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UNSAD 5.19.2020 - Pygmy Hippo, Hawkbill, HS Band Tour from 2020-05-20T02:15:05

An endangered pygmy hippo was born at the San Diego Zoo;

Philippine village delivered nearly 300 critically endangered turtle hatchlings to sea;

High school band staff went “on tou...

UNSAD 5.18.2020 - Costume PPE, Vacation, Postal Gifts from 2020-05-19T06:07:50

Broadway costume designers and staff are making protective gear;

New York hospital staff is surprised with free vacations;

A postal worker left gift cards for 2020 graduates on his...

UNSAD WEEKEND 5.15.2020 - Twitter, Peacock, Elephant, Istanbul from 2020-05-16T06:41:55

Twitter CEO says employees can work from home forever;

A Boston police officer used a mating call from his phone to lure an escaped peacock;

Mara the ex-circus elephant is set for ...

UNSAD 5.14.2020 - Canada Raise, Cork Cards, Town Cat Book from 2020-05-15T02:23:15

Canada is giving their essential workers a pay raise they ‘deserve’;

Girl in Cork sends adorable handmade cards to elderly and vulnerable in lockdown;

A stray cat receives recognit...

UNSAD 5.13.2020 - Valedictorian, Potatoes, Stamps from 2020-05-14T02:23:04

Princeton names its first black valedictorian in the university’s history;

Farmers in Washington will give away 200,000 lbs of potatoes;

John Oliver launches branded stamps to supp...

UNSAD 5.12.2020 - Postcard, Sikh Doctors, Teachers Grammy from 2020-05-13T01:30:12

Iowa man receives a lost postcard from 1987;

Sikh doctor chooses to shave ‘in this time of need’;

Chance the Rapper surprises Montgomery County educator with ‘Grammy for teachers’....

UNSAD 5.11.2020 - Fieri, Cafe Window, LA Teens from 2020-05-12T00:29:59

Guy Fieri raises more than $20 million for restaurant workers; A Philadelphia cafe owner finds a window to business survival; Teen volunteers in Los Angeles organize service for those who are vulne...

UNSAD WEEKEND 5.8.2020 - Honesty, Hugs, Navajo & Hopi, Banksy from 2020-05-09T18:58:09

A teen who found $135,000 by an ATM and called the police instead of taking the money;

A teacher who created a safe way to hug her students;

Donations for Native Americans flood in...

UNSAD 5.7.2020 - Gaza Water, Window Pony, Obama Commencement from 2020-05-08T03:00

Israeli billionaire hopes to bring water to parched Gaza;

11-year-old girl cheers up isolated nursing home residents by bringing her pony to their windows;

Barack Obama to celebrat...

UNSAD 5.6.2020 - Rescue, Arctic, Education from 2020-05-07T02:00

Teen rescues a toddler from a canal;

Morgan Stanley will no longer finance oil and gas exploration and development in the Arctic;

Michigan governor announces tuition-free education...

UNSAD 5.5.2020 - Employees, Farmers Donations, Hospital Workers from 2020-05-06T01:00

A CEO gave $1.6 million to his employees;

Farmers are donating milk and produce to local food banks;

An anonymous donor gave $1 million to hospital workers in Santa Cruz.

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UNSAD 5.4.2020 - HIV HERO, Greta Thunberg, Pakistan Trees from 2020-05-05T03:49:58

HIV HERO donates hundreds of masks;

Greta Thunberg donates $100,000 to combat coronavirus;

Pakistan workers hired to plant trees.

Special Guest: Morgan Marcell

UNSAD 5.1.2020 Weekend - Comfort Notes, Reunited Dog, Cleaning Gravestones from 2020-05-02T05:54:48

Hot meals with handwritten notes of love are delivered to Asian seniors in NYC;

Missing dog reunites with its family 54 days after a tornado destroyed their home;

Family cleans str...

UNSAD 4.30.2020 - Exonerated, Groceries, Kippas from 2020-05-01T01:06:06

Exonerated man freed from prison, is now having a “beautiful” time quarantining in hotel;

A local grocer fed a man who was stealing from their store;

Jewish brothers collect yarmul...

