Something Good Happened
By Something Good Happened
Something Good HappenedOct 05, 2018
Season 3 Ep. 1 Harry Potter Alliance
We're back! This week we talked with Katie from the Harry Potter Alliance, a fan activism organization :thehpalliance.org. We also heard a supportive PRIDE story from CBC News : https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/langley-free-pride-flags-1.5186943
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Season 2 Finale and Bloopers
We are wrapping up Season 2. Don't worry Season 3 is coming soon. *This episode does contain bleeped swear words, but if you don't want to listen to this one feel free to skip it and come back for Season 3.
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Season 2 Ep 6: Karina Sillman and a Lovely Note
We talk to Karina Sillman from Germany about her Children's Happy Days Project and Willie shares with us a story about a lovely note that sparked a chain of kindess.
Children's Happy Days: https://childrenshappydays.wordpress.com/about-this-project/
Article from CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/09/us/iyw-money-falls-from-self-help-book-and-a-kind-note-trnd/index.html
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Season 2 Ep 5: Scott Santens and Harvey the Hero
We talk to Scott Santens about UBI and Anya shares a story about a heroic dog with us.
Article we foundhttps://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Shelter-Dog-That-Saved-Kittens-Trapped-in-Storm-Drain-Found-His-Forever-Home-508704401.html
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Season 2 Ep 4: Garvin Thomas and German Happiness
Season 2 Ep 4: JZ and Caroline sit down with Garvin Thomas positive news journalist for NBC Bay Area's Bay Area Proud Series. We talk journalism and answer the question is cereal a soup (spoiler alert the answer is no). We were even featured in his series: https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Something-Good-Happened-San-Mateo-High-School-Students-Spread-Positive-News-507711741.html
Childhood happiness from the Local.De https://www.thelocal.de/20181206/german-project-spotlights-happiness-through-the-eyes-of-a-child
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Season 2 Ep 3: Connie Liu and BART Discounts for Low Income Riders (Warning the audio isn't great, but the conversation is)
Season 2 Ep 3: JZ and Caroline sit down with Connie Liu founder of and director of Project Invent AND Elias shares with us good news for transportation equality in the Bay Area. The audio with the interview with Connie is bad this week, but the conversation tests positive for positivity so it's still worth a listen
Project Invent: https://www.projectinvent.org/
SF Chronicle Article: https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Bay-Area-s-low-income-transit-riders-after-13512235.php
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Season 2 Ep 1: Elise Joy and Giving Chains
We are shaking things up a bit for Season 2. JZ and Caroline sit down with Elise Joy from Girls Helping Girls Period AND Anya shares with us a story of giving chain kidney transplants (Caroline begrudgingly agreed to the intro- our club is a democracy so the madness won out).
Girls Helping Girls Period: girlshelpinggirlsperiod.org
PBS article: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-an-economists-idea-to-create-kidney-transplant-chains-has-saved-lives
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Episode 6- End of Semester Fun
We hear about the best parts of our semester from most of the SGH team and additional bloopers
A Note on the California Wildfires
Help people affected by the California wildfires by visiting redcross.org, calling 1- 800-RED CROSS or texting the word CAWILDFIRES to 90999 to make a $10 donation. You can also donate to the The California Community Foundation’s Wildfire Relief Fund www.calfund.org/wildfire-relief-fund/ and North Valley Community Foundation is at www.nvcf.org or 1-530-891-1150.
Butte Humane Society: Donations of food or supplies can be made for displaced pet owners from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the warehouse 2580 Fair St. Chico
North Valley Animal Disaster Group: www.nvadg.org/
California Wildfires Pets Page: www.facebook.com/CAfirepets/
Episode 4- TurboVote with Brandon Naylor
turbovote.org/
Episode 3-A Really Medical Episode
The Himalayan Cataract Project: www.goodnewsnetwork.org/hundreds-of-people-are-being-cured-of-blindness-every-day-with-cheap-minutes-long-surgery/
Teddy Bear Surgen: www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45727387
Blind Emotional Support Kitten: people.com/pets/blind-cat-helps-his-grandma-get-cancer-free/
Episode 2-Happy News!
School Bus of Safety: www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/09/16/florence-hurricane-dogs-cats-escape-school-bus/1327550002/
Jolly Janitor: www.cnn.com/2018/09/27/health/students-raise-money-to-send-janitor-on-vacation-trnd/index.html
Grandma's cakes: www.bbc.com/travel/story/20180927-the-german-city-investing-in-grandmas-cakes
Cat Grandpa: www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/shelter-where-man-naps-with-cats-is-now-flooded-with-donations_us_5ba94301e4b069d5f9d586ae