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How we can all still connect with each other and get through our day finding the positives.

Elijah


    • Sep 30, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekdays NEW EPISODES
    • 21m AVG DURATION
    • 258 EPISODES

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    Rest

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 22:37


    News from Germany, and new from YouTube. Positive news about insulin and new about black Americans and Mount Everest. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

    Pursuit

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2021 25:17


    News about a police officer in the UK and police pensions in the US. Positive news about water in Montana, and “chat checkouts” in the Netherlands. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

    Application

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 25:45


    News about “replacement theory”. Positive news from Vancouver, and a father in Florida. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

    Development

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2021 13:11


    Positive news only! Positive news from Switzerland and from Africa. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

    Feedback

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021 24:52


    News about coverage and search for those that are not white women. Positive news about paint, and a young indigenous woman and tik-tok. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share.

    Research

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 28:40


    News from Melbourne Australia about protests. Positive news from a young man and a teddy bear, and positive news about rhinos. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

    Discussion

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2021 24:44


    News about a school in Oregon. Positive news from Kuwait and an unlikely reunion. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

    Understand

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021 21:53


    News about protecting and understanding, as well as supremacy. Positive news from the Netherlands, and from a professor. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

    Truth

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021 26:11


    News about poverty in America. Positive news about Alzheimer's, and sitting on the corner to stop violence. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

    Fear Less

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 22:09


    News about CRT vs. DEI within schools and communities. Positive news from London and it's “green oasis”, and positive news about braids in Tennessee. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

    Take a break

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2021 28:30


    Season 3 is here! Recap of what has been going on. Positive news about bone marrow and electricity in Africa. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

    You

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2021 23:11


    News about Covid and the US, and news from Ethiopia. Positive news from Japan and the Olympics, and a dad is a hero in Michigan. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. End of season two! See you next season!

    Update***

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2021 0:48


    Today off.

    Self

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 24:39


    News from Hong Kong, and news about Simone Biles. Positive news from the battle with climate change, and positive news about a piano player. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

    Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 23:50


    News about Covid vaccinations, and news from Hungary. Positive news from Maine, and news about a doll and passing it on. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

    Decisions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2021 21:19


    News about a Twitter hacker, and news about Nevada. Positive news from Thailand, and a young man giving toys. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

    Win or Lose

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2021 19:21


    News from the Paralympics, and more flooding. Positive news about renewable energy, and a bride's big day. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

    Game of…

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 17:52


    News about “Havana Syndrome”, and news about the flooding in Western Europe. Plus positive news from the flood and a man that makes prosthetics for animals. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

    Hug

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 17:38


    News about a global spying ring. Positive news about a dance party and about cooking together. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

    Guidance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2021 24:18


    News from an investigation into the FBI and Larry Nassar, and news about the unrest in Cuba. Positive was from a young lady and the Olympics, and a farmer donating money. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

    Challenges

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 22:14


    News from Lebanon regarding the investigation into the explosion, and news about COVID in the US. Positive news about tigers, and about breakfast and lunch for students in Maine. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

    Purpose

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 19:38


    News from the world about hunger, and news from a teen killed by police. Positive news about beavers, and a young man and his superpower. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

    Dynamics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 23:24


    News about COVID boosters, and news about racism in sports. Positive news from a water jug, and from a young man donating hair. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

    Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 21:14


    News from Turkey, and news about voting rights in the US. Positive news from a National park in Norway, and a mini-triathlon for a teen with down-syndrome. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share.

    Feelings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2021 21:54


    News from the NSA, and news from North Korea. Positive news from a study on feelings, and popcorn as the new packing peanuts. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

    Reconnect

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 22:10


    News about office work or not, news from South Africa's former President. Positive news from a man climbing mountains, and news from a dog owner. Plus, your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

    Confidence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 23:51


    News from the Florida condo collapse, and news about the sentencing of an officer. Positive news from Vietnam, and a tough elderly lady. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

    Offer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2021 25:08


    News from Germany and the US working together, and news about people rethinking their work. Positive news from the Galápagos Islands, and from two coworkers. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share.

