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🗓️ 9 January 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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You’ve seen the headlines. You’ve looked at the world. You know, like we do, that not everything is going to be OK. But to start 2026, we’re going to look at some of the things that make us feel like something will be OK. If you need a sign that there is still good in the world, let this be it. Watch us on YouTube here! Get this episode ad-free here! Listen to the Secret Audio album on Spotify or Apple! Shop my favorite bras and underwear at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SKIMS.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. After you place your order, be sure to let them know I sent you! Select "podcast" in the survey and be sure to select my show in the dropdown menu that follows. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indeed.com/TFA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for all of your hiring needs! Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠cozyearth.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and use my code NORA for up to 20% off! Find your fall staples at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quince.com/TFA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Get your creatine at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠livemomentous.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ All-in-one nutrition for daily performace at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DrinkAg1.com/THANKS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	We have a podcast recommendation for you, and I'm not recommending my own podcast.
0:03.8	I am recommending something that expands your perspective, something that makes you smarter and makes you a little bit better.
0:12.5	I'm talking about TED Talks Daily.
0:14.9	This is a podcast that delivers one simple idea every day.
0:19.2	Host Elise Hugh brings you talks from some of the brightest minds on the TED stage, and they
0:23.8	explore everything.
0:25.0	And I do mean everything, from why good people become bad bosses to the science of adolescent brains,
0:31.3	to how to balance AI with your own critical thinking, and a lot more.
0:36.5	You can listen to TED Talks Daily wherever you
0:39.0	get your podcasts. I'm Nora McNerney and it's going to be okay.
0:58.5	Please notice I did not say everything is going to be okay.
1:01.8	I didn't say everything is going to be okay because I don't know that it will be.
1:05.8	I don't believe that everything will be okay.
1:09.9	Not everything.
1:14.2	No, no, no, no. Some things, some things, definitely not everything. You've seen the headlines. You've looked at the world. We could all
1:19.6	list numerous things that are not okay, will not be okay, would never in a million years be
1:25.6	okay. But, but, but, but, we also know. I know personally that
1:31.6	even in the darkest moments, even when things feel hopeless, there is always hope. There is
1:38.0	always some point of light in the dark, and that is what this show is. This show is your reminder that not everything is terrible.
1:49.7	It is not a denial of the terrible things that exist in this world. We are here to say that the
1:56.2	world is not 100% terrible. We are here to put some okay in your day. Now, this show used to be a five to 10
2:06.1	minute daily show. It is no longer that. These are longer episodes. It's no longer that.
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