Know News

About Know News

Know News was a weekly radio showon XLR Lander Radio devoted to highlighting just some of the amazing, uplifting, and inspirational news that comes out every single week.

Publisher

Joel Seymour

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Feb 2020

Latest episode

2 Jun 2020

Latest episodes

12 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Jun 2020

   Listening to the Voices Crying Out

   Hey all. Obviously, this is a bit of a different episode. But, this is an important one. I want to do my part to give voice to those who are protesting peacefully, and showing love to the communities who have been hurting this week. I encourage you to do the same, whether in sharing the message of our fellow humans who have been wronged, or even more so by opening up dialogues. If we are too afraid to discuss issues like this, than we are too afraid to make a difference. Let’s put an end to fear, and let’s fill it’s place with abundant love. Free Hugs Project Video (Free Hugs Project Video) Donate and Serve: City Joy (https://cityjoy.org/support-the-cities) NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund (https://www.naacpldf.org/naacp-mission/) Official George Floyd Memorial Fund (https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd) And of course, continue to search for ways you can best donate, serve, and encourage Articles: Peaceful protest in Santa Fe draws hundreds carrying signs, singing (https://www.abqjournal.com/1461021/peaceful-protest-in-santa-fe-draws-hundreds-carrying-signs-singing-ex-the-moment-we-quit-is-the-moment-they-win-said-one-of-the-protesters.html) A sheriff put down his baton to listen to protesters. They chanted 'walk with us,' so he did (https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/31/us/flint-michigan-protest-police-trnd/index.html) Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson joins protesters marching for George Floyd (https://nbc25news.com/news/local/justice-for-george-floyd-protest-in-flint-twp) Community rallies to cleanup downtown Seattle after Saturday's violent protests, looting (https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/downtown-seattle-protest-cleanup/281-6d71487c-1951-4ef8-a86d-be02e480f684) Taiwan scientists find antibody that fights coronavirus (https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3941083) There are no new confirmed deaths from Covid-19 in Ireland today (https://www.thejournal.ie/no-new-confirmed-deaths-5106807-May2020/) New Zealand Discharges Its Last COVID Patient From The Hospital (https://hwnews.in/international/new-zealand-discharges-last-covid-patient-hospital/138063) Reopening schools in Denmark did not worsen outbreak, data shows (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-denmark-reopening/reopening-schools-in-denmark-did-not-worsen-outbreak-data-shows-idUSKBN2341N7) Farmer recovering from COVID-19 gets help planting seeds (https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/community/farmer-recovering-from-covid-19-gets-help-planting-seeds/69-3a1eeab0-8ecf-4330-9a2b-add038f8d167) Fortescue and Andrew Forrest lose High Court appeal over exclusive native title of WA's Yindjibarndi people (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-29/fortescue-andrew-forrest-native-title-yac-high-court-decision/12299700) Cash Money Records Covers June Rent for Hundreds of New Orleans Residents (https://variety.com/2020/music/news/cash-money-records-pays-rent-new-orleans-covid-coronavirus-1234617891/) Coronavirus pandemic has proved renewable energy is now a safer investment, and accelerated the shift (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/may/17/coal-industry-will-never-recover-after-coronavirus-pandemic-say-experts) U.S. renewable fuel use tops coal for first time since firewood reigned 130 years ago (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-renewable-fuel-tops-coal-170753695.html) Neurobiologists actually reversed stroke damage using human skin cells (https://www.theweek.in/news/health/2020/04/09/neurobiologists-actually-reversed-stroke-damage-using-human-skin-cells.html) Music: KNIGHT EP (https://altitvde.bandcamp.com/album/knight-ep) - altitude.

2. 

