5 Good Things: Bad Bunny’s Love Letter to Puerto Rico

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🗓️ 20 September 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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A superstar takes the stage one last time tonight, marking the end of a historic residency in Puerto Rico. How a free travel program for high school seniors aims to connect a divided US. A 9-year-old sets up a front-yard stand designed to make people smile. A stranger’s kindness turns a homeless teen into a devoted foster dad. Plus, meet the TIME’s Kid of the Year. Sign up for the CNN 5 Good Things newsletter here. Host/Producer: Krista Bo Polanco Producer: Eryn Mathewson Showrunner: Faiz Jamil Editorial Support: Felicia Patinkin, Isabel Rosales, Paola Ortiz, Abel Alvarado, Madeline Stix, John Blake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey there, welcome. If you need your faith in humanity restored, then he came to the right place.
0:06.5	A nine-year-old from Illinois set up something way sweeter than a lemonade stand in his front yard.
0:12.3	It just feels like I'm doing the right thing.
0:15.2	And this isn't your average study abroad program.
0:18.1	I think what we're working on should be America's next civic coming of age ritual.
0:23.6	There's an antidote to prejudice.
0:25.6	It's connection under the right circumstances.
0:28.6	Plus, one man's journey from Street Kid to Super Dad, and you'll meet Times Kid of the Year.
0:34.6	From CNN, I'm Christobo Polanco, and this is Five Good Things. All this goodness and more after a quick break. If I get my kid a phone, I'll be able to keep in touch with them all the time. They'll be on it all the time. He could walk to school by himself. She could see something she shouldn't. He could chat with grandma. Friends, trolls. They can access anything on the internet. They can access anything on the internet. So, should I give my kid a phone? Growing up with phones isn't always easy. Introducing EEE Safer Sims. Sims that help moderate usage and shield harmful content on any smartphone. Choose EEC for Sims, only on the UK's Best Network.
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1:17.1	If you're listening to this today, September 20th,
1:19.8	Bad Bunny's taking the stage in San Juan, Puerto Rico, one last time in a show we can all watch.
1:25.2	And the residency comes to a close on a date that holds huge significance for Puerto Ricans,
1:30.3	the anniversary of Hurricane Maria's landfall eight years ago.
1:33.8	This wasn't just any old concert series.
1:36.1	It was a love letter to the island
1:38.0	and a cultural comeback story.
1:41.1	I had no idea it was going to be so huge as it really is.
1:45.4	Jorge Perez runs the Coliseo.
1:47.5	The venue in San Juan where 30 shows have taken place over two months.
1:51.8	Out of fear, fans would be targeted by ICE, the genre-bending rapper stayed home instead of touring in the continental U.S.
1:59.2	He offered the first nine shows and the last one to the locals who have a 787 or a 939 area code.
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