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/podc...
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Sep 29, 2026 · 4:58
Host Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: a Hollywood, Florida steakhouse called Class Soiree Steakhouse will host a nude dining experience the first Monday of every month,…
Sep 27, 2026 · 4:33
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories, including a farmer bride, Victoria, who rode a Swiss cow named White Chocolate Button into Holy Cross Church after arriving mostly by…
Sep 26, 2026 · 5:56
The episode delivers five upbeat Halloween items: Variety’s 2026 costume ideas, including Nikki from “Obsession,” Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl bushes, Athena or Odysseus from “The…
Sep 24, 2026 · 4:58
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: Binghamton University researchers used Shannon entropy to create a Wordle strategy that solved 99% of puzzles in simulations by…
Sep 22, 2026 · 4:01
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: the Ig Nobel Awards in Zurich honored unusual research including a project burying 1,000 pairs of underwear across 25+ countries to…
Sep 20, 2026 · 4:19
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: a supposed new island in British Columbia’s Williston Reservoir that vanished and reappeared 18 miles away, which BC Hydro says is…
Sep 19, 2026 · 4:46
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: in Los Angeles, singer-songwriter Mikaela collaborates with Youppi the Horse, who plays guitar with his nose and also experiments with…
Sep 17, 2026 · 5:06
Johnny Mac presents five good news stories: a Wisconsin Maine Coon named Erebus Anomaly sets a Guinness World Record with 29 toes due to polydactyly, surpassing previous…
Sep 15, 2026 · 3:52
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: Lu and his wife, partially paralyzed due to diabetes, began driving China’s coastal provinces in 2014 and are still traveling more than…
Sep 13, 2026 · 4:20
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories, starting with a Virginia doctor who woke from a dream of a mouse entering her mouth to find a bat on her face; her husband captured it,…
Sep 12, 2026 · 4:34
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: Lithuania hosted the fifth annual Corgi Race of Vilnius, drawing 150 corgis from nine countries, with American corgi Gigi winning the…
Sep 10, 2026 · 6:37
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: Punch, a Japanese zoo monkey abandoned by his mother and rejected by other monkeys, went viral with a stuffed toy and now comforts and…
Sep 8, 2026 · 4:32
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: France has banned unsolicited telemarketing calls unless consumers opt in, with fines up to 75,000 euros per illegal call and limited…
Sep 6, 2026 · 4:23
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: Spain’s Buñol hosted La Tomatina on August 26, with thousands throwing overripe tomatoes in an hour-long fight rooted in a 1945 food…
Sep 5, 2026 · 4:02
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: Colorado researchers studying yellow-bellied marmots launched “OnlyMarms,” a free OnlyFans account with wholesome marmot videos that has…
Sep 3, 2026 · 6:35
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…
Sep 1, 2026 · 6:40
Johnny Mac presents five good news stories: the University of Mount Saint Vincent in the Bronx opened Dax House, a renovated convent residence offering housing-insecure women…
Aug 30, 2026 · 6:37
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories, including a TikTok-viral baby sea turtle named Franklin in Barbados that safely reached the ocean after onlookers let nature take its…
Aug 29, 2026 · 7:21
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: St. Mary’s, Canada begins removing about 330,000 gallons of fermented fish sauce left in an abandoned Atlantic Seafood Sauce Company…
Aug 27, 2026 · 6:33
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: a 639-year performance of John Cage’s Organ2/ASLSP in a medieval church in Halberstadt, Germany, begun in 2001 and scheduled to end in…
Aug 25, 2026 · 5:40
Barley, a golden retriever whose seizure medication dulled her personality, regains her spark after bonding and playing with Louie, a duck acquired via Facebook Marketplace for…
Aug 23, 2026 · 4:38
Johnny Mac delivers “five and a half” good news stories, starting with his dogs safely getting back inside on their own. In British Columbia, a five-year-old is reunited with his…
Aug 22, 2026 · 5:17
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: a man dressed as Spider-Man for Superhero Day helped a wheelchair user cross a busy Arkansas intersection and the act went viral after…
Aug 20, 2026 · 5:30
Edinburgh’s Hilda Houseplant Hospital, created by Rosanna, treats struggling indoor plants through diagnoses such as repotting, trimming, pest treatment, quarantine, and even…
Aug 18, 2026 · 4:31
A black bear wandered into the Exchange mall at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska, ate a peach, was caught on security cameras pooping, and was safely escorted back to…