   25 May 2020

   May 25th, 2020

   This week, we focus on the importance of interpersonal connection, whether in medicine, new relationships or the well-being of a nation. Articles Pittsburgh doctor will see patients for just $35 -- with or without insurance (https://www.wtae.com/article/pittsburgh-doctor-timothy-wong-35-dollars-with-without-insurance/30969261) Puerto Rican couple 'adopt' a granny while stuck in Kaikōura during lockdown (https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/north-canterbury/121583915/puerto-rican-couple-adopt-a-granny-while-stuck-in-kaikura-during-lockdown?cid=facebook.post) From near disaster to success story: how Japan has tackled coronavirus (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/22/from-near-disaster-to-success-story-how-japan-has-tackled-coronavirus) Teen raises over $30,000 for frontline workers through his radio station (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/teen-raises-money-for-frontline-workers-through-radio-station/) A 10-year-old girl has sent more than 1,500 art kits to kids in foster care and homeless shelters during the coronavirus pandemic (https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/20/us/10-year-old-girl-art-kits-foster-care-homeless-shelter-trnd/index.html) Captain Tom Moore awarded knighthood for NHS fundraising (https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-52732300) New York's one-day coronavirus death toll drops below 100 (https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/new-york-coronavirus-death-toll-drops-below-100-cuomo/) San Francisco Bay Area reports zero COVID-19 deaths 2 days in a row for the 1st time since early March (https://www.businessinsider.com/san-francisco-bay-area-two-days-without-covid-19-deaths-2020-5) Taiwan goes 40 days without local coronavirus case (https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3938774) 'We've never seen this': wildlife thrives in closed US national parks (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/may/21/wildlife-national-parks-covid-19-shutdown-death-valley?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR1G0fSGJRh2VK0cr-IiDszlOm6if20zzlsvSzXyacn4t4NjvF5OYKRi0Ns#Echobox=1590057459) Promising Report of first-in-human COVID-19 vaccine trial (https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31208-3/fulltext) The First Degree: Woman Is First Person With Down Syndrome To Graduate From Rowan University (https://www.forbes.com/sites/allisonnorlian/2020/05/21/the-first-degree-woman-is-first-person-with-down-syndrome-to-graduate-from-rowan-university/#1cae5a312e6d) 14-Year Old From Chicago Earns Her Master’s Degree (https://www.blacknews.com/news/dorothy-jean-dj-tillman-14-year-old-from-chicago-earns-masters-degree/) Music almost blie (https://aair.bandcamp.com/album/almost-blue-ep) - aair

3. 

