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Good Things from Lemonada
Good Things from Lemonada Media is a podcast about the good people in the world who are rolling up their sleeves and working hard to make things better. Each week, we'll be talking about this country's most complex and confounding issues in an effort to affect systemic change, with a rotating cast of incredible guests and Lemonada hosts. From the dire condition of the American foster care system to the decline of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, protecting democracy, and more, we’re…
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Good Things from LemonadaRoy Wood Jr. on Fatherhood, Vulnerability, and Joy | Introducing Squeezed
When his son Henry was born in 2016, comedian and author Roy Wood Jr. asked himself: what kind of father do I want to be? That question led him to reflect on…
Good Things from LemonadaNorth Carolina’s Fight Against ICE
Last November, ICE and Border Patrol swept through North Carolina, bringing raids, detentions, and violence to immigrant communities. Workers stayed home…
Good Things from LemonadaBright Spots: How School Districts Are Using Curriculum as a Launchpad for Student Success
What does it take to ensure every child receives the same high quality education? School districts across the country are working to answer that question—and…
Good Things from LemonadaIn Maryland, Tenants Are Fighting for Their Right to Clean Air
Most people think of pollution as something outside, like smog and exhaust. But gas stoves, ovens, furnaces, and water heaters can actually release nitrogen…
Good Things from LemonadaBright Spots: The Landmark Win Giving NICU Families More Paid Leave
What would your life look like if you could actually take paid time off when you needed it most? The reality is, millions of Americans can’t – not for illness…
Good Things from LemonadaBright Spots: A Global Jewish Movement Led by Teens, for Teens
What if we recognized the importance of teens as leaders today, and not just in the future? That's exactly what BBYO, the global Jewish teen movement, has been…
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Thrive: Why Childcare is a Basic Need for Young Parents
Every young person deserves access to high-quality education and career opportunities. But for young parents, none of that is possible without first solving…
Good Things from LemonadaThrive: The Power of Youth Apprenticeship
What if young people could earn a paycheck, build real skills, and start a career – all before finishing school? Youth apprenticeships make it possible, but…
Good Things from LemonadaThrive: Helping Youth in Foster Care Build Permanent Connections
Every young person needs lasting relationships with caring adults as they navigate their way to adulthood. Too often,young people in the foster care system go…
Good Things from LemonadaThrive: Taking Youth Leadership Seriously
Young people aren’t just future leaders. They’re already leading in their communities today, as caregivers, workers, and activists. In the third episode of the…
Good Things from LemonadaThrive: Learning to Save and Budget Helps Youth Thrive Into Adulthood
For young people, financial basics like opening a bank account, building credit and saving for the future can be challenging. It’s even harder if you are…
Good Things from LemonadaThrive: What Adolescents Need to Successfully Cross the Bridge to Adulthood
What does it take for young people to thrive? In this first episode of a six-part series, host Gloria Riviera sits down with Lisa Lawson, President and CEO of…
Good Things from LemonadaWhat Philanthropy Could (And Should) Look Like
The Marguerite Casey Foundation recently hit an impressive milestone: 100 percent alignment of their billion-dollar endowment with their mission of building…
Good Things from LemonadaOhio Citizens Are Standing up for Wind and Solar
Richland County, Ohio used to be a major manufacturing hub. Now, as the plants have closed, residents are looking to renewable energy to revive jobs and…
Good Things from LemonadaIn Georgia, Energy Affordability Is on the Ballot
What if you could lower your utility bill at the polls? In Georgia, that’s exactly what voters have had the opportunity to do. By flipping two Public Service…
Good Things from LemonadaHow California Is Proving Climate Solutions Are Possible
Climate solutions aren’t out of reach. They’re already here, and California is leading the way. In 2025, the state hit a historic milestone: for more than 200…
Good Things from LemonadaBright Spots: How Incarcerated Organizers Are Leading Policy Change
What if the people best suited to transform the justice system are the ones who know what it's like to live inside of it? In prisons across the country…
Good Things from LemonadaBright Spots: Eliminating Fines and Fees for Kids in the Justice System