    Thank You

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2021 5:28


    I need today to reflect and show my thanks and appreciation. I implore you all to do the same.

    Simplify

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 23:42


    News from a beach club in Rhode Island, and news from the ongoing conflict in Myanmar. Positive news about housing in the UK, and a Guinness World Record for a baby. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

    Hidden…

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 19:43


    News from Japan and the Olympics, and news from the Stonewall Inn. Positive news from a man in Oregon, and fishermen in Yemen. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

    Celebrate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 18:36


    News about the ACA, and news from Hong Kong. Positive news from teenagers in England, and a college student in Florida. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

    Dedication

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 22:15


    News about Juneteenth, and news from Hungary. Positive news from Nigeria and a young lady and her scholarship. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share.

    Education

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 22:39


    The fight against CRT and how it is gaining power. Positive news from a young lady and trash, and positive news about caged farming from the EU. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

    Right Place Right Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 25:57


    News about the G-7 and China, news about a police killing and protests. Positive news from a an Indigenous tribe in Maine, and a rail worker in the UK. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share.

    Feeling Good

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2021 20:56


    News about the Keystone pipeline, and news about worker in Malaysia. Positive news about a new way to combat CO2, and converting prisons. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

    Sharing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 22:54


    News from the Serbian volleyball team, and news about a teacher in Virginia. Positive news from a charitable man, and news from the Maldives. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

    Belonging

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021 24:43


    News from an international sting operation, and news about an anti-vaccine film. Positive news from a high school graduation, and a young lady and her “Messages of hope”. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

    Inclusion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 23:05


    News from a train in Pakistan, and news from the US senate. Also positive news about a poacher in Bangladesh, and a bakery in Texas. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

    Expand

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2021 21:18


    New from Israel, and news about COVID in the US. Also positive news from Cambodian women, and a young girl with a high IQ. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

    Explore

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2021 20:07


    News about the JBS hack from a different perspective, and news about elephants in China. Positive news from a couple in California, and a son travels with his mother. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

    History

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 24:43


    News about learning of the Tulsa Race Massacre, and from the Canadian Indigenous schools. Also positive news from a young girl with Autism and her world record, and a boy selling Pokémon cards for his dog. Plus your positive thoughts and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

    Gratitude

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 18:48


    News about the coronavirus and news about the lady that called the police on the black man in the park. Also positive news from a med student, and a high school student paying it forward. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

    Reclaim You

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 24:04


    News about COVID vaccines in the US, and news about teaching in schools. Positive news from Australia and New Zealand, and a man gets two new arms. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share.

    Persistence

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021 15:48


    Positive news from a man in Canada and a man in Scotland looks to plant woods in your honor. On this one year of the death of George Floyd I read a piece I wrote. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

    Joy/Enjoy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 21:45


    News about a flight with an unexpected stop, and news from a progressive community and a homeless camp. Also positive news about superhero books and a boy saves siblings from dogs. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

    Friends

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 20:09


    News about a disturbing newly released video. Positive news from a bank, and a taxi driver helps an elderly couple. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

    Meeting People

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 18:29


    News about European travel restrictions, and I talk about the January 6th commission. Also positive news from Delaware University and vaccines in Detroit. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share.

    Energy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2021 22:08


    News from a housing appraisal in Indianapolis, and news from Tanzania. Positive news from England about a stranger and a young boy, and a call for help in Canada. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

    Renewal

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 22:19


    News about Electric Vehicles and news from the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. Positive news about money in the US and tires for the world. Plus the positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

    Waste

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2021 22:45


    News about the unemployment rate in the US, and news about panic buying. Also positive news from a new app helping with restaurant waste, and an Australian trucker and his photos. Plus your positive step and quote for the day. Please Rate/Subscribe/Share

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