   18 May 2020

   May 18th, 2020

   On this week, we focus on how people are improving the culture around them in the midst of COVID-19, whether that be locally, corporately, or globally. Articles (0:26-3:26) This Alaskan man is making a 14-hour boat trip to Costco every week to supply his small city with groceries amid the pandemic (https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/16/us/alaska-coronavirus-grocer-toshua-supply-trnd/index.html) (8:23-10:41) Twitter employees can work from home forever, CEO says (https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/twitter-employees-can-work-home-forever-ceo-says-n1205346?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_nw&fbclid=IwAR3IbrVSFPPReT6YZqSyB9CNBwq4XMAEQFHPY2p5tA7IjkOTMXhSFqmij2A) (14:35-16:26) Coronavirus vaccine for 30 million Britons by September if trial succeeds (https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-covid-19-vaccine-for-30-million-by-september-if-trial-succeeds-says-sharma-11990039) (16:43-21:56) T cells found in COVID-19 patients ‘bode well’ for long-term immunity (https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/05/t-cells-found-covid-19-patients-bode-well-long-term-immunity#) (22:02-24:07) Sorrento finds a coronavirus antibody that blocks viral infection 100% in preclinical lab experiments (https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/15/sorrento-finds-a-coronavirus-antibody-that-blocks-viral-infection-100-in-preclinical-lab-experiments/) Jay-Z and Meek Mill sending 10 million surgical masks to U.S. jails and prisons (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jay-z-meek-mill-reform-alliance-surgical-masks-10-million-jails-prisons/) No new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand for second day running (https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/416516/no-new-cases-of-covid-19-in-new-zealand-for-second-day-running) No remaining cases of coronavirus in South Australia, health authorities confirm (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-15/health-authorities-say-no-coronavirus-cases-active-in-sa/12253876) Vietnam clear of Covid-19 community infections for 27 days (https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/vietnam-clear-of-covid-19-community-infections-for-27-days-4098412.html) Taiwan reports zero new coronavirus cases, 30 days without local infection (https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3932422) Cambodia: All Covid-19 patients recovered, country free of virus (https://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2020/05/16/cambodia-all-covid-19-patients-recovered-country-free-of-virus) Denmark reports zero coronavirus deaths for first time since March (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-denmark/denmark-reports-no-covid-19-deaths-in-past-24-hours-idUSKBN22R1X6) Second virus wave 'very unlikely' in Denmark, says expert (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-denmark/second-virus-wave-very-unlikely-in-denmark-says-expert-idUSKBN22O15L) New York City breaks record: 58 straight days with no pedestrian deaths (https://abcnews.go.com/US/york-city-breaks-record-58-straight-days-pedestrian/story?id=70654065) Japan suicides decline as Covid-19 lockdown causes shift in stress factors (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/14/japan-suicides-fall-sharply-as-covid-19-lockdown-causes-shift-in-stress-factors) Houston Commits to 100% Renewable Energy in Step Toward Carbon Neutrality (https://www.theplanetarypress.com/2020/05/houston-commits-to-100-renewable-energy-in-step-toward-carbon-neutrality/) EIA: Renewables likely to top coal generation in U.S. this year (https://ieefa.org/eia-renewables-likely-to-top-coal-generation-in-u-s-this-year/) Trump Administration Approves Largest U.S. Solar Project Ever (https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Trump-Administration-Approves-Largest-US-Solar-Project-Ever.html) An endangered pygmy hippo was born at the San Diego Zoo, the first in over 30 years (https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/16/us/pygmy-hippo-san-diego-zoo-trnd/index.html) S. Korea to provide 10,000 masks to Native American veterans (https://m-en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200518000700325) Music good sleep. (https://aricogle.bandcamp.com/) - aso

4. 

