JoyBinge Podcast

This week, Kimmy and Sinow have to say goodbye to JoyBinge. They thank you all for all the support over the last couple of years and are sad to see this chapter come to an end. Keep binging the joy and looking for the good news out there!

This week, Sinow and Kimmy talk about the brain reading tech some scientists are working on, how a little boy celebrated his 6th birthday, and a disastrous trifle. And language. There was a lot of good gabbing happening. Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Links to listen on other platforms: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0rT6ZVEFT66DWlxx0KoMTT?si=_O72pl1ySCGi9rL-NQSB1A SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/joy-binge iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/joybinge-podcast/id1444367585 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/joybinge-podcast

This week, Sinow and Kimmy talk about what we’ve all been talking about - COVID-19 and some good news that has come out amidst the chaos. Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Links to listen on other platforms: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0rT6ZVEFT66DWlxx0KoMTT?si=_O72pl1ySCGi9rL-NQSB1A SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/joy-binge iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/joybinge-podcast/id1444367585 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/joybinge-podcast

This week, Sinow and Kimmy discuss the difficulty of getting to sleep, how millions log onto YouTube for tutorials to learn new skills, and one teacher’s amazing recovery from brain cancer to now raise money through the Swim across America event in Houston! Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Links to listen on other platforms: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0rT6ZVEFT66DWlxx0KoMTT?si=_O72pl1ySCGi9rL-NQSB1A SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/joy-binge iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/joybinge-podcast/id1444367585 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/joybinge-podcast

This week, Sinow and Kimmy discuss video games and how they create community in different ways and how an online friendship saved a young man during a medical scare! Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Links to listen on other platforms: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0rT6ZVEFT66DWlxx0KoMTT?si=_O72pl1ySCGi9rL-NQSB1A SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/joy-binge iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/joybinge-podcast/id1444367585 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/joybinge-podcast

This week, Sinow and Kimmy discuss some emails & updates they’ve received from listeners, how high streets have made a come back in the UK, and a cellist turned doctor looking at music to help with recovery efforts! Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Links to listen on other platforms: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0rT6ZVEFT66DWlxx0KoMTT?si=_O72pl1ySCGi9rL-NQSB1A SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/joy-binge iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/joybinge-podcast/id1444367585 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/joybinge-podcast

This week, Sinow and Kimmy discuss the efforts of raising funds and helping animals and people in Australia due to the bush fires as well as a quick thinking man who saved his dog from drowning! Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Links to listen on other platforms: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0rT6ZVEFT66DWlxx0KoMTT?si=_O72pl1ySCGi9rL-NQSB1A SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/joy-binge iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/joybinge-podcast/id1444367585 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/joybinge-podcast

This week, Sinow and Kimmy talk about stay at home dads making a difference for other stay at home fathers and a superhero from Fort Worth getting celebrated by Marvel’s Hero Project! Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Links to listen on other platforms: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0rT6ZVEFT66DWlxx0KoMTT?si=_O72pl1ySCGi9rL-NQSB1A SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/joy-binge iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/joybinge-podcast/id1444367585 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/joybinge-podcast

This week, Sinow and Kimmy talk about various ways people have used to share books and provide educational opportunities for students around the world and how babies can help teach students about empathy! And bananas. Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Links to listen on other platforms: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0rT6ZVEFT66DWlxx0KoMTT?si=_O72pl1ySCGi9rL-NQSB1A SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/joy-binge iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/joybinge-podcast/id1444367585 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/joybinge-podcast

This week, Sinow and Kimmy talk about a team of teenagers who won the Girls Make Games competition and some acts of gratefulness that happened around Texas during Thanksgiving! Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Links to listen on other platforms: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0rT6ZVEFT66DWlxx0KoMTT?si=_O72pl1ySCGi9rL-NQSB1A Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/joybinge-podcast iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/joybinge-podcast/id1444367585