UNSAD 4.29.2020 - Blasphemy, Art Walk-By, Blood Drive from 2020-04-30T01:24:19

Blasphemy to be decriminalized in Scottish hate crime bill; A Los Angeles artist gives her neighbors a walk-by gallery; Mosques across the U.S. open their doors to blood donors during Ramadan. Spe...

UNSAD 4.28.2020 - Finland, Kindness, Cali Seniors from 2020-04-28T23:16:31

The prime minister of Finland held a press conference for children;

A woman is doing one random act of kindness per week for 45 weeks;

California will pay restaurants to feed senio...

UNSAD 4.27.2020 - Belgium, Joke Stand, Learning from 2020-04-27T22:39:57

Belgian government pledges free masks for everyone;

6-year-old runs joke stand in British Columbia;

A 56 year old man learns to write his name during the lockdown.

UNSAD 4.26.2020 - Refugee Dolls, Extinct Apples, Strays from 2020-04-27T00:10:09

Art group sends 100 dolls to comfort refugee children; 10 kinds of apples that were thought to be extinct have been rediscovered; Turkey Issues an Order to Feed Stray Animals So They Don’t Starve i...

UNSAD 4.25.2020 - Farmers, Halal, $1.2K Tip, Koalas from 2020-04-25T22:38:50

Publix Grocery Store buys excess milk and produce from farmers and donates it to food banks;

NYC will serve 500,000 free halal meals during Ramadan;

Steakhouse regulars picked up a...

UNSAD 4.24.2020 - Tokyo Pride, Lost Dog, Tom Hanks from 2020-04-24T22:01:54

Tokyo’s Pride Parade is going online to support those in isolation;

A dog stolen in San Francisco has been found 4 months later in Los Angeles;

Tom Hanks sends a letter and typewri...

UNSAD 4.23.2020 - Ramadan, 91yo wedding, Ocean Masks, Debt Forgiveness from 2020-04-24T01:27:26

A boy in Yorkshire built a mini mosque to celebrate Ramadan at home;

91 year olds get married in Florida amid the pandemic;

A scuba diving group makes face masks out of plastic fro...

UNSAD 4.22.2020 - Giant Turtles, Animal Shelters, Little Free Libraries from 2020-04-23T01:29:48

Rare giant turtles are returning to deserted beaches to nest;

Shelters across the U.S. are emptying as animals find adoptive and foster homes;

Little Free Libraries are being turne...

UNSAD 4.21.2020 - Reading Drivers, Solar Cross, 900 mile Taxi Ride from 2020-04-22T02:19:18

School bus drivers read to students stuck at home;

Polish priest puts up giant solar cross in climate fight;

A taxi driver in Spain who took a stranded student over 900 miles free ...

UNSAD 4.20.2020 - Gorillas, Window Masks, 420 Delivery, Shake Shack from 2020-04-21T00:07:59

Mountain Gorilla numbers are growing; 

College student makes mask for the deaf and hard of hearing community; 

DC Medical Marijuana dispensaries can offer delivery; ...

UNSAD 4.19.2020 - Comic Book, Alberta, Canceled NJ Rent from 2020-04-20T00:10:34

A comic book created to help people with autism understand changes brought by coronavirus;

Alberta First Nations remain COVID-19-free more than one month into pandemic;

A New Jerse...

UNSAD 4.18.2020 - Swiss Alps, Live Events, Paid Leave, Czech-ing In from 2020-04-19T00:11:35

The American flag is projected onto the Swiss Alps;

How Live Event companies became Pandemic Responders;

Google gives its workers eight extra weeks of paid leave;

A Czech ap...

UNSAD 4.17.2020 - Wuhan Weddings, Dogtor Loki, Rent Paid, 90yo Climber from 2020-04-17T23:40:54

Wuhan Couples resume wedding preparations with gusto;

Therapy dog FaceTimes healthcare workers and delivers “Hero Healing Kits”;

SNL actor pays rent for everyone in the building wh...

