About this episode

The episode explores the intersection of family, sports, music, and nature through various stories.

Two families linked by one lifesaving gift finally meet face-to-face for the first time. World Cup fever is transforming cities across the US, especially one small college town in Kansas. A new music festival is giving an iconic legacy a fresh chapter. If you thought twins were rare, this family from Texas begs to differ. One composer found a way to turn nature into beautiful music with a deeply personal mission. Sign up for the CNN 5 Good Things newsletter here. Host/Producer: Krista Bo Polanco Producer: Eryn Mathewson, Ifeoma Dike Senior Producer: Felicia Patinkin Editorial Support: Phil Clarke Hill, David Rind Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Krista Bo Polanco

Topics covered

• family reunion
• World Cup
• music festival
• nature sounds
• twins
• personal mission

Keywords

• family
• World Cup
• music festival
• twins
• nature sounds

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Kansas, Texas

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