Episode 17 is here - after the bank holiday weekend in the UK we are back and ready to share our favourite bits of good news. The population of the Hainan gibbon has tripled in the last 17 years. https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/rare-gibbon-population-triples/ A new solution to the plastic problem is on the way, thanks to a biochemistry company in the Netherlands. https://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news/3789/The-End-Of-Plastic-New-Plant-Based-Bottles-Degrade-In-1-Year Dad How Do I? - a new...

Happy Friday - we have lots of good news today for episode 16! We are thrilled to have been nominated for the ‘Best Live Episode’ category in this year’s British Podcast Awards. Voting is now open for the ‘Listener’s Choice’ so head to https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/vote to vote (for us, or your favourite podcast!) Text for Humanity is the first texting switchboard offering the opportunity to put a smile on someone’s face. https://www.textforhumanity.com/ Lost stock is tackling...

It's Mental Health Awareness Week, and so we're back and sharing a little bit of kindness in today's show. We have loads more good news stories, including: German clubs have started hosting drive-thru raves The increase in the humpback whale population is having a positive effect on C02 levels in the environment Damien Hirst is selling original pieces of art for NHS Charities Taika Waititi is doing dramatic readings of Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach with his celeb friends to raise...

Today we're sharing loads more good news. Thank you everyone who's been in touch to either share your story, and let us know where and how you're listening. Please keep messaging us on social media @canwejustask. Today, we're talking about: - A German cafe is making their customers wear noodles on their head, to help enforce social distancing - Konnie Huq has found a brand new career path, after being required to help her husband in his work - The R rate in London for Coronavirus...

It's been a turbulent week, so we're happy to be back with loads more good news, including: Belgians are being encouraged to eat more fries after the shut down of exports of potatoes from the country. https://abcnews.go.com/International/belgians-urged-eat-fries-potato-products-covid-19/story?id=70598620 After hundreds of years, the first wild stork chicks are expected to hatch in...

Episode 12 of What’s The Good News is a big one! Filled with some of the most uplifting news and initiatives we have come across so far this week. We won’t be here on Friday due to the Bank Holiday in the UK, so we hope this bumper episode keeps you going until next Tuesday :) Scientists in Kenya have discovered a microbe which they believe could help prevent the spread of malaria. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-52530828 The Nightingale hospital built in London’s Excel Centre has been...

Hello! We are back with Episode 11 of What’s The Good News? and today is filled with lots of positivity relating to wildlife and the environment. According to the Wildlife Trust Hedgehogs have been enjoying lockdown - in more ways than one. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/amorous-hedgehogs-enjoy-coronavirus-lockdown-a4427281.html Pakistan has been tackling both environmental and economic issues by lifting social distancing restrictions to allow a project to plant 10 billion trees to...

We're back with even more good news to share in episode 10! Captain Tom Moore is celebrating his 100th birthday this week and has now raised over £29million for NHS charities. https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tomswalkforthenhs  In other fundraising news, Run for Heroes has now surpassed their £5million target. You can get involved instagram.com/run.for.heroes An astroid four times the size of the largest building in the world is on its way towards the earth. The good news is it's...

We are back with some good news to round off your week. Brewdog are giving free beers at the end of lockdown. You can sign up here: https://brewdog.typeform.com/to/gjyOYq Peanut butter has become a hack in at-home dog grooming. The Tate Modern have released a video tour of their Aubrey Beardsley exhibition, to be enjoyed from the comfort of your own sofa https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/exhibition/aubrey-beardsley Penguins Edward and Annie have been on a date at Shedd...

We're back with more good news, to keep you positive during lockdown. This is episode 8, and we're really loving hearing all of your amazing stories and initiatives so please keep sending them in! Animal shelters around the country are starting to run out of animals! That means hundreds of stray dogs have found loving homes, and hundreds of lonely people have found a companion. In Thailand, there have been record numbers of leather-back turtle nests, after huge reductions in the numbers...

Episode 7 is here and today we come equipped with some lovely stories from the week. 99 year old Tom Moore has raised over £17.5 million for the NHS walking in his garden https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tomswalkforthenhs Pivot are supporting young homeless people and have created a special bookmark in the shape of a hug to help their makers build a future makepivot.org Banksy has been working from home, creating his latest piece in his own...

We are back with episode 6 of “What’s the good news?” bringing a twice-weekly dose of uplifting stories and good news bulletins from our hallway to lockdown wherever you are! Today we chat about: Penguin Random House UK is distributing free books to some of the communities most affected by the coronavirus crisis, including families on low incomes and older people facing...

