Brian Lairer on WNYC and all right for the last 10 minutes of the show today we're going to head to

the good list. What is the good list? It's a brand new New York Times newsletter, The Good List. It was launched about two

weeks ago, and each week the newsletter gives recommendations and inspirations for living a more

joyful and meaningful life. They range from fun things to participate in, as we'll see,

March Madness is on their list. Great films to see and things like

Rethinking Small Talk as something actually more meaningful. So let's welcome Melissa

Kirsch, who is the writer of the new newsletter, The Good List. Hi, Melissa, welcome to WNYC.

Hi there. And listeners, we don't have a lot of time for this, but we think we have enough time for you to contribute to the list and make some suggestions to things that Melissa Kirsch might write about.

What would you put on the good list?

Some things that are maybe new to you recently or just

bringing you some joy here at the beginning of spring in what many of you will say is

otherwise tough times, maybe for you personally and in the world. Maybe a brand new hobby,

seasonal or not, is already benefiting you, a new season of your favorite

sport with new players to look forward to. Maybe it is March Madness. Maybe it's a great new book

you just finished or a movie you just saw for the first time. Maybe a new recipe is a hit for your

family. You get the idea. Anything big or small you want to share that's bringing meaning to your life.

And if you were writing a newsletter called The Good List that you might put on it,

and maybe Melissa Kerr should consider it for hers.

212-433, WNYC, call or text, 212, 433, 9692. And you want to just define what you're doing

with this newsletter, Melissa? Yeah. You know, as you said, we're living in this uniquely

dense moment of heavy news, and I hear from so many people that they're

looking for good news. And, you know, it's sort of simplistic to think that, like, you know,

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