Ramblings From A Reverie: Recent Episodes
Why, That's Foolish!
An unorthodox experiment to try and add some positive and educational content or something impractical and foolish to the void that is the internet.
Welcome back! We missed you! In the past few weeks, there have been significant events, from declines in EU emissions to breakthroughs in brain tumor detection. In this episode we talked about China's green energy economy thrive, New Zealand's ban on harmful chemicals, and the cognitive benefits of music highlighted. Legislative milestones like Australia's 'Right to Disconnect' law and Meta's pledge to combat deceptive AI content have also emerged. Plus, there's been exciting news in conservation, with jaguar sightings in Arizona. For more uplifting content, tune in to more episodes of Two Teaspoons of Positivity!!
Thank you for tuning in! In this episode, we explore the EU's groundbreaking decision to combat greenwashing, the positive trend of a 50% reduction in Amazon deforestation, and Cameroon's historic milestone in rolling out routine malaria vaccinations. We also touch on Scotland's celebration of an HPV vaccination achievement, global energy trends, a revolutionary blood test for early Alzheimer's detection, and the success of a therapeutic program for schoolchildren.
Thank you for tuning in even when I wasn't uploading, it is heartwarming to see.
In the past two weeks, we witnessed the EU banning fast fashion waste, the UK approving a game-changing menopause drug, and prisoners aiding recycling efforts. The Met Museum returned stolen sculptures, soy giants pledged to halt deforestation, and batteries emerged as climate allies. The IEA reported a chance of tripling green energy by 2030, southern Africa's elephant population rose, and Spain celebrated its first parliamentarian with Down's syndrome, Mar Galcerán. #GoodNews #ttsp
Thank you so much for listening even when I wasn't uploading, I hope 2024 goes better for you :)
Thank you so much for continuing to listen despite my horribly irregular upload schedule. Here's to a better 2023 :)
Thank you for reading this, hope you're doing well and sorry for the delay in uploading this one!
Thank you so much for still being here, really looking forward to sharing some positive stories with you.
This one's a little long but the stories are really insightful - I hope you enjoy listening to them :)
4-Day Workweek experiments continue their successes, a new study finds a simple solution to decrease the harmful effects of, if not prevent, coronary heart disease, and more stories in this tiny episode of Two Teaspoons of Positivity
Thank you so much for continuing to listen to this podcast, you've helped me overcome a lot in the past few years :')
Sorry for the editing, I was trying something new and it didn't work
Hope you're able to enjoy the stories nonetheless :)
Sorry for the delay, hope you enjoy listening to all the positive things that happened last week :)
As promised - here's the link to the Twitter account
https://twitter.com/Shitlawns
This week witnessed a lot of progress and a lot of milestones, hope you enjoy listening to it :)
This week has been hectic, hence the late upload - really sorry about that, hope you enjoy listening to it nonetheless!
Lotsa good stuff happenin' in the world, with more good news on the way :)
Really sorry I missed a week, things are stressful at work - going to try and switch to a different job, hopefully something pans out.
Hope you enjoy listening to this, and thank you so much for continuing to listen.
The past few days have been a little difficult for me, recording and discussing these stories with you helps me relax.
I hope you enjoy listening to these stories :)
You did a great job making it to the weekend, congratulations!
I hope listening to some of the good things that happened this week help you maintain your optimism :)
Hope you enjoy listening to the new episode, sorry if you can still hear the AC in the background.
I'm so so sorry about the swingset and the barking in the background, I'll be more careful from now on :'(
Hope you enjoy listening to some positive news nonetheless :)
Really sorry for any audio issues that might've come up, I'll do better next time around. Hope you enjoy listening to the stories and hope you listen till the end for a few tips on how to save the planet :)
The end of plastic pollution is near, Germany is driving the transition toward renewable energy, and more positive stories that happened last week!
Really sorry for the erratic schedule, we're getting back on track :)
My sincerest apologies for the radio silence and for the lack of segregation in this video, I'll do my best to upload more frequently :)
Hope you enjoy listening to this
Really sorry it took me such a long time to upload, hope you enjoy listening to it nonetheless :)
Recording this a little late, but I hope you enjoy it nonetheless. Thank you so much for helping this podcast reach more than 600 plays on Anchor alone, and I wish you a Happier New Year :)
Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas, a Happy Hanukkah, and any and all other festivals that people celebrate the world over.
Thank you so much for listening to this podcast, you inspire me to improve everyday and to preserve my optimism :)
Here's to a much better 2022!
Reallly hope you enjoy listening to these stories. As promised, here's the link - https://youtu.be/LUhbZdvtzcw
Thank you so much for being a part of this journey, your patience and positivity motivated me to record more episodes :')
I like returning to the no-scripted format and digressing to no end, hope you enjoy listening to it as well :)
Two Teaspoons of positivity is 1 year old! Thank you so much for helping it grow and helping me grow alongside it :)
Increasingly progressive change is heading our way, I hope it reaches us soon to improve the lives of everyone all over the world :)
A lot of things happened last week, and I really hope you enjoy listening to some of the more positive stories :)
Rambled a bit too much in this one, sorry about that. I hope you enjoy listening to the good things that happened this week and will happen in the next few weeks :)
Good news about climate change, Afghanistan and Apple. Hope you enjoy listening to it :)
Rambled on for a bit too long because my brain was all over the place while trying to record with this mic.
