Good News: Hundreds of acres of redwood forest have been returned to Indigenous care, Link HERE . The Good Word: A powerful reminder about patience and persistence. Good To Know: More fun information about Disneyland! Good News: An oil company CANCELS ITS OWN LEASE in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge! Link HERE . Wonderful World: Learn about the amazing history of the Disneyland Railroad, HERE . Good For You: How about some lovely Old Time Radio shows set around Thanksgiving? Listen to them HERE . Sou...
Nov 22, 2023•19 min
Good News: A deal with Indigenous Peoples in Canada gives unprecedented veto powers, Link HERE . The Good Word: More thoughts on patience. Good To Know: Amazing facts about Disneyland! Good News: Indigenous green energy projects are changing the game! Link HERE . Wonderful World: Listen to some great New Orleans jazz on board Disneyland’s Mark Twain riverboat, HERE . Bon Appetit: Take a virtual tour of the astonishingly beautiful Law Estate Winery in Paso Robles, HERE . Sounds Good: Happy birthd...
Nov 21, 2023•19 min
Good News: China’s emissions are expected to start a decline next year, Link HERE . The Good Word: A great reminder about patience! Good To Know: Some fun information about Disneyland… Good News: Some great news about the environment and indigenous peoples! Link HERE! Wonderful World: Take a virtual ride on Disneyland’s classic “Big Thunder Mountain Railroad”, HERE . Good One: Your weekly hilarious (?) joke! Sounds Good: Happy birthday to the prodigiously talented Savion Glover! Watch his stunni...
Nov 20, 2023•18 min
Good News: Music may have more healing power than previously known! Link HERE . The Good Word: A powerful reminder from Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Good To Know: A startling fact about the Mall Of America… Good News: A retirement home in England wins a prestigious architecture and design award, Link HERE . Wonderful World: Explore some of the sights, sounds, and tastes of London, HERE . Good Company: Check out an amazing documentary on the making of Walt Disney’s Fantasia, HERE . Sounds Good: …an...
Nov 17, 2023•20 min
Good News: Some intriguing advances in the study of aging and decline, Link HERE . The Good Word: A truly important quote from Jane Goodall. Good To Know: An odd but fascinating fact about your blood… Good News: Portugal set an important new record in green energy production, Link HERE . Wonderful World: Come and explore the Washington State Fair, HERE . Good Times: Learn about Claude Monet and his masterful series of “Water Lilies” paintings, HERE . Sounds Good: Happy belated birthday to the br...
Nov 16, 2023•18 min
Good News: The Democratic Republic of Congo has promised free healthcare for mothers! Link HERE . The Good Word: A wonderful quote from Dr. Albert Schweitzer. Good To Know: A wild fact about a South African railway worker in the 1800s… Good News: …And the Congo is also protecting its marine ecosystems, Link HERE . Wonderful World: Explore the many wonders of Newcastle, England, HERE . Good For You: Learning is good, coffee is good, and learning about coffee is really good! Do that HERE . Sounds ...
Nov 15, 2023•16 min
Good News: British opinion on immigration has done a U-Turn in the last couple of decades! Link HERE . The Good Word: A wonderful quote from Archbishop Desmond Tutu! Good To Know: A truly GREAT fact about the LEGO company… Good News: Bangladesh eliminates a deadly disease, Link HERE . Wonderful World: Check out more wonderful food and drink at the Disneyland Food & Wine Festival, HERE . Bon Appetit: …and explore some of the great food in the Seattle suburb of Woodinville, HERE . Sounds Good:...
Nov 14, 2023•17 min
Good News: The annual Earthshot Awards were announced! Link HERE . The Good Word: An encouraging word from His Holiness, The Dalai Lama. Good To Know: A fun bit of linguistic trivia about kittens… Good News: An inexpensive drug to fight breast cancer in the UK, Link HERE . Wonderful World: I have a YouTube channel with my beautiful wife, Lauren! Check out part one of our review of the Disneyland Food & Wine Festival, HERE . Good One: Your weekly hilarious (?) joke! Sounds Good: Happy birthda...
Nov 13, 2023•16 min
Good News: A painting stolen 30 years ago is returned to Scotland! Link HERE . The Good Word: A vaguely autumnal quote from Henry David Thoreau. Good To Know: A bit of linguistic history about “fall” vs. “autumn”… Good News: An incredible new advancement in pacemaker technology, Link HERE . Wonderful World: Explore the many amazing Christmas markets in Prague, HERE . Good Company: Spend some time in the very Good Company of the late, great Matthew Perry. Link HERE . Sounds Good: Congratulations ...
Nov 10, 2023•20 min
Good News: Some UK nature reserves are waiving entrance fees for young people! Link HERE . The Good Word: A wonderful quote from Jane Austen about autumn. Good To Know: The Greek myth about the origins of autumn… Good News: A wildflower bank is opening in the UK, Link HERE . Wonderful World: Check out some INCREDIBLE looking Christmas foods at the Borough Market in London, HERE . Good Times: Look back at the incredibly optimistic days after the fall of the Berlin Wall, HERE . Sounds Good: Happy ...
