-for-heroism

Story 2: https://www.today.com/pets/good-dog-foundation-trains-family-pets-therapy-dogs-rcna58010

Story 3: https://www.today.com/health/cold-flu/2-heroic-officers-1-month-old-baby-rsv-stopped-breathing-rcna56549

https://www.hopkinsallchildrens.org/Patients-Families/Health-Library/HealthDocNew/Respiratory-Syncytial-Virus

Story 4: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/12-better-responses-to-question-how-are-you/

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Hello, good people!!

We're Natalie and Chris, a husband and wife engineering duo, and we're on a mission to help you hear good, do good, and spread good. We want to help improve the well-being of others by helping to spread good news and positivity to help you get out of the rut of only hearing about negativity and drama. There's still good that occurs in the world, too!

Today we talk about (yet another) lost and found ring, a super fit retired man thriving in his gym routine, the use of artificial intelligence to strategically administer pesticides to crops and map out overall plant health, and the power of thank you notes and gratitude.

We hope you have an amazing day!

Story 1: https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/diamond-ring-40000-found-florida-beach-returned-owner-miles

Story 2: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/great-grandfather-dubbed-super-mario-joined-a-gym-in-retirement-and-still-pumps-iron-at-94/

Story 3: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/sharp-shooting-farm-robot-can-treat-500000-plants-per-hour-with-95-decrease-in-chemical-sprays/

Story 4: https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/power-of-gratitude-thank-you-note

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0956797618772506

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/225805768_Letters_of_Gratitude_Further_Evidence_for_Author_Benefits

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Hello, good people!!

We're Natalie and Chris, a husband and wife engineering duo, and we're on a mission to help you hear good, do good, and spread good. We want to help improve the well-being of others by helping to spread good news and positivity to help you get out of the rut of only hearing about negativity and drama. There's still good that occurs in the world, too!

Today we talk about a funny cat that loves to sneak into his siblings' school and posed for picture day, a lost and found ring during a hurricane, the things that people would love to do without judgement, and re-visiting mental health and the benefits of taking off time from work to tackle burnout.

We hope you have an amazing day!

Story 1: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/cat-who-sneaks-into-school-gets-his-class-photo-taken-and-portrait-packet-is-sent-home-to-mom/

Story 2: https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-woman-finds-lost-wedding-ring-hurricane-ian

Story 3: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/poll-top-things-brits-want-to-do-in-public/

Story 4: https://www.positive.news/society/taking-a-mental-health-day-can-be-good-for-you/

BONUS if you're actually reading the description :) https://www.onlygoodnewsdaily.com/post/funny-one-liner-jokes

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Hello, good people!!

We're Natalie and Chris, a husband and wife engineering duo, and we're on a mission to help you hear good, do good, and spread good. We want to help improve the well-being of others by helping to spread good news and positivity to help you get out of the rut of only hearing about negativity and drama. There's still good that occurs in the world, too!

Today we talk about a community banding together to help repair a bridge for an elderly couple in need, sustainable T-shirt production in a world of fast fashion and how to become more sustainable in clothing choices, a company coming together to collect food donations AND set a Guinness Book of World Records record, and finally, an organization in Australia sparking conversations and fundraisers for mental health by encouraging communities to grow mullets and spread the word.

We hope you have an amazing day!

Story 1: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/09/12/indiana-bridge-flood-rebuild-football/

Story 2: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/this-company-is-making-mass-produced-t-shirts-from-mass-produced-t-shirts-closing-a-wasteful-fashion-loop/

https://teemill.com/circular-fashion/

https://www.cottoninc.com/cotton-production/ag-resources/irrigation-management/cotton-water-requirements/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heIXdS7Gs7c

https://earth.org/statistics-about-fast-fashion-waste/

Story 3: https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/michigan-grocery-chains-food-donation-breaks-world-record

Story 4: https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/mullets-for-mental-health

https://www.history.com/news/mullet-hair-style-rebels-history-ancient-rome-ben-franklin

https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/about/who-we-are/

https://nami.org/Get-Involved/Awareness-Events/Suicide-Prevention-Awareness-Month-(SPAM)

https://www.mentalhealth.gov/

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Hello, good people!!

We're Natalie and Chris, a husband and wife engineering duo, and we're on a mission to help you hear good, do good, and spread good. We want to help improve the well-being of others by helping to spread good news and positivity to help you get out of the rut of only hearing about negativity and drama. There's still good that occurs in the world, too!

