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CNN 5 Things

5 Good Things: These Dads Offer Hugs—and a Spiral—at Pride

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 June 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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We tell you why a group of dads are playing catch and giving hugs at Pride. A paleontologist has discovered a new dinosaur species 86 million years in the making. One mom is sharing her inspiring survival skills, after a scary car crash. A postal worker finds a forever friend on his mail route. Plus, the heartwarming hometown contest that’s keeping ‘Old Blue Eyes’ voice alive in Hoboken.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hey there, good to have you. Today's feel-good stories span tens of millions of years

0:35.8

with a few classic tunes in the mix.

0:39.4

A newly discovered dinosaur species is helping scientists fill in a big missing piece of the T-Rex

0:44.6

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1:02.1

From CNN, I'm Krista Bow, and this is Five Good Things.

1:09.9

There are all kinds of ways to let someone know they're welcomed and accepted.

1:14.2

And at pride events across the country, one Pennsylvania dad does it with a Nerf football.

1:19.4

Not all of us were lucky to have loving support of fathers, especially in the LGBTQ plus community.

1:26.5

And in many instances, they may not have realized how much they missed having a father hug them

1:35.8

and tell them that they're proud of them until we do it.

1:38.9

Since 2019, John Permadio has been showing up at Pride events, offering to toss a ball around

1:44.1

with anyone

1:44.7

who needs a moment of connection. The idea came to him after seeing free mom hugs and grandma hugs

1:50.1

at Pride events. I painted a sign that said play catch with the dad, leaned it up against a tree,

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