Nov 09, 2023•24 min
Good News: Clean air measures for London are working! Link HERE . The Good Word: A wonderful quote from George Eliot about autumn… Good To Know: A fascinating fact about the date for the autumn equinox! Good News: The clothing company Patagonia is encouraging DIY repairs of their clothing, Link HERE . Wonderful World: Explore some of the delightful Christmas markets of southern Germany, HERE . Good For You: It’s the time of year for comfort food, and that means SOUP! Learn how to make delicious ...
Nov 08, 2023•22 min
Good News: A new experimental treatment offers hope for liver failure patients! Link HERE . The Good Word: A delightful quote from the great Nora Ephron! Good To Know: Some fascinating facts about the changing leaves of autumn… Good News: Wales takes a huge step to fight plastic waste, Link HERE . Wonderful World: Explore the delights of the many Christmas markets of Vienna, HERE . Bon Appetit: Check out an amazing burger joint in Seattle with J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, HERE . Sounds Good: Happy birthd...
Nov 07, 2023•20 min
Good News: Ocean conservation gets a hand from the UK government, Link HERE . The Good Word: A splendid quote about autumn from Rainier Maria Rilke. Good To Know: An odd fact about the start date of autumn… Good News: Great progress inthei fight against sarcoma using artificial intelligence! Link HERE . Wonderful World: Check out the amazing variety of European Christmas traditions HERE . Good One: Your weekly hilarious (?) joke! Sounds Good: Happy birthday to America’s March King, John Philip S...
Nov 06, 2023•19 min
Good News: A fairly obvious solution to cost of living pains in the UK is being proposed, Link HERE . The Good Word: A lovely reminder of the power of solitude. Good To Know: A fascinating fact about an Irish yacht club… Good News: Great news in the fight against prostate cancer! Link HERE . Wonderful World: Learn about the beautiful Book Of Kells and the stunning Long Room of the Trinity College Library in Dublin, HERE . Good Company: Spend some highly informative time in the Good Company of Me...
Nov 03, 2023•18 min
Good News: A group of major retailers in the UK have banded to gather to help take on consumer waste! Link HERE . The Good Word: A delightful reminder from Walt Whitman. Good To Know: A great bit of history about a major holiday and Ireland… Good News: Portsmouth moves to reduce shipping emissions with electricity, Link HERE . Wonderful World: Explore a stunning historical monastery in Ireland, HERE . Good Times: Watch the breathtaking horserace from his day in 1938 between Seabiscuit and War Ad...
Nov 02, 2023•24 min
Good News: The International Energy Agency says renewable energy’s rise is “unstoppable”! Link HERE . The Good Word: A lovely quote from Lao Tzu! Good To Know: A slightly surprising fact about Ireland’s national symbol… Good News: Hopeful data about avian influenza, Link HERE . Wonderful World: Check out some brilliant traditional Irish music at the Crane Bar in Galway, HERE . Good For You: Learn a bit about Johannes Vermeer’s classic painting, “The Milkmaid”, HERE . Sounds Good: Happy belated b...
Nov 01, 2023•19 min
Good News: A Canadian millionaire is using his wealth to build a tiny home community for the homeless in his area, Link HERE . The Good Word: A lovely reminder about our state of mind and contentment, from Martha Washington. Good To Know: An odd historical fact about an Irish admiral… Good News: Some great progress in the fight against cervical cancer, Link HERE Wonderful World + Bon Appetit: Go on a search for the world’s oldest pub (hint: it’s in Ireland!) Link HERE . Sounds Good: Happy birthd...
Oct 31, 2023•19 min
Good News: European youth are willing to change their lifestyles for the sake of improving the climate, Link HERE . The Good Word: A wonderful quote about contentment from Immanuel Kant. Good To Know: A lovely fact about a VERY long drive in Ireland… Good News: Meat consumption is on the decline in the UK! Link HERE . Wonderful World: Explore the wild and wildly beautiful west of Ireland alongside Rick Steves, HERE . Good One: Your weekly hilarious (?) joke! Sounds Good: Listen and watch as the ...
Oct 30, 2023•20 min
Good News: Everything is OK! Peter and Lauren have been extra busy on this teaching tour in Europe, so the podcast fell by the wayside. But things will be back on track come Monday! Sounds Good: Need music for your soul in these difficult times? Listen to this recording of the soul-stirring “Lux Aeterna” by Morton Lauridsen as performed by the Los Angeles Master Chorale, HERE
Oct 27, 2023•16 min
Good News: Researchers are tagging shipwrecks to thwart looting! Link HERE The Good Word: A lovely quote about contentment from Leo Tolstoy. Good To Know: Some surprising information about Irish consumption of Guinness… Good News: More progress in the fight against Parkinson’s Disease, Link HERE . Wonderful World: Explore the many amazing sights at Trinity College in Dublin, HERE . Bon Appetit: Seek out some amazing coffee in Dublin with James Hoffmann! Link HERE . Sounds Good: Check out more ph...