Aug 16, 2026 · 4:28
Johnny Mac: OPP Grenade Warning, 600+ Trombone Record, Outback Barber, Oldest Water Skier, Denmark Santa Congress Ontario Provincial Police remind the public not to transport…
Aug 15, 2026 · 4:57
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: 19-year-old Blake in England was scammed selling his MacBook on eBay but, after police were unhelpful, he and his mom went to the…
Aug 13, 2026 · 3:48
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: a 76-year-old Florida woman received the license plate “SQZ A55,” initially demanded a replacement, then decided to keep it after family…
Aug 11, 2026 · 4:42
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: International Skinny Dip Day, officially recognized by the American Association for Nude Recreation, has raised over $60,000 for the…
Aug 9, 2026 · 4:03
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: A Myrtle Beach restaurant buyer found $12,000 in $100 bills hidden in a cabinet left by the previous owner, contacted a local TV station…
Aug 8, 2026 · 4:43
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: vet Dr. James Greenwood says dogs can have a favorite person based on personality and energy match, with clues in body language like a…
Aug 6, 2026 · 3:56
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: Kansas City’s 120-year-old Rock Island Bridge over the Kansas River has reopened as a $20 million destination with restaurants, event…
Aug 4, 2026 · 4:18
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: John and Keisha renewed their vows atop a 60-foot water slide at Land of Natura Water Park while attempting Guinness records, including…
Aug 2, 2026 · 4:08
The script presents five upbeat news items: Spoodles, a parakeet aged 32 years and 86 days, is recognized as the world’s oldest living parakeet, having been with her owner Amanda…
Aug 1, 2026 · 4:19
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: In Tasmania, Neil the Seal, a five-year-old 2,200-pound southern elephant seal, returns for his annual molting visit, causing minor…
Jul 30, 2026 · 4:41
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: In Australia, strangers lifted a car to rescue Tyler, a motorcyclist pinned after a crash, leading to hospitalization for broken ribs…
Jul 28, 2026 · 4:15
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: a Spain and Germany study testing four Barcelona Zoo giraffes suggests they can track additions of carrots and choose the larger amount…
Jul 26, 2026 · 4:38
A bear let itself into a hotel toom. Space balls wash up on the beach. A bull brings a cricket match to a halt. Become a supporter of this podcast:…
Jul 25, 2026 · 3:48
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: French police recovered a stolen Pablo Picasso portrait worth about 12 million euros during a drug-dealer investigation near Paris; four…
Jul 23, 2026 · 3:31
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: a Columbia University study of 11,000 office workers finds the best way to counter sitting is a five-minute walk every hour, boosting…
Jul 21, 2026 · 5:20
RMS Titanic Incorporated, which holds salvage rights, is seeking to auction over 100 recovered Titanic artifacts, sparking debate between funding expeditions/exhibitions and…
Jul 19, 2026 · 4:58
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: a new study suggests Earth might avoid being swallowed when the sun becomes a red giant because mass loss could weaken solar gravity and…
Jul 18, 2026 · 4:45
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: the TSA reminds World Cup travelers that ranch dressing over 3.4 ounces must go in checked luggage, while Kraft offers TSA-compliant…
Jul 16, 2026 · 4:25
Harry Styles Supports UK Runner’s 850-Mile Tribute, Plus Four More Good News Stories Host Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: Loz ran about 850 miles across the UK in under…
Jul 14, 2026 · 4:54
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: the San Diego Zoo gave rescued grizzly bear brothers Scout and Montana a snow day with industrial snowblowers, highlighting the need to…
Jul 12, 2026 · 4:23
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: Swedish researchers analyzing nearly 89,000 mammograms from over 31,000 patients found that three commercial AI mammography systems…
Jul 11, 2026 · 4:39
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: Steve, a paralyzed miniature Australian shepherd in Denver whose wheelchair was stolen from a porch, received a donated new 2026 model…
Jul 9, 2026 · 5:29
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: Uber’s 10th Annual Lost and Found Index lists common forgotten items like phones and wallets alongside oddities such as dentures, breast…
Jul 7, 2026 · 4:01
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: A Washington police department found a mother bird nesting with four eggs inside a training motorcycle’s storage compartment at its new…
Jul 5, 2026 · 4:49
Johnny Mac presents five oddball good-news stories: a famed Masterton, New Zealand fernery (dating to 1924 and housing 60+ fern varieties) is temporarily closed for deep cleaning…
