Catman walks across Australia

From 5 Good News Stories - happiness and fun by Caloroga Shark Media / Happiness Good News Lab

May 24, 2026 · 5 min

About this episode

Johnny Mac shares five uplifting stories, including a man in a cat costume walking across Australia for charity and a woman finding a large diamond in Arkansas.

Host Johnny Mac shares “five good news stories” (ultimately “four”): a Japanese man nicknamed Catman completes a 4,000-mile, two-year walk across Australia from Carnarvon to the Sydney Opera House in a full-body cat costume, pushing a wheelbarrow, raising about $50,000 for children’s cancer research, and gaining 850,000 Instagram followers; inspired after a breakup, he describes harsh, smelly conditions and plans to walk around the world. A 31-year-old woman camps three weeks at Arkansas’ Crater of Diamonds State Park and finds a 2.3-carat diamond, the park’s third largest that year. A message in a bottle dropped in August 2024 off a Canada ferry travels 2,700 miles to Scotland, found by Maggie the dog, and the finder seeks the sender “Annie.” Maplewood Court senior residents enjoy an over-the-top glam photo shoot. A South Korean man faces up to five years for posting an AI wolf image that delayed capture of a real loose wolf by up to nine days. 5 Good News Stories is a daily podcast with five positive, uplifting news stories to brighten your day. New episodes every day. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Part of the Caloroga Shark Media network John also…

People in this episode

Host: Johnny Mac

Topics covered

good news
inspiration
charity
adventure
animals

Keywords

Catman
Australia
children's cancer research
diamond
message in a bottle

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Australia, Carnarvon, Sydney Opera House, Arkansas, Crater of Diamonds State Park