   11 May 2020

   May 11th, 2020

   In this week’s episode, we focus on how people are loving generously, whether to help even more in need, those who have helped them in the past, or to help those who cannot help themselves. Articles (0:40-4:22) Kroger buys and redirects dairy farmers’ surplus milk to Feeding America food banks (https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2020/05/01/Kroger-buys-and-redirects-dairy-farmers-surplus-milk-to-Feeding-America-food-banks#) (4:22-7:02) New York State Farmers donate 34,000+ pounds of milk, beef and produce to NYC families in need (https://www.wkbw.com/news/state-news/new-york-state-farmers-donate-34-000-pounds-of-milk-beef-and-produce-to-nyc-families-in-need) (9:34-1206) An Ontario Grocery Store Gave A Bag Of Food To A Man They Caught Trying To Shoplift (https://www.narcity.com/news/ca/on/central-fresh-market-in-kitchener-gave-a-shoplifter-free-groceries) (13:41-17:06) Donations for Native Americans flood in from Irish people hoping to thank them for their help during the Great Hunger famine (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-irish-food-donations-native-americans-great-hunger-famine/) (21:43-25:11) A 15-year-old is dropping off puzzles and handwritten notes at nursing homes to cheer up residents (https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/05/04/us/iyw-teen-drops-off-goodies-at-nursing-homes-trnd/index.html?__twitter_impression=true) (25:27-29:16) CT Teacher Cares for Student’s Newborn Brother as Family Recovers From COVID-19 (https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/coronavirus/ct-teacher-cares-for-students-newborn-brother-as-family-recovers-from-covid-19/2404318/) Just 4 new COVID-19 cases total reported over the weekend (https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2020/05/08/milestone-hawaii-reports-no-new-covid-cases-first-time-nearly-months/) Taiwan reports zero new coronavirus cases, goes 26 days without local (https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3930372) ‘Back to where we started’ — New York coronavirus hospitalizations fall to March levels, Cuomo says (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/10/new-york-coronavirus-hospitalizations-fall-to-march-levels-cuomo-says.html) After Recovery From the Coronavirus, Most People Carry Antibodies (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/07/health/coronavirus-antibody-prevalence.html) New Banksy artwork appears at Southampton hospital (https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52556544) Guy Fieri Raises More Than $20 Million for Restaurant Workers Affected by Coronavirus (https://variety.com/2020/biz/news/guy-fieri-raises-more-than-20-million-for-restaurant-workers-affected-by-coronavirus-1234602930/) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledges $125 million for COVID-19 vaccine, therapy (https://www.cnet.com/health/bill-melinda-gates-foundation-pledges-125m-for-covid-19-vaccine-therapy/) $1 million anonymous donation gives bonuses to hospital employees fighting the coronavirus (https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/04/us/donation-provides-bonuses-to-hospital-workers-fighting-coronavirus-trnd/index.html) A New York hospital's entire staff was surprised with free vacations in recognition of their efforts to combat coronavirus (https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/09/us/elmhurst-hospital-staff-free-vacations-coronavirus-trnd/index.html) New bill would forgive medical school debt for COVID-19 health workers (https://abcnews.go.com/US/bill-forgive-medical-school-debt-covid-19-health/story?id=70509644) Lockdown extends Britain's longest run without coal since 1882 (https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-lockdown-extends-britains-longest-run-without-coal-since-1882-11985130) America's Renewable Energy Sources Have Produced More Electricity Than Coal Every Day for 40 Days Straight (https://www.newsweek.com/america-renewable-energy-electricity-generation-tops-coal-plants-april-2020-40-days-1501967) Music Warmth (https://home96.bandcamp.com/track/warmth) - HOME Alone, Together EP (https://izzardmusic.bandcamp.com/album/alone-together-ep) - Izzard

5. 

   5 May 2020

   May 4th, 2020

   I am finally back with a traditional episode of Know News! This week, we review how people are doing what they can in the midst of COVID-19 to make their world a better place. Articles (0:21-3:22) WWII veteran who raised more than $30 million for health care workers receives over 125,000 birthday cards (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/captain-tom-wwii-veteran-30-million-health-care-workers-125000-birthday-cards/) (3:23-13:55) This teacher paid his students' utility bills with his stimulus check. He's not the only one donating the money (https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/30/us/coronavirus-stimulus-donation-trnd/index.html) (14:11-25:57) Pakistan's virus-idled workers hired to plant trees (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/pakistan-virus-idled-workers-hired-plant-trees-200429070109237.html) (26:13-35:18) Family use daily lockdown exercise to clean strangers’ gravestones (https://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/national/18408949.family-use-daily-lockdown-exercise-clean-strangers-gravestones/) Recovered virus patients retest positive due to 'dead' virus fragments (https://m-en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200429007051320) Zero new cases reported today in New Zealand for the first time in six weeks (https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12329400) Italy Reports Fewest Virus Deaths Since Lockdown Started (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-03/italy-reports-fewest-virus-deaths-since-lockdown-started) Coronavirus Antibodies Present In Nearly 25% Of All NYC Residents, Cuomo Says; Un-PAUSE In Certain Regions Of NY Might Begin In May (https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/04/27/coronavirus-antibodies-present-in-nearly-25-of-all-nyc-residents/) $1 testing kits: Senegal's approach to coronavirus (https://www.aljazeera.com/podcasts/thetake/2020/04/1-testing-kits-senegal-approach-coronavirus-200427143150262.html) LA Becomes The First Major City In The US To Offer Free Testing To Every Resident, Even Those With No Symptoms (https://laist.com/latest/post/20200429/Mayor-Garcetti-Gives-Update-On-Coronavirus-In-LA)' Thunberg donates $100,000 to support children during pandemic (https://www.france24.com/en/20200430-thunberg-donates-100-000-to-support-children-during-pandemic) This CEO made $1.6 million in the stock market, then he gave it all to his employees (https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/04/30/larry-connor-stock-market-gives-back-employees/3054949001/) Sweden closes last coal-fired power station two years ahead of schedule (https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change-coal-power-sweden-fossil-fuels-stockholm-a9485946.html)

6. 

