The first CNN Hero of 2024 founded a nonprofit that teaches kids with troubled pasts how to train homeless dogs to help get them adopted. Quincy Wilson is making history ahead of the Paris Summer Olympics. In Maine, a children’s clothing store buys back its clothes and repurposes them, so they don’t end up in landfills. Divers and a marine biologist are help ... Show More
Yesterday
Wildfires Scorch Washington, Crowdsourcing War Ideas, Spider-Man = Box Office $$$ and More
A series of devastating wildfires has displaced tens of thousands in Spokane, Washington. An email asking for “creative and unconventional ways” to punish Iran is raising eyebrows in the US military. Residents in Twin Falls, Idaho are coming to grips with a deadly mass shooting o ... Show More
7m 43s
Yesterday
Washington Wildfires, Iran Talks, Lunar Collision and more
Fast-moving wildfires destroy homes across Washington State. President Trump to resume Iran talks. Todd Blanche formally reminds Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund. A restaurant goldfish declared ‘sentient beings’ in Argentina. Plus, a SpaceX rocket expected to slam into the moon. ... Show More
8m 1s
Jun 2024
Please clean your belly button
In this episode, Johnny Mac shares five uplifting news stories: Barbie's new series of dolls representing trailblazing women athletes ahead of the 2024 Olympics, the successful conservation efforts for the once thought extinct black-footed ferrets, Samantha Saway's incredible jou ... Show More
5m 4s
Oct 2024
The Return of Caleb the Goat and a Big Beer Spill
In this episode, Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: Waylon the stray Labrador Retriever finds a new home in Georgia after chasing a doggy daycare bus, 38,000 soccer fans get certified in CPR through a Euro Championship campaign, a well-preserved Roman mosaic is uncovered i ... Show More
4m 14s
Jan 2025
Sycamore Gap Legacy, Eco-Friendly Plastic, and a Restored Camaro
In this episode, Johnny Mac shares five heartwarming stories: archaeologists in Western Syria discover evidence of the earliest alphabet, the National Trust gifts saplings in memory of the Sycamore Gap tree, Japanese researchers develop environmentally-friendly plastic that disso ... Show More
5m 2s
Feb 2024
Money-Eating Dogs, Bird Conservation, and Fuel From Poo
In this feel-good news episode, we first share the story of how a couple recovered their $4,000 after their dog ate the cash, recount the conservation efforts in Ecuador protecting 10% of the world's bird species, and discuss Australia's largest release of captive bred seahorses. ... Show More
4m 9s
Jan 2025
2,500 Pies Recovered but you can't eat them
In this episode, Johnny Mac shares five uplifting news stories. US Customs seize over 3000 fake Gibson guitars worth $18 million if authentic, while scientists find inspiration from octopuses for better denture adhesives. In Thailand, authorities rescue smuggled exotic animals, i ... Show More
5m 39s
Aug 2025
Humpback Whales - they're pretty cool dudes
Johnny Mac shares five uplifting news stories: an underwater photographer's close encounters with humpback whales, a dog surviving Texas floods by hiding in a washing machine, a 13-year-old message in a bottle reconnecting Anita and Brad with people in Ireland, a 1720 Lebanese ce ... Show More
4m 15s