GGID-Giving Good Its Due

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Because the world is more than its problems this podcast is about the projects, activities, people and organizations which help us see good things—meaning what can help us resolve our problems, think more inclusively about issues, develop compassion, remove barriers to social justice, lessen suffering, reinforce the higher angels of our humanity or work toward unity.

Danielle Levy


    • Mar 12, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 2m AVG DURATION
    • 130 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from GGID-Giving Good Its Due

    Self Checkouts Failure

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 2:06


    Self checkouts may be a business failure but they show the limitations of what machines can do.

    Climate Change Achievements

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 1:49


    Seven climate change achievements that occurred in 2024.

    Friendship Benches

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 2:07


    A Zimbabwean tradition of friendship benches is being adopted in several countries.

    Sex Workers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 1:43


    A new law in Belgium treats sex work as any other kind of work and gives sex workers rights.

    Invisible Cities

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 1:31


    Invisible Cities hosts alternative tours in several UK cities conducted by former homeless people.

    Darts

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 1:36


    Darts as a game is a new phenomenon but it is also a good way to handle certain emotions.

    The Brain of a Fly

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 2:11


    The poppy seed sized brain of a fly has 140,000 neuron.

    Trees as Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 2:20


    Louisville, Ky planted lots of trees and the data shows they're helping people's health.

    A Climate Change Course

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 1:51


    UCSD is making a climate change course a requirement for graduation.

    AI and Major Disasters

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 2:02


    AI makes a big difference  for firefighters and for earthquake prevention.

    USAFacts

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 1:50


    Steve Balmer's site gives facts to better reach what's true.

    Silent Walking

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 1:51


    A new slate of influencers are rediscovering the benefits of silent walking.

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    Art and Problem Solving

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 2:01


    Looking at art helps us develop skills that can help us problem solve.

    The Persistence of Traditions

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 1:53


    Fathers walking their daughters down the aisle is an enduring tradition despite its patriarchal origin.

    Kakeibo

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 1:55


    An ancient Japanese way to save money seems very modern!

    Robots Food Servers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 1:50


    How fast robots food servers are used is up to us.

    Hope in Slowing Global Warming

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 2:02


    Policies towards limiting global gas emissions could reach sustainable levels.

    No Substitute for Human Teachers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 1:45


    AI cannot substitute for teachers says a new study.

    Money and Happiness

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 2:15


    Money and happiness correlate, yes, but...

    Old Age for Animals

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 2:08


    Animals show aging too and may help us better understand the process.

    Ammunition Vending Machines

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 2:08


    Vending machines now dispense ammunition in several states.

    Dearborn

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 1:56


    The first Arab majority city in the US allows us to understand Arabs as regular Americans

    Edible Insects

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 1:57


    Singapore is trying to be in the forefront of a new industry.

    Greenhouse Cotton

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 1:44


    Greenhouse cotton would make a huge difference to how cotton is grown and transported.

    Wikesel's Son

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 1:48


    Elisha Wiesel's fight for the Uighurs.

    Blinkist

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 1:55


    An app that summarizes books!! Wonderful, but??

    Cafe Joyeux

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2024 1:43


    A cafe chain  staffed  by those challenged in some way.

    A New Use for Earthworms

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2022 1:53


    Earthworms can eat nitrates and other harmful chemicals.

    Street Art on Asphalt

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 1:55


    Street art on asphalt is a  creative way to increase pedestrian safety.

    Vasectomy Uptick

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 2:18


    The US Supreme Court abortion decision is in many ways responsible for an uptick in vasectomies.

    Adoption Registry in Ireland

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2022 2:14


    The Irish government now as a national adoption registry hopefully providing answers for thousands.

    Remittances

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 2:26


    Migrant workers worldwide send home billions of dollars annually making a difference in the economy of their countries.

    Recycling Plastic

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2022 2:03


    It was accidentally discovered that the saliva of wax worms degrades plastic.

    Indigenous Slavery Website

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2022 2:21


    A website will now document and make it easier for enslaved indigenous people  and their families to  trace  their histories.

    No Hunger in Belo Horizonte

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 2:33


    Belo Horizonte in Brazil instituted a no hunger program as a matter of social justice.

    The Visiting Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 2:28


    This website with interviews of lifers at Angola state prison spurs us to think about our criminal justice system.

    Period Poverty

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2022 2:20


    Scotland took a big step in making feminine hygiene products free.

    Ghost Guns and Serial Numbers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2022 2:24


    Key parts of ghost guns kits will now have to have serial numbers making the guns traceable.

    Upside To Aging

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 2:11


    Aging is not all going downhill, better get better at regulating their emotions and  feel happier because of itl

    Photosynthesis and Food Production

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 2:15


    The use of photosynthesis to increase crop yield is seen as a way to answer the growing need for food.

    Friendship and Wellbeing

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 1:01


    Friendships it turns out are our most valuable relationships.

    LGBT+ Museums

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 2:32


    LGBT+ communities are being recognized even as public discourse attempts to be adverse.

    Fighting Food Waste With Apps

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2022 2:35


    Food waste is a moral, financial, environmental and societal problem. Now, several apps exist to help control it.

    Forgiveness Is Good For Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 2:12


    Forgiveness, easy or not, has health benefits a researcher found.

    Wikipedia The Bridge Builder

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 2:15


    Wikipedia our easy go-to for information manages to overcome the divisiveness of the issues it addresses.

    Ocean Mapping

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 2:56


    Ocean mapping, which has implications for climate change, has begun in Antarctica.

    Hairdressers and Domestic Violence

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2022 2:55


    In several states hairdressers and barbers are being trained to recognize signs of domestic abuse. 

    Peecycling

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 3:16


    Recycling urine may sound yucky but its nutrients make it a good  natural fertilizer.

    Guns and Dicks Sporting Goods

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 2:29


    Dicks  Sporting Goods's stand on guns is showing the power corporations can have on gun violence.

    The Human Library

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2022 2:31


    In many countries instead of checking out a book people can go to the library and talk to someone about their special experiences.

    Protactile-A New Language

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022 2:59


    Using touch the deaf blind community is creating a new way to communicate.

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