   30 Mar 2020

   3/30/2020 COVID-19 Good News Update

   Read all these articles and more by clicking here (https://bamboo-gopher-hhjs.squarespace.com/covid-19). I hope this little update can serve as not just an encouragement, but as inspiration. If you have the resources, please intentionally seek out what you can do to help your local community and those who are near and less fortunate. Obviously, if you can’t financially, that is totally understandable; don’t sweat it. Even still, as crazy as the world is now, if there is a way that you can give or serve your community, that will make this good news a reality in your life and those around you. So let us go out there, and let us do some good! Music by HOME (https://home96.bandcamp.com/track/warmth)

7. 

   23 Mar 2020

   COVID-19 Good News Update 3/23/2020

   Read all these articles and more by clicking here (https://www.joelseymour.com/covid-19). The good news is far from over, and with you, this could be just its beginning. Let’s go out there, and bless the world! Music by HOME (https://home96.bandcamp.com/track/warmth)

8. 

   17 Mar 2020

   CORONAVIRUS: The Good News is Far From Over

   With the craziness and ongoing nature of the current COVID-19 pandemic, I feel as though it is important not only to make this episode, but that I keep an ongoing blog (https://joelseymour.com/covid-19) with encouraging and motivational news regarding the virus. So, keep an eye out on this blog as the weeks progress. Click here for covid-19 updates Articles Coronavirus Resource Center (https://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/coronavirus-resource-center) More than 60,000 coronavirus patients recovered globally (https://www.arabnews.com/node/1639501/world) Canadian scientists make COVID-19 research breakthrough, isolating virus (https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/canadian-scientists-make-covid-19-research-breakthrough-isolating-virus-1.4851641) Canada's First Coronavirus Vaccine Made In Saskatchewan Is Now In Testing Stages (https://www.narcity.com/news/ca/sk/coronavirus-vaccine-made-in-saskatchewan-is-now-in-the-testing-stages) Dutch researchers find Corona virus antibody (https://innovationorigins.com/dutch-researchers-find-corona-virus-antibody/) Scientists Uncover Protein that Inhibits Coronaviruses (https://www.clinicalomics.com/topics/translational-research/scientists-uncover-protein-that-inhibits-coronaviruses/) Coronavirus: South Korea’s infection rate falls without citywide lockdowns like China, Italy (https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3074469/coronavirus-south-korea-cuts-infection-rate-without) South Korea reports more recoveries than coronavirus cases for the first time (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea/south-korea-reports-more-recoveries-than-coronavirus-cases-for-the-first-time-idUSKBN210051?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=twitter) U.S. House passes coronavirus bill funding free tests, sick leave (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress/u-s-house-passes-coronavirus-bill-funding-free-tests-sick-leave-idUSKBN2101VL) COVID-19 reduces economic activity, which reduces pollution, which saves lives (http://www.g-feed.com/2020/03/covid-19-reduces-economic-activity.html) Detroit to restore water service to unpaid homes to allow people to wash their hands to avoid coronavirus (https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/detroit-to-restore-water-service-to-unpaid-homes-to-allow-people-to-wash-their-hands-to-avoid-coronavirus) CMSD Will Feed Kids While Schools Are Closed (https://www.ideastream.org/news/cmsd-will-feed-kids-while-schools-are-closed) Disneyland to donate excess food to O.C. food bank during closure (https://ktla.com/news/local-news/disneyland-to-donate-excess-food-to-o-c-food-bank-during-closure/) Apple giving retail and hourly workers unlimited sick leave for coronavirus-like symptoms (https://9to5mac.com/2020/03/09/apple-retail-workers-coronavirus/) Taco Bell: A Letter to Our Fans (https://www.tacobell.com/news/a-letter-to-our-fans-regarding-the-coronavirus?selectYear=2020&selectedTag=) Rudy Gobert donates $500K to Vivint Arena employees, those affected by COVID-19 (https://www.ksl.com/article/46730184/rudy-gobert-donates-500k-to-vivint-arena-employees-those-affected-by-covid-19) NBA star Kevin Love donates $100,000 to help Cleveland Cavaliers arena workers impacted by coronavirus (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kevin-love-donates-100000-cleveland-cavaliers-workers-coronavirus-nba/) Giannis Antetokounmpo, Zion Williamson among stars aiding arena workers (https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28898869/giannis-antetokounmpo-pledges-100k-help-fiserv-forum-staff) Coronavirus: Cornershop giving away face-masks, antibacterial hand gel and cleaning wipes to elderly (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/coronavirus-face-masks-hand-gel-scotland-uk-outbreak-a9397781.html) People are coming together across U.S. to support local Chinatowns amid Coronavirus fears (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/people-are-coming-together-across-u-s-support-local-chinatowns-n1155586?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma) Music Beats to procrastinate to - Paternoster Poetry (https://steviasphere.bandcamp.com/album/beats-to-procrastinate-to)