UNSAD 4.16.2020 - Gourmet Meals, Garden Parties, Trans Advocate, Kusama Poem from 2020-04-17T05:07:43

Gourmet food prepared for frontline workers; Large “House” Party in the UK allowed to continue; A 21-year-old trans advocate who helped craft School Policies; Yayoi Kusama writes a poem about coron...

UNSAD 4.15.2020 - Broadway Star, Cherry Blossoms, Lego Face Visors from 2020-04-15T23:15:01

Brian Stokes Mitchell, Broadway star recovering from coronavirus, sings from NYC apartment window to salute health care workers;

A 1,000 year old Cherry Tree blooms in Japan;

Lego ...

UNSAD 4.14.2020 - Food Delivery, More Beer, Pink Masks, The FaceTime from 2020-04-14T23:54:26

A Food delivery driver paying back doctors who saved him;

93-year-old woman’s plea for more beer gets answered by Coors;

Male Taiwan officials wear pink face masks to show that pin...

UNSAD 4.13.2020 - Olympic Food, Homelessness, Covid Dogs, Baseball from 2020-04-14T00:06:55

Subscribe to get the latest episodes. 18,000 pounds of food prepared for the 2020 Olympics was donated to a Colorado food bank;  A New Yorker who makes sure that the homeless population is not forg...

UNSAD 4.12.2020 - Flowers, LGBTQ Virginia, Canadian Positive Hotline from 2020-04-13T01:27:55

A Utah nursery gives away thousands of flowers due to lack of sales from COVID-19; 

Virginia is the first Southern state to provide sweeping anti-discrimination protections for ...

UNSAD 4.11.2020 - Iowa, Feeding 10,000 People, It’s a Zonkey! from 2020-04-12T00:43:52

An anonymous donor gave $150 in local business gift cards to every household in an Iowa town; 

Restaurant-owners in Bangalore, India are feeding 10,000+ people every day; 

UNSAD 4.10.2020 - Pilot-In-Training, YMCA, Schitt’s Creek from 2020-04-10T21:20:10

A teenage pilot-in-training who is using his flying lessons to bring much needed medical supplies to rural hospitals in Virginia; 

Children of essential workers are offered free camp...

UNSAD 4.9.2020 - Tooth Fairy, Stapled Cash, Zeders, Hitchhiking Birds from 2020-04-10T03:31:25

The Easter Bunny and Tooth Fairy are deemed essential workers by New Zealand’s Prime Minister; 

A Georgia Bar owner removes stapled cash from the walls of her bar to give to unemploy...

UNSAD 4.8.2020 - Kindness, Lady Gaga, Social Distance Photoshoots from 2020-04-09T02:09:11

Acts of kindness setting off chain reaction of good deeds;

$35 million dollars raised for WHO in 7 days thanks to Lady Gaga; 

A photographer who has found a way to create art ...

UNSAD 4.7.2020 - Miss England, Car Insurance, Golden Girls, Millburn Shorthills NJ from 2020-04-08T03:55:15

Miss England returns to work in a hospital; 

Allstate & American Family Insurance gives back $800 million in premiums to drivers; 

A trio of women from Great Britain ...

UNSAD 4.6.2020 - Universal Income, Queens DJ, Seattle Chinese Community from 2020-04-07T02:00:52

The Spanish government is aiming to provide basic universal income; 

A Queens DJ hosts a nightly party for his neighbors; 

Seattle’s Chinese American community is helping...

UNSAD 4.5.2020 - Anxiety Hotline, Saving Dolphins, and Free Flights from 2020-04-06T03:58:57

A free phone line created by a Tennessee Congressman to help those experiencing anxiety and depression; 

Researchers using LED Lights to save Dolphins and Turtles from nets;  Listen

UNSAD 4.4.2020 - Dance, Pets, WWII & Covid19 Survivor from 2020-04-05T03:46:11

An 89 year old dance teacher who now gives dance lessons via zoom; 

Foster pets are getting homes in the US; 

A 104 World War II veteran survived Coronavirus.