This week, Sinow and Kimmy talk about what science says about being kind, playing Dead By Daylight, and a hero saving a life on the ScotRail! Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Links to listen on other platforms: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0rT6ZVEFT66DWlxx0KoMTT?si=_O72pl1ySCGi9rL-NQSB1A SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/joy-binge iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/joybinge-podcast/id1444367585

This week, Sinow and Kimmy talk about how specially designed playgrounds can help senior citizens stay active and healthy as well as the hero whose wise actions saved people from an F3 tornado in Dallas! Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Links to listen on other platforms: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0rT6ZVEFT66DWlxx0KoMTT?si=_O72pl1ySCGi9rL-NQSB1A SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/joy-binge iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/joybinge-podcast/id1444367585

This week, Sinow and Kimmy talk about the changes for Season 2 of JoyBinge! Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Links to listen on other platforms: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0rT6ZVEFT66DWlxx0KoMTT?si=_O72pl1ySCGi9rL-NQSB1A SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/joy-binge iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/joybinge-podcast/id1444367585

This week, Sinow and Kimmy talk about the great JoyBinge break they are embarking on, update on Cyntoia Brown and her freedom, the importance of community during all parts of life, the seagull epidemic affecting the Queen of the South , and the great summer vacations a father and son took to see baseball stadiums all over the United States! Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Links to listen on other platforms: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0rT6ZVEFT66DWlxx0KoMTT?si=_O72pl1ySCGi9rL-NQSB1A SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/joy-binge iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/joybinge-podcast/id1444367585

This week, Sinow and Kimmy talk about Latvia’s new annual music festival in Jurmala, the move toward hiring happiness coaches in India’s workplaces, the Scottish defense of Lorne sausages, and Texas’ move toward renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power! Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week, Sinow and Kimmy talk about the first baby born in the US through an organ donation womb transplant, how suffering failures may actually help you in the long run, the lasting achievements of the Edinburgh Seven, and police in Austin, TX working out with kids to help them feel safer! Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week, Sinow and Kimmy talk about what technology nurses turn to in caring for the aging population of Finland, what discovery the Internet’s favorite Boaty McBoatface has made, how Scotland is caring for their children and poorest families, and Austin’s program pairing senior citizens and youth together for backyard gardening! Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week, Sinow and Kimmy talk about Canada banning single-use plastics by 2021, an entrepreneur buying and distributing refurbished bicycle ride share bikes in Myanmar for students, the therapy dogs comforting people at Aberdeen Airport, and an unlikely influencer gaining followers on Instagram! Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week, Sinow and Kimmy talk about the WHO updating their classification for transgender people from mental health disorder to sexual health inclusion in their new manual ICD-11, how Taiwan legalized same-sex marriages, how Britain has gone two weeks without using coal to create energy, and how one school district in North Texas renovated an old school bus to become a fancy food truck! Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week, Sinow and Kimmy talk about the amount of “little surprises” archaeologists are pulling from the Brazil National Museum fire destruction and the hope the museum has to reopen, the “pink drink” used to help surgeons operate on cancerous brain tumors, an runaway emu in Scotland, and the new baby hippo born at the Dallas Zoo! Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week, Sinow and Kimmy talk about the new Malaria vaccine being used in Malawi, Kenya, and Ghana, the new mentoring program helping prisoners succeed outside of prison in Scotland, and the kangaroo that had a fun hopabout in Wimberley, Texas! Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week, Sinow and Kimmy talk about survivors of war crimes finding new paths to income and stability through creating speciality foods for an artisanal food shop in Kosovo, a doctor with a mission to provide free ambulance services to those who need it in Mogadishu, Somalia, Scotland seeing a steep drop in post-surgery deaths (by a third!), and a lifelong archaeologist being recognized for his hard work and passion in South Texas! Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week, Sinow and Kimmy talk about a Ugandan man helping his family get their land back after 20+ years of education and legal battles, scientists developing transparent wood to make eco-friendly building materials, a surprise landing at the Edinburgh airport, and Whataburger selling dope swag at their WhataGames this year! Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week, Sinow and Kimmy talk about how a nonprofit organization and tech partnership are helping communities end homelessness, the World Happiness Report, wonky potatoes used to make vodka in Scotland, and how one woman gives back where she started. Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week, Sinow and Kimmy talk about a species of tortoise thought to be extinct re-discovered over 100 years later, a doctor in Canada who bought an airplane to reach his patients, how Texas & Scotland worked together to save a man's life, and a cafe in Dallas hiring foster kids to help them gain experience and access to mentorship! Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week, Kimmy talks about the future of mini binges Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week is rather a mess but Sinow and Kimmy talk about people doing good work in the Central African Republic, using expired products to make clothing, Scotland’s advances in improving their ambulance system, and the silly names of Texas towns. Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