Jul 4, 2026 · 5:30
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories in a July 4th message: two German shepherds, Maya and Liv, sniff out two kittens hidden by a shed, and the kittens are taken to a local…
Jul 2, 2026 · 4:54
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories ahead of July 4th: YouTuber Carlos “The Malibu Artist” was shocked when a great white bit an underwater camera off Southern California,…
Jun 30, 2026 · 4:25
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: a black bear in Red River, New Mexico was filmed calmly eating birdseed from a porch, prompting the Red River Marshal’s Office to remind…
Jun 28, 2026 · 5:39
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories, starting with Unscrambler.com’s analysis of Google searches for spelling help, led by “bougie,” followed by “favorite” and “through,”…
Jun 27, 2026 · 4:49
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: RMIT researchers in Australia are adding about 1% cigarette butt material to clay to make bricks that need less kiln energy, are…
Jun 25, 2026 · 5:12
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: Charlie the Cow, raised in a Florida 4-H program, was at risk after a weigh-in found him too skinny, but animal lover Leslie raised…
Jun 23, 2026 · 5:01
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: actor Belmont Cameli’s two abdominal scars are from donating a kidney in 2018, triggering a 14-person paired exchange that gave seven…
Jun 21, 2026 · 5:22
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: the USPS is reissuing the 2018 Mister Rogers Neighborhood stamp after it won an encore contest by over 40,000 votes, returning as a…
Jun 20, 2026 · 4:18
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: a Canadian group celebrated the World Cup by setting a Guinness record for human foosball with 254 people attached to giant rods; a Noah…
Jun 18, 2026 · 5:00
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: Safe Haven for Donkeys named a foal “Gervase” after Ricky Gervais donated £100,000 as part of £2.5 million split among 22 animal…
Jun 16, 2026 · 4:24
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: in 1950 the Treasury commissioned 2,080-pound Liberty Bell replicas for each state as part of a savings bond drive—cast in France with…
Jun 14, 2026 · 4:17
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: Organizers of England’s Cumbria Nature Festival clarified on social media that it’s for naturalists, not naturists, asking attendees to…
Jun 13, 2026 · 4:25
Johnny Mac shares five stories, including that Karl Lagerfeld’s famed cat Choupette has not received the reported $1.5 million inheritance seven years after his death due to a…
Jun 11, 2026 · 3:53
The car from Knight RIder got a ticket in New York City! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/5-good-news-stories-happiness-and-fun--5747537/suppor…
Jun 9, 2026 · 3:41
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: In Chicago, two automated delivery robots—one from Serve Robotics at Grand and Racine and another from Coco Robotics at North and…
Jun 7, 2026 · 4:24
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: a single bottle of 1945 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti sold for $812,000, a record driven by its last pre-replant vintage from century-old…
Jun 4, 2026 · 3:37
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: Japanese towns facing shrinking landfill space recycle used diapers into new diapers and even toilet paper by having residents separate…
Jun 2, 2026 · 3:50
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: In the Netherlands, engineer Thomas built a motion-sensing car with a water-tank seat for his goldfish Blub, who drove 40 feet 3.46…
May 31, 2026 · 3:51
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: In New Mexico, Honey, a 12-year-old half-blind dog, fought off a bear threatening a chicken coop and her family, suffered serious head…
May 28, 2026 · 3:44
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: Aubrey, a manager at an Applebee’s in Michigan, guided staff and dozens of customers into a windowless prep kitchen and pulled people in…
May 26, 2026 · 3:36
Jenny Mac shares five good news stories: a Guinness World Record for the deepest marathon, run 3,669 feet 10 inches underground in a mine by 55 runners from 18 countries over 11…
May 24, 2026 · 4:40
Host Johnny Mac shares “five good news stories” (ultimately “four”): a Japanese man nicknamed Catman completes a 4,000-mile, two-year walk across Australia from Carnarvon to the…
May 21, 2026 · 4:04
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: the felled Sycamore Gap tree is becoming a national art project, with six shortlisted artist teams using the preserved, seasoned wood…
May 19, 2026 · 5:08
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: In the Netherlands, human remains found beneath the Saint Peter and Paul Church may be Charles de Batz de Castelmore—D’Artagnan—pending…
May 17, 2026 · 4:56
