CNN 5 Good Things Podcast
1) How to Make Healthy Habits Stick Past January
A health and fitness expert shares how to make healthy habits stick long after January. A chef’s intuition saved a longtime customer who stopped showing up. This highway is made of recycled tires. Mee...Show More
2) Updates to Our Favorite Stories From 2025: Pt. 2
We catch up with a woman who performed a butterfly wing transplant and hear about a breakthrough tracking tool that’s giving scientists an unprecedented look at the species. Nearly a year after devast...Show More
3) Updates to Our Favorite Stories From 2025: Pt. 1
The free travel program that helps American students discover unfamiliar parts of the US is expanding in a big way. This nature reserve in Tennessee is seeing new growth, thanks to goats. CNN’s Dr. Sa...Show More
4) Making 'Kiss-tory' Under a 600lb Mistletoe
The Happiness Factory brings holiday cheer to people who need it most. An elementary school in Fort Worth, Texas couldn’t afford their annual Christmas gifts for its students, until TikTok made the ma...Show More
5) This State Made Child Care Free
New Mexico is now the first in the nation to offer a key financial lifeline for parents. In DC, a Metro bus driver made a powerful impression on a young rider. A group of nuns in Wisconsin and a Nativ...Show More
6) The TikToker Who Changed a Veteran’s Life
A prison and a ministry hosted its first-ever daddy–daughter dance. One creator’s mission to spread kindness turned into a financial lifeline for an 88-year-old working veteran. Two Brooklyn teens saw...Show More
7) This Fifth Grader Won a Gubernatorial Race
A wild turkey is thriving in the last place you’d expect – and the locals are obsessed. Hear what Nebraska’s first kid governor’s platform is. Beachcombers in western Australia found two letters in a ...Show More
8) Want Better Sleep? Stop Trying So Hard
This student-led choir grew out of a pro-democracy movement in Tunisia. If your mind races the night before a big moment, try these tips from David Beckham’s sleep coach. These newlyweds from Illinois...Show More
9) A Love Story for the Record Books
Hear why this school in Ohio has students speaking up. From painting to songwriting, this veteran helps others heal. A Sydney-based scientist is leading the fight to restore the largest living structu...Show More
10) How a Boat Full of Goats Saved an Island
People step up nationwide to help feed their neighbors who rely on SNAP benefits. New research shows why you should go on walks more often. A forbidden book changed this former prisoner's life – now h...Show More