For this week’s “mini-binge”, Kimmy sits down with her parents to talk about their new venture into starting a vineyard! It’s never too late to start pursuing your passions! Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week, Sinow and Kimmy talk about neuroscientists making some major breakthroughs in turning brain activity into automated speech for those who can’t talk, Candice Payne who helped 80 homeless people in Chicago get into hotels during the intense polar vortex, how security officers exercised kindness when helping a man get the medical attention he needed after a bad reaction to some medication, a strong woman in Scotland finding strength in knighthood, and another Good News podcast to listen to from TexasMonthly! Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

For this week’s mini-binge, Kimmy talks about what it looks like to find your passion, what questions to ask yourself, ways people have discovered what they enjoyed doing, and more! Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week, Sinow and Kimmy talk about Cyntoia Brown’s second chance at life outside of prison, China’s Chang’e-4 spacecraft landing on the dark side of the moon, a prehistoric forest was discovered on the western isles of Scotland yielding some amazing information about the prehistoric period it existed in, and a special tattoo parlor in Dallas that brings natural beauty back to the bodies of those recovering from breast cancer! Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week, Kimmy talks about an interview from the Texas Optimism Project and how Chelsea Francis created the Pass/Fail website to learn from everyone’s failures! Check out the interview at http://paidpost.texasmonthly.com/sponsor/frost/texas-optimism-project/conversation-chelsea.html and the website at https://www.passfailpassfail.com/ Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week, Sinow and Kimmy talk about South Africa’s acceptance of transgender students growing around the country, Mother Camp in Kabul, Afghanistan, a poll from NPR about Americans’ attitudes for 2019, and some neat homeslices from Scotland and Texas! Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week, our “Mini” JoyBinge episode ended up being a big feast! Join me and one of my closest friends, Loryn Cole, for a deep dive into her love of motorcycles, her motorcycle rebuild, why hobbies are important and some tech philosophy! Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week, Sinow and Kimmy talk about the UK hitting the UNAids 90-90-90 goal 2 years early, the Group Violence Intervention project that made the “Boston miracle”, the relationship being celebrated between Scotland and Malawi, and a tennis tournament in Texas to raise money for a hospital set up by a nice young man. **Disclaimer, Kimmy kept saying the episode would be posted on Christmas Eve but that’s because she thought Tuesday was Christmas Eve, not Christmas. So just pretend she isn’t saying Christmas Eve, just Christmas! Also, Kimmy is aware of the skips in her audio due to call quality and microphone issues. She is working on it! Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Instead of sharing anything relevant, I decided to have a special guest on to tell some jokes for a break from holiday stress! Join us for a laugh! Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ “Jingle Bells 3” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 “Up on a Housetop” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 “Nouvelle Noel” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 “Balloon Game” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 “Run Amok” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 “Winner Winner” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 “Monkeys Spinning Monkeys” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

