About this episode

This episode features a roundup of stories about amateur do-gooders making positive contributions to society.

Emma is on vacation! Which means this week, we’re doing something a little different. Before she left, she put together this roundup of stories about amateur do-gooders pitching in to make the world a better place: Wombat watchers in Australia helping to mitigate the spread of a deadly disease, stargazers contributing to NASA’s mission to find new planets outside our solar system, hikers carving new trails through Brazil’s sprawling wilderness, and randomly selected citizens compiling their neighbors’ concerns to pass on to lawmakers. What Could Go Right? is produced by The Progress Network and Kaleidoscope. For transcripts, to join the newsletter, and for more information, visit: theprogressnetwork.org Subscribe to our (FREE) Substack newsletter: https://theprogressnetwork.org/newsletter/ Watch the podcast on YouTube: / theprogressnetwork Follow us on X, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok: @progressntwrk Follow Emma on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heyemmavarv/

People in this episode

Host: Emma Varvaloucas

Topics covered

• positive change
• community action
• amateur do-gooders
• environmental efforts
• citizen engagement

Keywords

• Wombat watchers
• stargazers
• hikers
• citizen concerns
• positive change

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Progress Network, Kaleidoscope, NASA

Places: Australia, Brazil

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