5 Good Things: A Pig Organ Pioneer Found His Match

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🗓️ 24 January 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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One of the only pig kidney recipients in the world just made medical history, again. Cursive is making a comeback nationwide, but these middle schoolers were ahead of the curve. A group of Buddhist monks are walking across the US with an inspiring message. We tell you about a TikTok trend that’s encouraging to cut down on screen time. Plus, as Hollywood spotlights table tennis, an American phenom shares how the sport changed her life. Sign up for the CNN 5 Good Things newsletter here. Host/Producer: Krista Bo Polanco Producer: Eryn Mathewson Showrunner: Faiz Jamil Senior Producer: Felicia Patinkin Editorial Support: Kameryn Griesser, Melani Bonilla, and Andy Buck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey there, I'm Krista Belle Polanco, and this is CNN Five Good Things.
0:04.7	It's really cool to learn something new and to be one of the few people who know it.
0:10.7	It just looks really nice and just kind of adds to, like, show that it's me.
0:15.0	These middle schoolers are giving an old school skill new life, and it's actually making a comeback in classrooms nationwide.
0:21.3	Then we'll follow a cross-country journey by foot, carrying a message that's hard to ignore.
0:26.0	And did you know that 2026 is the year of, well, I'll tell you later.
0:30.9	Plus, an Oscar-nominated film is putting this sport on the map in the U.S.
0:34.9	Meet the athlete who did what no woman has done before in the Pro League.
0:38.3	Hopefully it shows, you know, another young girl out there watching that anything is possible.
0:43.3	When we come back?
0:45.3	Within a day, I felt like I had not felt in six or seven years.
0:49.3	Like I never even had a disease.
0:52.3	I'm like, it's unbelievable. It's a miracle.
0:54.8	A pig organ pioneer's journey comes full circle.
0:57.6	All this goodness and more after a quick break.
1:05.6	Right, time to get you.
1:07.2	Pet insurance with pet jebity.
1:09.0	Roop.
1:09.8	Pet jevity.
1:10.9	You know, like longevity, but for for your pets long and healthy life?
1:14.2	They have no upper age limit for dogs or cats.
1:16.9	Meow!
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