5 Good Things: A Lunar New Year Ritual That Gets Messy (In a Good Way)

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🗓️ 1 February 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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A 21-year-old piano tuner brought music and joy back to a busy airport. We’ll tell you how researchers are working to protect bees from pesticide poisoning. Tossing food in the air is a Lunar New Year tradition these chefs won’t miss. Scientists are studying a 1.2-million-year-old piece of ice to learn about climate change. Six months ago, a preschool teacher gave part of her liver to a 5-year-old boy – we check in on them both. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.3	Hey there.
0:31.5	It's a good day to look at the bright side, isn't it?
0:34.2	Learn about a lunar New Year tradition that gets pretty messy, but in a good way.
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0:44.7	A heartwarming update on how a preschool teacher saved her former student's life.
0:49.6	From CNN, I'm Krista Bow, and this is Five Good Things.
1:02.0	Airports are full of noise.
1:06.0	Announcements, rolling suitcases, hurried conversations,
1:09.2	but at Chicago O'Hare International Airport,
1:11.3	there was one sound missing.
1:21.9	Music. For years, a lonely run-down baby grand piano sat by Gates C-17 collecting dust,
1:28.8	until the piano doctor showed up. His name is Josiah Jackson. He's a 21-year-old professional piano tuner with a massive YouTube following, where he restores forgotten and broken pianos.
1:34.3	And three years ago, when he was just starting his piano tuning business, he came across
1:38.6	that lonely old piano at O'Hare that needed some serious TLC.
1:43.1	So I played a little bit, but it was in really bad condition.
1:47.3	The keys were sticking.
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