ANNOUNCEMENT: We have a new co-host! Sinowbeats joins us to help bring some life to the podcast! For this episode, we cover great progress happening in India regarding rescuing children from human trafficking, the exciting journey of NASA’s InSight lander, how consumption rooms are helping people with drug addictions in Denmark and other countries, the amazing Sioux chef Sean Sherman, how Scotland is allowing teachers to talk about LGBTQI+ topics in school, and the surprise donation a Goodwill in Fort Worth received. Binge on that joy! Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Get your ears ready! This week, we discuss how Muslims and Jews came together to help their communities in East London and around the world for Mitzvah Day, how Santiago Arau helps Mexico celebrate their Hero Dogs, how Jaret Hucks uses his hotel to help those affected by Hurricane Florence, how turkey poop can be turned into coal, and how Rachel Lindsay stays strong and confident through her optimism in the Texas Optimism Project interview! Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Since Thanksgiving is this week in the U.S., I decided to do a more personal and shorter episode thanking all of you for helping me on this journey, taking you behind the scenes a bit, and sharing how this podcast has helped me become more thankful Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week’s episode has us learning how Twitter can show you your community and teach you to look at your mental health, how electrical pulses can help some people walk again, Breaking Barriers with Jackie Robinson, and a high school senior getting elected to the school board! Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Today, we talk about being a warrior, dogs' incredible sense of smell, voting, a human conveyor belt moving a bookstore, and people moving beyond their addictions! Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In this weeks episode, we ONLY talk about news! No social media stuff, no bettering yourself, JUST news. We cover violins being created and fixed in Palestine, Sahle-Work Zewde being appointed Ethiopia's first female president, the amazing cookies that come from Collettey's Cookies, Super Tutors, and Hugo Ortego's story of becoming a Houstonian. Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week's episode has us talking about climate change! Follow us from the U.S. to Kenya to Burkina Faso to Puerto Rico to England and back to Texas. We also go off topic a bit so come hang out while we discover some exciting things going on in environmental news! Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In this week's episode, we talk about the playground built for children in the Moria immigration camp on Lesbos, the MoDE Restroom Map, how the Hawaiian language is now on Duolingo, meteors, and more! Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In this week's episode, we talk about the winners of this year's Nobel Peace Prize, the first female motorbike world title winner, the exomoon, tipsy birds, beer, how bee stings lead to a lemonade business, strengthening relationships and keeping them healthy, and more! Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In today's episode, we cover a massive ocean clean up project, how two men and the WhatsApp are helping Afghan interpreters, a new app that opens up movie theaters for the blind in India, how the Toronto International Film Festival is making big steps in inclusion, vickie washington and "Random Acts of Flyness" on HBO, a sea lion slapping a kayaker in the face with an octopus, the beluga whale swimming in the Thames River, the Texas Optimism Project, and much more! Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In today's episode, we cover the overturning of an old law criminalizing homosexual activity in India, low cost printable solar panels in Australia, the amazing Crisis Hotline in Atlanta, Georgia, shirts made out of cow poop, Excelsior soccer fans throwing soft toys to children, a teacher in Chicago helping out an old student, a 99 yr old man walking miles to see his sick wife in the hospital, alpacas being emotional support animals, and much more! Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In today's episode, we discuss NYU's new tuition policy...or lack thereof, the new generic EpiPen, a teen who wanted to help his teacher, the Forest Man of India, Vivibarefoot, Guna Yala's Omeggid, Richardson's new playground plans, and more! Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

First episode of the new podcast! Today we talk about how Turkey is taking care of their cancer patients financially, how a Bali village cares for their deaf villagers, religious bridges being built in NY, clean air being filtered in London, KLM's new robot, 2 rare white lion cubs join a Mexican zoo, and how a new generation is reviving small Texas towns. Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Welcome to Joy Binge, a podcast where we re-learn that good things are happening in the world and celebrate those good things because we are tired of only hearing about the bad crap. Check out the blog post at https://www.kimmymauldin.com/joybinge-podcast Be sure to follow on social media! Twitter: @joybingepodcast IG: @joybingepodcast Facebook: @JoyBingePodcast Artwork by James Cole "Industrious Ferret" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/