Five Good News Stories: Rare Harry Potter Auction, Record Carrot Cake, Community Tips, Rope Swing Grandma, and Loose Bull Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: a well-read…
May 14, 2026 · 4:41
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance’s 24/7 Wildlife Explorers Channel now streams live animal cams, zoo encounters, and educational…
May 12, 2026 · 3:40
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: a woman on a road trip in Australia fell waist-deep into a collapsed pit toilet at the Henbury Meteorites Conservation Zone and was…
May 10, 2026 · 4:33
Johnny Mac presents five good news stories: England completed the King Charles III England Coast Path, a 2,689-mile trail tracing the full perimeter of England’s coastline after…
May 7, 2026 · 5:08
Johnny Mac shares five upbeat stories: Jamie turned his intentionally clumsy “bad” paintings—first made as a joke gift for his wife in 2024—into a side business earning…
May 5, 2026 · 3:56
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: DJ AG volunteered at the Ann Owens Center, turning a senior center into a rave with a karaoke-style singalong to combat loneliness, with…
May 3, 2026 · 3:57
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: a Chinese automaker patented a voice-activated car toilet that slides from under the passenger seat, stores waste in a tank with a…
Apr 30, 2026 · 4:00
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: Gerie, a pet chicken in Maine, is recognized as the world’s oldest living pet chicken at 15 years and 100 days, with owner Frank saying…
Apr 28, 2026 · 3:38
Dutch authorities recovered a 2,500-year-old Romanian golden helmet stolen in January from a Dutch museum while on loan from Romania, along with two of three stolen gold…
Apr 26, 2026 · 4:09
Johnny Mac shares five positive stories: Croatia has been declared free of landmines after more than two decades of demining following the 1990s Balkan Wars, removing about…
Apr 23, 2026 · 3:12
Johnny Macc shares five good news stories: a 33-year-old man in Malaysia set a Guinness World Record with 42 teeth, discovered after counting and confirmed by x-ray, with no…
Apr 21, 2026 · 3:25
Johnny Mac presents five light news stories: a Cincinnati woman says a raccoon repeatedly enters her apartment through a hole in the roof and kitchen cupboard, bringing trash…
Apr 19, 2026 · 3:47
Guinness World Records recognizes Merlin the pig for the most Instagram followers (1.1 million), with videos showing him using more than 30 house buttons to communicate needs. A…
Apr 16, 2026 · 3:39
Johnny Mac shares five stories: Alan, a grave digger at Galveston Cemetery in Indiana, is retiring at 92 after setting a Guinness World Record for 73 years and 75 days on the…
Apr 14, 2026 · 4:11
A Doctor Adopts a Young Heart Patient, New Prostate Scan, and More Johnny Mack presents five good news stories: a 4-year-old boy named True, born with congenital heart disease…
Apr 12, 2026 · 5:29
Johnn Mack shares five good news stories: Amy and her 10-year-old son Lorenzo in the Bahamas tossed a message in a bottle with contact details, and a year later a teacher in…
Apr 9, 2026 · 4:00
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: a Maryland man stopped at a Royal Farms in Forest Hill for fried chicken, bought lottery tickets, rolled two $50 wins into more tickets,…
Apr 7, 2026 · 4:07
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: a Doha-based couple fleeing conflict in the Middle East is praised for navigating complex pet travel rules to evacuate with their dog…
Apr 5, 2026 · 3:46
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: In Colorado, an 80-year-old terminal cancer patient and vintage car fan named Max got a surprise “last car show” when about 50 classic…
Apr 2, 2026 · 4:06
Johnny Mac presents five good news stories: In Scotland, hikers rescued four dogs after they fell through snow near a cliff, and a rope-lowered rescuer recovered Aggie, a…
Mar 31, 2026 · 4:38
Nikon outfitted Grizzler the sheepdog with a camera that snapped photos when his heart rate rose, producing Instagram images of what excites him, from other dogs and food to…
Mar 29, 2026 · 4:55
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: Patrick, who lost an arm in a work accident and learned golf after years of recovery, made a 120-yard hole-in-one with a seven iron at…
Mar 28, 2026 · 3:50
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: a Finnish couple won the 2026 wife-carrying race on a 380-meter course and earned a barrel of local ale, with racers carrying a partner…
Mar 27, 2026 · 3:40
Johnny Mac eports that the Two Brothers set a Guinness World Record with a robot solving a 4x4x4 Rubik’s cube in 45.3 seconds using four robotic arms and two cameras with…
Mar 26, 2026 · 4:41
Johnny Mac presents five good news stories: a Mississippi man gets back the class ring he lost on a beach in 1982 after a treasure hunter found it with a metal detector, still in…
Mar 24, 2026 · 4:34
Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: the Smithsonian names the Ghostbusters New York City firehouse (Hook and Ladder 8) among 250 places to visit as America approaches its…
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