I'll do my best to improve, and I hope you enjoy listening to this one :)
Sorry it's a bit longer than usual episodes, I did my best to compile stories from this week and last week! Hope you enjoy listening to this one :)
...I feel like I could've done better with this one. Hope you enjoy listening to it. Lemme know what you think on Twitter @WhyThatsFoolish
UK made some big swings, so did a tiny mouse species that came out of hiding after 150 years! I hope you enjoy listening to their stories and to a few more good ones :)
From West Africa to the West of Scotland, we're hopping on almost all continents and countries to spread the good word! Hope you enjoy listening to it :)
Eagles, orchids, environmental prizes and plastic-based breakthroughs. Come one, come all, listen to what we have in store for you today! Hope that was enough pageantry and I hope you enjoy listening to this episode :)
Breakthroughs came from G7, medical research and Colorado. I hope you enjoy listening to me lose my train of thought multiple times.
Biden came in clutch, as did a lot more countries and charities to help us live a better life! I hope you enjoy listening to me geek out about the good news this week :)
Made a poor LastWeekTonight joke in the episode, making another one here. The episode is a lot more positive, though. I hope you enjoy listening to it :)
I missed the background music, so I thought I'd try adding it again. I hope it doesn't ruin the episode for you and I hope you enjoy listening to it!
Follow me on Twitter @WhyThatsFoolish and let me know if you want the background music to stay :)
Along with 3 normal stories, we also have a few baby stories today! I hope you enjoy listening to this and be sure to follow me on Twitter!
We got stories, we got honourable mentions! ...and that's the end of my enthusiasm, I hope you enjoy listening to me talk about bee hotels and bacteria colonization, among other things :)
Not too many stories this week, but the ones that we covered were quite interesting! Follow @WhyThatsFoolish on Twitter to stay updated on latest episodes! https://twitter.com/WhyThatsFoolish?s=09
I tried my best with this one, I'm too tired to write anything else. I hope you enjoy listening to this.
This is more of an apology and an update + 4 stories that I thought were interesting but I'm not sure if everyone would call it positive. Anyway, thank you so much for listening to this and I hope you enjoy it!
Sleepily recorded this, so I have no clue what I said in this one. I hope you enjoy listening to it nonetheless!
I acted like an idiot and said/did some embarrassing stuff, I hope you won't judge me for it. Here's the link for the Earth Optimism conference - https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.earthoptimism.cambridgeconservation.org/&ved=2ahUKEwiKrLiYktXvAhUwIbcAHSE3CpsQFjAeegQIOBAC&usg=AOvVaw0qs-jbnqGnXalzVYeuVgnW and here is an IMDb link for the movie I mentioned - https://m.imdb.com/title/tt8239946/
Happy International Day of Happiness to everyone! Today, we discussed stories from this week and the week before! I discussed a lot of historical points but I'm not sure how accurate I was. I hope you enjoy listening to this nonetheless!
I feel like this one got out of hand way too quickly, but I hope you liked the stories anyway and I hope you have a better day after listening to this! Oh, right, I almost forgot. You can message me on Discord at Why, That's Foolish!#7581 if you have some constructive criticism or just wanted to say hi!
Today we will cover positive changes in the London Stock Exchange, which seems very unusual. The past week witnessed victories for climate change activists and new inventions that help make the world a better, greener place. I would like to apologize to anyone who felt offended by my statement about Planned Parenthood and the comments I made around that story. I would also like to apologise for rushing through the outro, everyone in my family is an excellent chef (except for me).
I'll go have a late-night snack, I hope you enjoy listening to this!
Disclaimer - I don't have a science degree, everything that I'm talking about is what I found out while researching this topic. I could be wrong, so please read more about this if you want to. Trigger Warning I wanted to talk about some of the fact-based parts around the discussions involving Texas. This episode covers certain aspects of climate change and renewable energy, I would like to apologise if this content if upsetting or goes against your views, I hope we can still reach common ground on the fact that coal and oil is way too valuable to be used this way. Here are some links to organizations working to keep Texans fed and clothed during these tough times: https://feedthepeopledallas.com/ https://www.weststreetrecovery.org/volunteer-with-west-street/ https://mercychefs.com/get-involved/ Here's the one video I found about that provides a simple explanation regarding the inner workings of the most basic generator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC6E9J925pY Please feel free to reach out to me on Discord @Why, That's Foolish!#7581 and give me some feedback! Thank you again for listening and I hope you enjoy!
