A Real-Life Romance from a “Heated Rivalry”

About this episode

The episode explores a real-life romance that emerged from a music rivalry, alongside discussions on climate change, technology for blind athletes, and basketball debates.

On one of the biggest stages in music, history was made. A "Heated Rivalry" lookalike contest turned into a real-life rom com. These ecosystem engineers are already hard at work helping combat climate change. This technology allowed a blind man to train and race for a marathon differently. Plus, why basketball fans love the G.O.A.T. debate. Sign up for the CNN 5 Good Things newsletter here. Host/Producer: Krista Bo Polanco Producer: Eryn Mathewson Show Runner: Felicia Patinkin Senior Producer: Dan Bloom Editorial Support: Jasmine Amjad, Sophie Garnett, Jocelyn Contreras, Erick E. Beltran Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Krista Bo Polanco

Topics covered

• romance
• music
• climate change
• technology
• marathon
• basketball
• G.O.A.T. debate

Keywords

• romance
• music rivalry
• climate change
• technology
• marathon
• basketball
• G.O.A.T.

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