9. 

   10 Mar 2020

   March 9th, 2020

   This Week, we highlight the love of a father, accidental tornado relief, and an update to the coronavirus Listen live at XLR Lander Radio (https://xlr1.org) at 10 am every Monday Articles Single dad adopts abandoned 13-year-old foster child (https://globalnews.ca/news/6623876/single-dad-adopts-abandoned-boy/ ) Thousands of meals meant for an Ohio sports festival will instead be sent to Nashville to feed first responders (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/good-news/thousands-of-meals-meant-for-an-ohio-sports-festival-will-instead-be-sent-to-nashville-to-feed-first-responders/ar-BB10SkAZ) There Is A Drug Already Used In Japan Which May Treat COVID-19, Says New Study (https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbes-personal-shopper/2020/01/03/the-best-gravity-weighted-blanket-based-on-your-sleeping-style/amp/?streamIndex=1) No more active bushfires in New South Wales, after more than 240 days (https://i.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/119972159/no-more-active-bushfires-in-new-south-wales-after-more-than-240-days) Vaccines without needles – new shelf-stable film could revolutionize how medicines are distributed worldwide (https://theconversation.com/vaccines-without-needles-new-shelf-stable-film-could-revolutionize-how-medicines-are-distributed-worldwide-132479) New drug prevents bacteria from acquiring antibiotic resistance genes (https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2020/03/03/New-drug-prevents-bacteria-from-acquiring-antibiotic-resistance-genes/4381583253797/?sl=1) A New York pizza shop is putting photos of dogs on pizza boxes to help them find homes (https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/01/us/new-york-pizza-dog-adoption-boxes-trnd/) Mom raises $1 million for daughter’s rare genetic disorder after skiing 125 miles across Norway (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/good-news/mom-raises-dollar1-million-for-daughters-rare-genetic-disorder-after-skiing-125-miles-across-norway/ar-BB10JA76) Nova Scotia will officially be home to North America's first whale sanctuary (https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/news/article/whale-sanctuary-the-gates-nova-scotia-sherbrooke-sheet-harbour-port-hilford) Virginia passes bill to achieve 100% carbon-free power by 2045 (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-virginia-renewables-idUSKBN20T2OF?utm_source=reddit.com) Amsterdam's boats go electric ahead of 2025 diesel ban (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-netherlands/amsterdams-boats-go-electric-ahead-of-2025-diesel-ban-idUSKBN20Q1W7?utm_source=reddit.com) Germany hits record 61 per cent renewables for month of February (https://reneweconomy.com.au/germany-hits-record-61-per-cent-renewables-for-month-of-february-99434/) Transition in Electricity: 2020 Update (https://theenergytransition.org/article/transition-in-electricity-2020-update/) A Key Ingredient for Life Has Been Found on an ‘Extraterrestrial Source,’ Scientists Report (https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/z3bw38/a-key-ingredient-for-life-has-been-found-on-an-extraterrestrial-source-scientists-report?utm_source=reddit.com) Music albedo - Invention (https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/album/alcyone) floating fields - Louie Zong (https://louiezong.bandcamp.com/track/floating-fields) Delayed - to breathe (https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/track/to-breathe)

