Top Podcasts for Positive News in 2026

The positive news space keeps producing fresh voices and long-running favorites. This list rounds up 30 of the best, including CNN 5 Good Things, 5 Good News Stories - happiness and fun, and Sounds Good with Branden Harvey.

CNN 5 Good Things

How about a break — for your ears? At CNN, we know the news can be a lot to take in. So each week, 5 Good Things offers you a respite from the heav...

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5 Good News Stories - happiness and fun

Every day the news feels heavy. 5 Good News Stories is your daily antidote — five short, uplifting stories about human kindness, scientific breakth...

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Feel Good NewsNewsPositive News

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Sounds Good with Branden Harvey

Sounds Good hosts hopeful conversations with optimists and world-changers about the headlines we can be hopeful about — and how you can get involve...

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Positive News
The Storyteller

Somethings are best left undefined. Podcast hain! thats all. 

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Positive News
PEBCAK Podcast: Information Security News by Some All Around Good People

Weekly Information Security News. Stay up to date on what’s going on in the InfoSec world in about 40 minutes. Join us for InfoSec news and stay fo...

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Positive News
The Daily Good

A daily podcast of upbeat news, thoughts, stories, and music

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The Good News Podcast

The Good News Podcast is your thrice weekly reminder that not all news is bad.

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Emotional ResilienceStaying Informed
The Positive News Podcast

The Positive News Podcast rebalances your media diet with uplifting, independent journalism about what’s going right in the world. Following our aw...

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Feel Good NewsStress ReliefPositive News
The Positive Truth | Uplifting News | Positive News | Encouraging News | Good News

Tired of turning on the news and hearing about nothing but negative news? Tired of hearing about issues that plague our country and communities wit...

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Feel Good NewsPositive News
The Optimist Daily's Weekly Roundup

Do you like the stories from around the world that recognize and celebrate the people and events making a positive change? Tune in to The Optimist ...

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Feel Good NewsPositive News
Great News | Inspiring Stories, Positive Developments and Good News

The Great News Podcast is your source for positive news, inspiring stories, and good news from around the world. We skip the doom and gloom of main...

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NewsSciencePositive News

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Staying Informed
Conspiracy of Goodness Podcast

More joy, less fear, and no end to the evidence that a bright future is possible. Hosted by Dr. Lynda Ulrich, co-founder of the Goodness Exchange, ...

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Positive News
The Good Service Podcast with Joseph Dunham

The Good Service Podcast is in the business of good news! Your source and network for inspiring, positive stories and good news. A place where we a...

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Positive News
Awesome News Daily

A daily podcast of good news, heartwarming stories and some positive thoughts to help ya... seriously

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Positive News
The Joy Report - Intersectional Environmentalist

The Joy Report is a podcast dedicated to sharing stories about climate solutions and environmental justice, grounded in intersectionality and optim...

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Outdoor StorytellingPositive News
A Little Bit of Positive

A Little Bit of Positive is a podcast full of positive news, positive conversation and positive people. In each episode, British TV presenter Julia...

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Positive News
Nice News Today

Nice News Today brings you a roundup of positive news every Monday and Friday in just 10 minutes. From breakthroughs in health and science to extra...

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Positive News
Cool Space News with Rod Pyle

Author, Journalist, Speaker Rod Pyle hosts Cool Space News, a look into the science of NASA, space and the final frontier. Hear it every Friday on ...

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Feel Good NewsPositive News
The Squirrel News Podcast

A German Journalist and a Jewish Comic discuss the latest and greatest solution based news stories from around the world. A podcast about the amazi...

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Feel Good NewsPositive News
Have You Heard the Good News?

Join hosts Sophia and Dylan as they read happy news articles and go on tangents. Lots and lots of [email protected] Hosted on Acast....

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Feel Good NewsPositive News
Courageously Kind

Courageously Kind is a podcast and multimedia platform dedicated to sharing stories of people living courageous and kind lives. Each week hosts Mad...

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Positive News
Good News Gurus

Good News, Kindness, Inspiring People, From GNN.org – the #1 Source for Good News since 1997

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USA Heartbeat

USA Heartbeat positive news of America and of our service men and women

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Feel Good NewsPositive News
In Happier News

Positive, uplifting and happier news stories in 10 minutes or less as well as episodes with inspiring people. This is a podcast for people who beli...

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Feel Good NewsPositive News
Bright Side News

Welcome to the Bright Side News, where all news is good news. Here at BSN we focus on news that is happy, uplifting, and positive. With so much neg...

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Good Vibes Only

Good Vibes Only takes you on a journey to discover the weird and wacky world of wellness. Brought to you by the globally renowned skin and wellness...

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Positive News
Good News Girl Podcast

Good News Girl Podcast delivers relevant, positive, practical and truth based wisdom.

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Positive News
Good News Friday

Good News Friday with David Shibley. Good News Friday... or Any Day! A Hope-Filled Podcast

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Positive News
The Positive Pod

In this podcast I talk about all things horses and positive reinforcement. I also talk about my journey with positive reinforcement. Please feel fr...

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Positive News
The Happiest Hour

Sharing stories, what's yours?

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Positive News