Join Annie and Will for a dose of good news in episode 5 of What's The Good News? In today's show, here's the positivity we're sharing: Zane Powles - Assistant head teacher from Western primary School in Grimsby has been walking 5 miles a day to deliver 76 packed lunches to disadvantaged children from the school.  Sports commentator Andrew Cotter has been keeping his skills well practiced with his dogs, Olive & Mabel. After 30 years, the reduction in air pollution and rise in air...

Episode 4 of Can We Just Ask: What’s the good news? Join Annie and Will for a dose of good news including: Face masks adapted to support American Sign Language Users. https://www.gofundme.com/f/reuasble-masks-for-the-deaf-and-hard-of-hearing A doctor whose adapted his bedside manner with a scan of his own face. New laws in China to prevent the sale and consumption of wildlife, cats and dogs. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-52131940 More streaming services - including a...

In episode 3 of Can We Just Ask: What’s the good news? we talk about bear hunts, shoeboxes for postmen, scientific innovations and more streaming of the arts. Today we are winding down the week with some more positive stories and initiatives that have uplifted us over the past few weeks. 1. People of the Pandemic: An instagram project by Jaz O’Hara of The Worldwide Tribe to champion the unsung heroes of the Covid-19 Pandemic. Find the project on instagram @peopleofthepandemic 2. Former...

Tune in for a twice-weekly dose of positive and uplifting news - each episode our hosts, Will & Annie, bring stories from around the world that are lifting spirits and reminding each other of the good going on around us. In this episode we talk freeing elephants, fighting loneliness with WaveLength, The Great British Sing-Along, Re-wilding and how to watch plays from the National Theatre Stage in your own living room. You can find out about the initiatives we shared here: Wave...

Can We Just Ask: What's the good news? The world has been turned upside down, it can be quite difficult to take and really hard to manage some days. So instead of continuing the same conversations that we hear on the news every day, we've decided to create our own positive news bulletin. Every Tuesday and Friday we'll bring 2 stories or initiatives each that we've come across to the show, to hopefully shine some light in the darkness. Whether it's businesses adapting to help those in...

It's the final episode of season 1! We are so grateful to each of every one of you who has listened, sent us questions or come to an event. In episode 10, CWJA hosts Annie Clarke and Will Clempner discuss the over-arching question of How can we stand for a better tomorrow? The theme of the whole season has been focussed on inspiring change, and we look back over the panel discussions and interviews from the previous 9 episodes to hopefully do exactly that. Annie and Will share their own...

This episode of the Can We Just Ask Podcast in partnership with TOMS was recorded live, with a panel of four guests. This the second of our episodes on activism, and the focus of the discussion is on the question - Can Anyone Be An Activist? with questions from our audience as well as CWJA hosts Annie Clarke and Will Clempner. The panel includes activist and writer Gina Martin, documentary photographer and filmmaker Alice Aedy, presenter and broadcaster Richie Brave and Deputy CEO of The...

In this episode we chat to Thais and Angelina from Gucci Gang, a collective of Parisian creatives who have started Safe Place - an online community to support women with the aim of changing the gender conversation entirely. Their work involves allowing women a safe space in which to talk and to ultimately create change - which brings us onto the wider conversation of how groups of individuals can actually make a difference? This is the first of two episodes that will dive into the topic of...

This episode of the Can We Just Ask Podcast in partnership with TOMS was recorded live, with a panel of four guests. This the second of our episodes on gender equality (or society's lack of it...), and the focus of the discussion is on the question - Why Are Women Still Paying For Their Sex? with questions from our audience as well as CWJA hosts Annie Clarke and Will Clempner. The panel includes activist and journalist Milou Deelen, Dr Sara Kayat - This Morning's resident GP, Faima Bakar...

In this episode we chat to Milou Deelen, a Dutch journalist and activist who writes for publications like Vice. Milou's work looks into gender equality, male intimidation and slut-shaming and she has created viral content that challenges the societal norms that impact all genders. This is the first of two episodes that will dive into this topic, with the next one being a live panel discussion on October 30th in London. Milou, Annie and Will share personal stories that explore what...

This episode of the Can We Just Ask Podcast in partnership with TOMS was recorded live, with a panel of four guests. This the second of our episodes on masculinity, and the focus of the discussion is on the question - How Do We Shape The Future Of Masculinity? with questions from our audience as well as CWJA hosts Annie Clarke and Will Clempner. The panel includes James McVey from The Vamps, Iman Amrani - a journalist from the Guardian, Derek Owusu who is a writer and podcaster and Holli...

In this episode we chat to James McVey - guitarist in The Vamps, who has been vocal about his experiences with his own mental health and body image issues before and after his time on I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here. James, Annie and Will dive into personal stories that explore why men have difficulty opening up, what societal pressures might be reinforcing gender stereotypes and ultimately, what modern masculinity could, or should, look like. If you are affected by anything discussed...