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    17 Feb 2020

    February 17th, 2020

    EDITOR’S NOTE: Unfortunately, Article Spotlight 3 (https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/02/13/couple-flew-home-with-their-adopted-infant-strangers-threw-an-impromptu-baby-shower-plane/) was lost again. However, the rest of the Spotlights are still archived here. Hopefully this won’t happen again! On this week’s episode, whether with love, from rain, or for a baby, there’s plenty of wonderful types of showers to talk about! listen live at XLR Lander Radio (https://xlr1.org) at 10 am every Monday Articles This New York deli offers customers free food if they can solve simple math problems (https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/10/us/new-york-deli-five-seconds-free-food-math-trnd/index.html) Rain may soon be an effective source of renewable energy (https://www.engadget.com/2020/02/09/raindrop-electricity-generator/) Dam levels reach two-year high, RFS declares all fires now contained (https://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/dam-levels-reach-two-year-high-rfs-declares-all-fires-now-contained-20200213-p540mr.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1581579404) A couple flew home with their adopted infant. Strangers threw an impromptu baby shower on the plane (https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/02/13/couple-flew-home-with-their-adopted-infant-strangers-threw-an-impromptu-baby-shower-plane/) 104-year-old World War II vet receives more than 70,000 valentines from well-wishers across the globe (https://news.yahoo.com/104-old-world-war-ii-052749852.html) 2 Hawaii high school students raise money to help with fight against coronavirus (https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2020/02/03/hawaii-high-school-students-with-ties-wuhan-raise-money-help-fight-against-coronavirus/) Coronavirus: China announces drop in new cases for third straight day (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-51519055) Indian government proposes a 10-year plan to protect birds (https://india.mongabay.com/2020/02/indian-government-proposes-a-10-year-plan-to-protect-birds/) How shrubs can help solve climate change (https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200203-the-south-african-plant-fighting-climate-change) Music Warmth - Home (https://home96.bandcamp.com/track/warmth) Fall’s Echos - Sleepy Fish (https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/track/falls-echos) a life with you - Louie Zong (https://louiezong.bandcamp.com/track/a-life-with-you)

