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5 Good Things: A Rhode Island Community’s ‘Miracle on Ice’

CNN 5 Things

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Daily News, News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

A group of dads in London are learning a new skill to connect with their daughters and each other. Two pay phones nearly 3,000 miles apart are bridging a generational gap. A new breakthrough device is helping patients manage Parkinson’s disease in a more personalized way. After a devastating tragedy, a high school boys' hockey team in Rhode Island finished their season in a way that feels like a movie. Plus, a sweet update on the world's favorite baby monkey.  Sign up for the CNN 5 Good Things newsletter here.  Host/Producer: Krista Bo Polanco  Producer: Eryn Mathewson   Senior Producer: Felicia Patinkin  Editorial Support: Graham Hurley, Hanako Montgomery  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey there, welcome. We've got some great stories lined up for you today. Triumph amid tragedy,

0:05.6

a breakthrough treatment, an adorable baby monkey update. I'm Krista Bo Polanco, and this is CNN Five Good Things.

0:12.9

Connection and human relationships are the bedrock of happiness. We'll tell you how two of the

0:17.8

loneliest generations are finding joy, even though they're thousands of miles apart. Then Time magazine called this treatment for Parkinson's disease one of the

0:26.1

best inventions of 2025. Being able to personalize the treatments through this technology is just

0:32.8

an incredible advancement. And later on, I told them before the season started that this was a special team.

0:39.3

A Rhode Island community experienced their own miracle on ice.

0:43.3

We got to take a quick break, but when we come back...

0:46.3

They won't remember how perfect the hair was, but they will hopefully remember the conversation.

0:51.3

How a group of dads are stepping out of their comfort zones to show up for their

0:54.3

daughters. So you want to start a business. You might think you need a team of people and

1:01.5

fancy tech skills, but you don't. You just need GoDaddy Arrow. I'm Walton Goggins, and as an actor,

1:08.2

I'm an expert in looking like I know what I'm doing. GoDaddy Arrow uses AI to create everything you need to grow a business.

1:14.7

It'll make you a unique logo. It'll create a custom website.

1:17.9

It'll write social posts for you and even set you up with a social media calendar.

1:22.5

Get started at goaddy.com slash arrow. That's goaddy.com slash AIRO. So 35 dads walk into a pub in London. Now I know that sounds like the start of a joke,

1:32.5

but what they're doing is anything but.

1:34.6

You're going to see pops their hair.

1:36.5

Do you have a beginner class?

1:38.3

These proud pops have come together to learn how to brush, braid, and style their daughter's

1:44.0

hair.

1:45.0

Video of the event called Pints and Ponytails has gotten over 30 million views combined on Instagram

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