Is it just me or is the news cycle overflowing with bad news?

Am I right? You turn on the news, you get bummed out in about five seconds.

Well, if climate change, global conflicts, and the upcoming United States presidential election are topics that you want to discuss without feeling like we as a society are collectively on the brink of disaster.

I have a podcast suggestion for you and that podcast is what could go right.

Each week hosts Emma and Zachary sit down with expert guests to discuss the world's most

pressing issues and guess what? That's right. They do it without resorting to pessimism or fear-based tactics.

I really love their new Friday progress report segment,

and that's where they share each week's positive news

across the globe,

and I particularly enjoyed their recent episode with

social psychologist and author Jonathan Hight. Jonathan Hight wrote The

Anxious Generation if you read it, great book, highly recommend.

I also highly recommend their conversation on what could go right.

You can tune in to hear interviews from Amazing Brains, like CNN host Farid Zakaria, like economist

Allison Shrager and so many more. I'm going to play a 60 second message from

Emma so you can get a feel for her style.

Is it just me or does it seem like we're all a little overwhelmed

by the constant stream of negative news.

So many news items these days seem bleak and hopeless.

But it's essential to consider whether this negativity

is actually an accurate representation of our world,

and whether it's shaping our perception of it for the worse. of our Because despite what the news will tell you, many positive things are happening in the world every day.

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