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Uplifting Positive Stories

Uplifting Positive Stories

By: Adrianna
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Good things happen every day, but we often don't hear about them because the negative stories tend to be louder. That's why we're on a mission to seek out stories of good and make them stand out. In each episode, we will share heartwarming true stories, positive news articles, and conversation about what we can do to make our everyday lives just a little bit brighter.2024 Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Endearing Valentine's Day Stories
    Feb 11 2026

    Stories of Valentine's Day grams that were anonymously sent to a girl in class to make her day, a college student's tradition of surprising students in the dorm with goodies, a marriage that started out of convenience and blossomed into something far more, a neighborhood that went above and beyond for a little boy to experience a Chinese New Year celebration in his B.C. neighborhood, and more!

    Join the conversation on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1124919431985231/

    Send positive stories, hopeful news articles, or topics you'd like us to cover to us at upliftingpositivestories@gmail.com, and we may feature them in a future podcast episode!

    Link to the "B.C. neighbourhood transforms itself to aid toddler's celebration of Chinese New Year" Article: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/british-columbia/article-bc-neighbourhood-transforms-itself-to-aid-toddlers-celebration-of/

    Link to the r/AskReddit Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/

    Link to the r/BORUpdates Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BORUpdates/

    Link to the r/randomactsofkindness Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/randomactsofkindness/

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    29 mins
  • Boosting Others Up
    Jan 28 2026

    Stories of wholesome secrets that students shared on Reddit of how they boosted up fellow classmates' self-esteem, a grandpa that was caught saying sweet things about their grandkid on the other line after he forgot to hang up after their call, a program that brings furry friends into the courtroom to ease people's anxieties, a new medical advancement that could put an end to the need for testing blood sugar with finger pricks for people with diabetes, and more!

    Join the conversation on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1124919431985231/

    Send positive stories, hopeful news articles, or topics you'd like us to cover to us at upliftingpositivestories@gmail.com, and we may feature them in a future podcast episode!

    Link to the "Courthouse canines help ease the tension, one tail wag at a time" Article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/just-paws-courthouse-dogs-9.7001948

    Link to the "Noninvasive imaging could replace finger pricks for people with diabetes" Article: https://news.mit.edu/2025/noninvasive-imaging-could-replace-finger-pricks-diabetes-1203

    Link to the r/BenignExistence Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BenignExistence/

    Link to the r/AskReddit Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/

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    20 mins
  • Giving People a Chance
    Jan 14 2026

    Stories of a surprise twist after a boyfriend vents to Reddit that his girlfriend is being harsh about his cooking, a customer that apologized after making a laundromat worker cry, a positive response after a dad mysteriously found a startling amount of cash in his teenage daughter's bedroom, a couple that made it right after mistakenly ordering food from a restaurant in another country, and more!

    Join the conversation on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1124919431985231/

    Send positive stories, hopeful news articles, or topics you'd like us to cover to us at upliftingpositivestories@gmail.com, and we may feature them in a future podcast episode!

    Link to the "Alabamian who mistakenly ordered from N.S. burger joint sends cash and apology by mail" Article: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/ns-alabama-burger-mixup-9.6974005

    Link to the r/BestofRedditorUpdates Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BestofRedditorUpdates/

    Link to the r/randomactsofkindness Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/randomactsofkindness/

    Link to the r/BORUpdates Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BORUpdates/

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    40 mins
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I was very specifically looking for a positive news podcast! I feel like we're constantly bombarded with too many negative news stories. I dread to think how this is affecting our Central Nervous Systems.

Thank you so very much for spreading joy !

Love from the UK :)

Happy corner of podcast land !

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