Looking to downsize? IKEA has launched their new portable tiny home design! We're also sharing why Japanese researchers are developing wooden space satellites. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Today we re-share our interview with guests Lise Van Susteren, MD and Stacey Colino talking about their book, Emotional Inflammation: Discover Your Triggers and Reclaim Your Equilibrium During Anxious Times. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Today we re-share our interview with guest Ethan Steinberg, CEO of Propagate Ventures, talking about agroforestry, crop diversity, and why our soil should look like chocolate cake. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Today we are re-sharing the extended version of Kristy's interview with spirit-centered activist, organizer, and advocate Aqeela Sherrills. His career in justice advocacy has stretched from his hometown of Watts, California to New Jersey where he works creating community-oriented safety programs. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Today we re-share Kristy and Summers' interview with founder and COO of sustainable menstrual product startup viv for your v. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Did you know we lose 2,000 football fields of agricultural land every hour to desertification? Today we are re-sharing our interview Ole-Kristian Sivertsen, CEO of Desert Control, talking about his mission to save our soil with liquid nanoclay. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News! Want to learn more? Check out his TedTalk!

As we close out our 2020 year, we're taking a look at a composer and scientist making music from the northern lights and promising new research into a universal flu vaccine. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Today we're reimagining urban development with redesigned mall space and vertical farming solutions. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Today we welcome guest Ione Butler, founder of Uplifting Content and author of Uplifting Stories, to talk about her book and inspiring positive action. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!

Today we've got a great new company urging customers to recycle their underwear and how changing fish food could make farmed protein more sustainable and nutritious! Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the News!