{"podcast":{"title":"5 Good News Stories - happiness and fun","slug":"5-good-news-stories-happiness-and-fun-5926041","podcast_index_feed_id":5926041,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5747537/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.podpage.com/5-good-news-stories/","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/2e6de2091a24a1fc1e7dd8fa5e97e5a4.jpg","author":"Caloroga Shark Media","episode_count":635,"summary":"Every day the news feels heavy. 5 Good News Stories is your daily antidote — five short, uplifting stories about human kindness, scientific breakthroughs, unexpected heroes, and moments that remind you the world isn't as broken as the headlines suggest. Hosted by John McDermott, each episode is under 10 minutes and designed to start your morning right or reset your afternoon. If you're looking for a positive news podcast, a feel-good daily listen, or just five minutes of happiness — this is your show. New episode every day. Follow wherever you listen to podcasts. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/5-good-news-stories-happiness-and-fun--5747537/support .","last_synced_at":"2026-09-08T14:21:53.211475+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/5-good-news-stories-happiness-and-fun-5926041"},"episode":{"title":"Goosey the hero goose","slug":"goosey-the-hero-goose","published_at":"2026-09-03T07:10:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/5-good-news-stories-happiness-and-fun-5926041/goosey-the-hero-goose","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/5-good-news-stories-happiness-and-fun-5926041","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/goosey-the-hero-goose--74725881","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/rss.pdrl.fm/ec61ed/prfx.byspotify.com/e/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74725881/gns_sep_4_ds_auphonic.mp3","summary":"Johnny Mac presents five good news stories: an Italian lottery player in Bitonto won about $1.15 million but mistakenly threw away the ticket after a store scanner said it was “non-payable,” and a local garbage company safely sorted the collected trash to recover the intact winning ticket; a juvenile Kemp’s ridley sea turtle found stranded in Wales in December 2023 was rescued by Anglesey Sea Zoo and, after 2.5 years of permits and planning, will be transported in a temperature-controlled crate back to Texas via helicopter, road, and a British Airways cargo flight; JK Boots in Spokane turned its HQ into a rest stop for wildfire firefighters and is giving away new boots; a pet goose named Goosey alerted a Texas family to a barn fire; and a 1973 message-in-a-bottle note from Lori Blair was found in New Jersey, traced to her sister, and will be framed after Lori’s 2019 death. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/5-good-news-stories-happiness-and-fun--5747537/support . 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 hosts Daily Comedy News Unlock an ad-free podcast experience with Caloroga Shark Media! For Apple users, hit the banner which says Uninterrupted Listening on your Apple podcasts app. Subscribe now for exclusive shows like 'Palace Intrigue,' and get bonus content from Deep Crown (our exclusive Palace Insider!) Or get 'Daily Comedy News,' and '5 Good News Stories’ with no commercials! Plans start at $4.99 per month, or save 20% with a yearly plan at $49.99. Join today and help support the show! Get more info from Caloroga Shark Media and if you…","meta_description":"Johnny Mac presents five good news stories: an Italian lottery player in Bitonto won about $1.15 million but mistakenly threw away the ticket after a stor…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":395,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/5-good-news-stories-happiness-and-fun-5926041/episodes/goosey-the-hero-goose/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/5-good-news-stories-happiness-and-fun-5926041/goosey-the-hero-goose.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}