Apologies for the break, I was unwell. Today, we'll be getting a little more personal while tackling stories from fossil-fueled cars to toy-swapping apps! I hope you enjoy listening to this.
Trigger WarningThis one is a lot less positive - something that my tone and way of speaking betrays very early in the episode. I also chose to record this when I was at my sleepiest, which was not a good idea. I'm sorry if what I covered is triggering and upsets anyone, I assure you that my intentions were purely academic and I did my best to not get extremely political. The following are the relevant links I talked about in the episode.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o6Y1EFUGrv2Yz1g0Msz5BqCzo230Ut4J/view?usp=sharing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBC8LeXb_6s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWNWoNaImQA
Thank you so much for listening, I hope this helps.
Took the feedback to heart and made some adjustments to the format! Still jank city, but I'm glad to be able to incorporate the background music again without it drowning out my voice. Thank you again for listening, you are the only reason this podcast exists.
Had to re-record this way too many times, but I hope the efforts will make this an auditorily aesthetic experience!
Sorry for the sad, long rant at the beginning. I genuinely felt bad for the people who felt lost and I wanted to do something more to make them feel better. I hope it doesn't ruin the podcast for you and I hope you enjoy listening to it!
Pretty positive episode, this one. I hope you enjoy listening to this and seeing me make a fool of myself with that stupid challenge.
I'm going strong with the cheap budget jank format! Not many stories today, but I hope they still help you feel better. See you next week :)
Happy New Year, everyone! I hope the next year is better for you and I hope you enjoy listening to some of the positive things that happened in 2020
Janky setup, low-quality podcast, but at I hope this helps you appreciate the good things the happened in 2020. Here's to the end of this year and to a better one! Cheers!
Hi! I'm sorry for disappearing for a week after saying that I'll upload daily, a lot of stuff came up. We have 4 stories today and I...uh...I come off a little salty, sorry about that. Hope you enjoy listening to this!
First episode of a new season! Thank you so much for continuing to listen! I probably made the entire podcast a lot longer, I'm sorry about that but I hope the breaks help.
Thank you so much for listening even when I wasn't uploading! It was a motivational boost and I'm eager to share more good news stories! More episodes coming up soon, I promise!
Onward to renewable energy, eco-friendly living spaces and understanding our universe! I am days away from being homeless, so please share the podcast - a larger audience will allow me to continue working on bringing you more positive stories. If possible, please donate to https://www.paypal.me/vishveshwarya
Starting with a somewhat sombre tone followed by three really amazing news stories, hope you enjoy listening to them! If possible, please share the podcast and donate to https://www.paypal.me/vishveshwarya
Three stories - all cylinders finally firing at full capacity! Stories about wolves, women's progress and rocket fuel, hope you enjoy listening to this. If possible, please donate to https://www.paypal.me/vishveshwarya
Three stories and a LOT of random knowledge, hope you enjoy listening to this! If possible, please donate to: https://www.paypal.me/vishveshwarya
Too many stories in this one to repent for the two days I couldn't record. Hope you enjoy listening to them! Please try and donate, I can record more episodes if I can feed myself. https://www.paypal.me/vishveshwarya
Two positive stories and too many sidebars/digressions. Though I am sorry about the meandering monologues, I hope you enjoyed listening to it. If you can, please donate to the PayPal https://www.paypal.me/vishveshwarya so that I can continue making more of these.
One positive story, way too much info about current affairs and a few anecdotes from my life.
Three stories which mark a new chapter in the progress of mankind - slightly undercut by my negativity. I apologise for that, hope you enjoy listening to this nonetheless.
Too many digressions and rants on this one, but I still hope you enjoy listening to this!
Kept the positive stories a bit short and the spooky ones a little more personal, hope you enjoy listening to them!
Positive news stories from Venice, UK and France, but I really hope you enjoy the spooky segment at the end!
I'm not exactly in a good headspace and that has affected the quality of the podcast, I sincerely apologise. Also, I messed up the numbering - I'm sorry.
Colours of the Great Barrier Reef and fossils from Antarctica start off this episode, hope you enjoy listening to this.
Stories about the POWER OF THE SUN to stories about water on the moon...and a nervous apology at the end...hope this helps make your day better!
Two stories for today because they are REALLY lengthy because I'd like to dive a bit deeper into them and share some personal anecdotes. Hope you enjoy listening to this!
A little distracted today, I'm sorry about that. Two amazing stories which are about positive long-term changes in the world! ...and a tiny rant about politics (sorry)
From England to the Orient, we have positive news stories for days! Or maybe we don't and I end up padding the runtime by ranting about random things.
Today I got stories from the forests of Egypt to the depths of Myanmar, I hope you enjoy listening to them!
I'm sleepy, so I'll be covering less stories. Also, I'm slightly more confident now so...I hope the podcast sounds better and I hope you enjoy listening to it!
This is the first episode of the experiment I talked about. It's the best I can do at the moment, so I'm sorry if you don't like it. I'll do better next time, but for now I hope you enjoy this spoonful of positivity.