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    10 Feb 2020

    February 10th, 2020

    EDITOR’S NOTE: Article Spotlight 2 (https://www.bath.ac.uk/announcements/new-way-of-recycling-plant-based-plastics-instead-of-letting-them-rot-in-landfill/) was unfortunately lost. However, the rest of the Spotlights are still archived here. On this week’s episode, we focus in on efforts to improve quality of life from unexpected places: from Wombats to Lander d.a.d.s. listen live at XLR Lander Radio (https://xlr1.org) at 10 am every Monday Articles Wombat water hole proving popular in drought-ravaged Hunter Valley (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-07/water-diviner-wombats-bring-animals-to-water-hole/11937990) New way of recycling plant-based plastics instead of letting them rot in landfill (https://www.bath.ac.uk/announcements/new-way-of-recycling-plant-based-plastics-instead-of-letting-them-rot-in-landfill/) Green energy could now be cheaper than fossil fuels thanks to breakthrough (https://nypost.com/2020/01/31/green-energy-could-now-be-cheaper-than-fossil-fuels-thanks-to-breakthrough/) 'Massive relief': torrential rain douses bushfires across parts of Australia (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/07/massive-relief-torrential-rain-douses-bushfires-across-parts-of-australia) NASA brings Voyager 2 fully back online, 11.5 billion miles from Earth (https://www.inverse.com/science/nasa-brings-voyager-2-fully-back-online-11.5-billion-miles-from-earth) Florida to purchase 20,000 acres of Everglades wetlands to protect from oil drilling (https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/16/politics/florida-governor-land-purchase-everglades-wetlands/index.html) Svalbard reindeer rebounding better than hoped after nearly going extinct (https://focusingonwildlife.com/news/svalbard-reindeer-rebounding-better-than-hoped-after-nearly-going-extinct/?utm_campaign=newsletter-post-title_1120&utm_medium=email&utm_source=mailpoet) Two high school students open food pantry to help their classmates in need (https://www.eastidahonews.com/2020/02/two-high-school-students-open-food-pantry-to-help-their-classmates-in-need/) Fungi That 'Eat' Radiation Are Growing on the Walls of Chernobyl's Ruined Nuclear Reactor (https://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2020/02/04/fungi_that_eats_radiation_is_growing_on_the_walls_of_chernobyls_ruined_nuclear_reactor.html) Music Warmth - Home (https://home96.bandcamp.com/track/warmth) Dream Sequence - Kendall Miles x I eat Plants for a living (https://kendallmiles.bandcamp.com/track/dream-sequence-kendall-miles-x-i-eat-plants-for-a-living) Isabelle’s Story - Zencha (https://zencha.bandcamp.com/track/isabelles-story-2)

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    3 Feb 2020

    Februrary 3rd, 2020

    Know News is back! We return to the news show devoted to bringing encouraging, uplifting, and impactful stories that you need to know about. listen live at XLR Lander Radio (https://xlr1.org) at 10 am every Monday Articles A man randomly threw a Super Bowl party for the homeless. 3 years later, he's hosting 20 across the US (https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/31/us/super-bowl-parties-for-homeless-iyw-trnd/index.html) Nebraska doctor lets patients pay for surgery by volunteering (https://www.wwaytv3.com/2020/01/23/nebraska-doctor-lets-patients-pay-for-surgery-by-volunteering/ ) (https://www.yahoo.com/news/cocktail-flu-hiv-drugs-appears-124753996.html )Australian lab first outside of China to copy coronavirus, helping vaccine push (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-29/wuhan-coronavirus-created-in-australian-lab-outside-of-china/11906390?pfmredir=sm) Cocktail of flu, HIV drugs appears to help fight coronavirus: Thai doctors (https://www.yahoo.com/news/cocktail-flu-hiv-drugs-appears-124753996.html ) Program teaches prisoners coding so they can land tech jobs once released (https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/program-teaches-prisoners-coding-so-they-can-land-tech-jobs-once-released ) CBC: World-renowned violinist performs at maximum-security prison (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/gidon-kremer-pacific-institution-prison-abbotsford-bc-looking-at-the-stars-1.5443794) Seoul’s over-65s disco ‘like medicine’ for seniors (https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-49448760/seoul-s-over-65s-disco-like-medicine-for-seniors ) Eleven-year-old girl saves minor from woman trafficker in Mizoram (https://www.news18.com/news/india/eleven-year-old-girl-saves-minor-from-woman-trafficker-in-mizoram-2185575.html ) British carbon tax leads to 93% drop in coal-fired electricity (https://phys.org/news/2020-01-british-carbon-tax-coal-fired-electricity.html ) Scotland is on track to hit 100 percent renewable energy this year (https://earther.gizmodo.com/scotland-is-on-track-to-hit-100-percent-renewable-energ-1841202818 ) Mother, 40, and her three children survive 34 days in Columbian jungle after getting lost while on holiday and living off of wild fruits (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7933731/amp/Mother-40-three-children-survive-34-DAYS-Colombian-jungle.html )

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