Oct 18, 2023•18 min
Good News: Link HERE The Good Word: A thought on contentment, from Mark Twain Good To Know: Some fun facts about Saint Patrick… Good News: Link HERE Wonderful World: Get an overview of Dublin, HERE Good One: Your weekly hilarious (?) joke! Sounds Good: Kicking off a week celebrating Fayard Nicholas’s birthday, check out the Nicholas Brothers in “Pie, Pie Blackbirds”, HERE...
Oct 18, 2023•20 min
Good News: California enacts legislation to gain transparency on emissions from businesses, Link HERE . The Good Word: Some powerful words about contentment, from Lao Tzu! Good To Know: Some fascinating history about the Titanic and Ireland… Good News: Amazing progress to curb methane emissions from…cows! Link HERE . Wonderful World: Explore the stunning St. Patrick’s Cathedral, HERE . Good For You + Sounds Good: Watch the brilliance of the Nicholas Brothers as they perform a Cab Calloway classi...
Oct 18, 2023•17 min
Good News: The Netherlands takes steps to lower their greenhouse gas emissions, Link HERE . The Good Word: A brilliant thought on the subject of peace. Good To Know: Another amazing fact about the United States! Good News: Scientists are using plant derivatives to fight neurodegenerative diseases! Link HERE . Wonderful World: Explore London’s many amazing festivals during Diwali, HERE . Good Company: Spend some time in the very Good Company of a few of the greatest tap dancers in history, HERE ....
Oct 13, 2023•23 min
Good News: A remarkable program that gives prison inmates a better chance after release, through higher education! Link HERE . The Good Word: A brief but important quote from Mother Theresa. Good To Know: A fun fact about the United States! Good News: 3D-printed stem cells offer hope for traumatic brain injury sufferers, Link HERE . Wonderful World: Explore the architecture and history of St. Paul’s Cathedral, HERE . Good Times + Sounds Good: Happy birthday to the late, great tenor, Luciano Pava...
Oct 12, 2023•18 min
Good News: A data scientist offers hope with cold, hard numbers! Link HERE . The Good Word: A powerful quote about peace from Thich Nhat Hahn. Good To Know: A fun bit of U.S. trivia… Good News: The largest dam removal project in history is underway, in California! Link HERE . Wonderful World: Explore the history and wonders of the British Museum, HERE . Good For You: Give yourself an aerial tour of London, HERE . Sounds Good: Dig the incredible hard bop of Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, HER...
Oct 11, 2023•21 min
Good News: The FCC has levied a $150,000 fine on a company for its space debris, Link HERE . The Good Word: A thought-provoking quote from Lao Tzu. Good To Know: A remarkable bit of trivia about the United States… Good News: Scientists have made advances in the effort to protect endangered coral reefs! Link HERE . Wonderful World + Bon Appetit: Explore three notable coffee shops in London, HERE . Sounds Good: Check out Thelonious Monk and his quartet HERE , and the inspiring choral performance o...
Oct 10, 2023•20 min
Good News: 10,000 European oysters are becoming part of a new reef, link HERE . The Good Word: A brief but amazing quote about peace from Mother Theresa. Good To Know: A truly surprising fact about Tennessee… Good News: Awards for athletes using their platforms to boost environmental responsibility! Link HERE . Wonderful World: Gain an overview of the incredible city of London, HERE . Good One: Your weekly hilarious (?) joke! Sounds Good: Happy birthday to the late, great trumpeter, Harry “Sweet...
Oct 09, 2023•21 min
Good News: The World Health Organization has approved a new vaccine to fight malaria! Link HERE . The Good Word: An important reminder for us all from Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Good To Know: A startling fact about the state of Michigan! Good News: A shipping vessel powered by rubbish-derived methanol! Link HERE . Wonderful World: Learn a bit about beloved, Adelaide-based chocolatier Haigh’s Chocolates, HERE . Good Company: Spend some time in the Good Company of several guests on the Graham Norton...
Oct 06, 2023•18 min
Good News: Link HERE The Good Word: A great quote from Eleanor Roosevelt about peace. Good To Know: A supremely odd fact about elevations in the United States… Good News: Link HERE Wonderful World: Explore McLaren Vale HERE Good Times: Check out Monty Python’s “Cheese Shop” sketch HERE Sounds Good: DEVO performs “Gates Of Steel” HERE...
Oct 05, 2023•21 min
Good News: Scientists are using water fleas (NOT actually fleas!) to clean up polluted water! Link HERE . The Good Word: A thought-provoking quote from Albert Einstein. Good To Know: A fascinating fact about Rhode Island… Good News: More great reasons to green up our cities, HERE . Wonderful World: Check out the amazing National Wine Center of Australia! Link HERE . Good For You: The smooth and swinging tap dancing of Jimmy Slyde is definitely Good For You, so dig it HERE . Sounds Good: Take an ...
Oct 04, 2023•19 min