Today we talk about the Mark Wahlberg Foundation and all of the goodness that the brother duo does, female pilots that are blazing the trail for women in aviation in Hawaii, the federal student loan forgiveness plan, and an innovative solution from California to help with both fossil fuel consumption as well as local droughts.

We hope you have an amazing day!

Story 1:

https://www.foxnews.com/media/jim-wahlberg-offers-message-giving-back-during-charity-golf-event-matter-responsibility

https://www.markwahlbergyouthfoundation.org/

Story 2:

https://www.today.com/parents/parents/mother-daughter-pilots-fly-hawaiian-airlines-plane-together-rcna46088

https://www.npr.org/2022/03/02/1083881261/why-airlines-aim-to-train-more-women-and-people-of-color-to-become-pilots

Story 3:

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/california-begins-covering-canals-with-solar-panels-to-fight-drought/

Story 4: 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/08/24/fact-sheet-president-biden-announces-student-loan-relief-for-borrowers-who-need-it-most/

https://studentaid.gov/articles/student-loan-forgiveness/

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Hello, good people!!

We're Natalie and Chris, a husband and wife engineering duo, and we're on a mission to help you hear good, do good, and spread good. We want to help improve the well-being of others by helping to spread good news and positivity to help you get out of the rut of only hearing about negativity and drama. There's still good that occurs in the world, too!

Today we talk about a kind security guard helping to rescue baby sea turtles, the development of jet pack suits for paramedics to help perform rescues in remote areas, an amazing Ohio couple celebrating a century of life and 79 years of marriage, and finally, a listener story about a generous YouTuber helping a kind woman in need.

We hope you have an amazing day!

Story 1: https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-deputies-rescue-lost-sea-turtle-hatchlings-wandering-hotel-grounds

Story 2:https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/gravity-industries-jet-suit-testing-for-paramedics/

https://rumble.com/v143se2-jet-suit-paramedic-completes-first-trial-flight.html

Story 3: https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/ohio-couple-celebrates-100th-birthdays-79-years-marriage-good-life

Story 4: https://youtube.com/shorts/euvj3P_etO8?feature=share

https://gofund.me/db21f0ad

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Hello, good people!!

We're Natalie and Chris, a husband and wife engineering duo, and we're on a mission to help you hear good, do good, and spread good. We want to help improve the well-being of others by helping to spread good news and positivity to help you get out of the rut of only hearing about negativity and drama. There's still good that occurs in the world, too!

Today we talk about...

We hope you have an amazing day!

Story 1:

https://theweek.com/life/good-news/1011405/this-world-war-ii-veteran-decided-to-become-a-childrens-book-author-at-age

Story 2:

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/david-flucker-works-til-100-at-st-columba-hospice-shop/

Story 3:

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/how-fog-nets-are-making-water-abundant-in-the-atlas-mountains-and-may-be-useful-in-california/

Story 4:

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/new-type-of-plastic-made-directly-from-organic-plant-waste-could-be-the-game-changer-we-need/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2214860417300350

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0260877421001485

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=9395619

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41557-022-00974-5

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsapm.1c00585

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Hello, good people!!

We're Natalie and Chris, a husband and wife engineering duo, and we're on a mission to help you hear good, do good, and spread good. We want to help improve the well-being of others by helping to spread good news and positivity to help you get out of the rut of only hearing about negativity and drama. There's still good that occurs in the world, too!

Today we talk about help for those who are homeless in Texas, free books for those living in New York City to assist with summer reading for kids, the benefits of mindfulness in relation to pain management and mental health, and a potential benefit of non-alcoholic or alcoholic beer due to a new scientific study in relation to health.

We hope you have an amazing day!

Story 1:

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/american-chemical-society-beer-and-non-alcoholic-beer-health-benefits/

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jafc.2c00587

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/is-red-wine-good-actually-for-your-heart-2018021913285

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/polyphenols

Story 2:

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/houston-has-housed-25000-homeless-people-with-apartments-of-their-own/

https://youtu.be/TsruFAIJIRk

Story 3:

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/summer-at-the-library-free-book-giveaway-nypl/

https://www.nypl.org/summer/2022/book-giveaway

https://joyfullythriving.com/free-summer-reading-programs/

Story 4:

https://www.optimistdaily.com/2022/06/practicing-mindfulness-can-help-ease-physical-pain/

Check us out on Instagram: @perkupyourmorningpod

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Now on Apple Podcasts!

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