Across the country, kids in the juvenile justice system face a hidden burden: fines and fees that can follow them well into adulthood, affecting their credit…
Good Things from LemonadaBright Spots: The Power of Coaching Teachers
Great teaching changes lives, but even the best teachers need support. In this episode, we highlight a bright spot in New York City Public Schools where…
Good Things from LemonadaTaking Action on Wildfires in Hawaii
In 2023, multiple wildfires broke out in Hawaii, devastating the island of Maui. The town of Lahaina was destroyed, with more than 2000 buildings burned, and…
Good Things from LemonadaNorth Carolina Rebuilds Stronger
A year ago, North Carolina experienced one of the worst storms in history when Hurricane Helene hit. As a result of the historic rainfall, several rivers in…
Good Things from LemonadaPainting Her In Her Honor
America is experiencing a maternal health crisis. We are witnessing the worst maternal death rate for Black mothers amongst developed nations. Shawnee Gibson…
Good Things from LemonadaBright Spots: Hope During the LA Wildfires
After wildfires razed Los Angeles neighborhoods at the start of this year, the city was reeling. Repair the World, a Jewish service organization, mobilized…
Good Things from LemonadaGates Foundation CEO on Funding Urgent Needs, from Giving Done Right
Today we're sharing an episode of Giving Done Right, a podcast from the Center for Effective Philanthropy about how to make an impact with your charitable…
Good Things from LemonadaWill Religion Make a Comeback in America?
For decades, the story of religion in America has been the story of decline. A steadily growing share of Americans have been identifying as “nones” – people…
Good Things from LemonadaBright Spots: Keeping Families Together in Oklahoma
Welcome to Bright Spots - a new series from Lemonada that offers bite-sized stories of community impact that will leave you feeling inspired and hopeful about…
Good Things from LemonadaBuilding Working Class Power
North Carolina has one of the biggest rural populations in the country, but for a long time, the needs of rural North Carolinians were largely ignored – until…
Good Things from LemonadaHow to Fight Back Through Giving
As the federal government has been making unprecedented funding cuts, many communities are facing more uncertainty and less support. In response, the…
Good Things from LemonadaGun Violence is a Public Health Crisis
Gun violence in America is at a crisis point. It’s now the number one killer of kids and teens – a stat that should make us all pause. But instead of throwing…
Good Things from LemonadaRent Too High? Join a Tenant Union.
The rent is too damn high, housing quality standards are far too low, and Tara Raghuveer is doing something about it. Tara is director of Kansas City Tenants…
Good Things from LemonadaDropping in After Dropping Out: Giving Students Another Chance
Is it time to rethink how we do school? In 2022, over 2 million students between the ages of 16 and 24 left school without earning a high school diploma or…
Good Things from LemonadaCommunity Safety: Innovations Transforming Neighborhoods
Does the key to preventing gun violence lie within our own communities? In this episode, guests DeVone Boggan (Executive Director, Advance Peace) and Timmeka…
Good Things from LemonadaGood Things Presents: When It Clicked - Kerry Washington Rewriting Justice Through Storytelling
What happens when an award-winning actress, producer, director, author, and activist uses her platform to shine a light on the criminal justice system? Kerry…
Good Things from LemonadaYouth Entrepreneurship: Building Baltimore’s Future
In Baltimore, young people are finding ways to create their own economic opportunities through entrepreneurship. Dr. Ron Williams (Coppin State University) and…
Good Things from LemonadaGood Things Presents: When It Clicked - Reforming San Quentin From the Inside
What does it mean to be smart on crime? Jeanne Woodford, former warden at San Quentin State prison, has been a longtime advocate for rehabilitation. In our…
Good Things from LemonadaGuaranteed Income: Funding the Future
In Illinois, like in other places affected by the War on Drugs, many people are feeling the impacts of incarceration and its negative, prohibitive effects on…
Good Things from LemonadaGood Things Presents: When It Clicked - How a Second Chance Led to Killer Bread
What happens when we give someone a second chance? For Glenn Dahl, it led to Dave's Killer Bread, a family business success story that not only revolutionized…
Good Things from LemonadaJuvenile Justice: Accountability Through Community & Relationships
The juvenile court system in Pierce County, Washington recognizes that most youth who get in trouble with the law can get back on track without incarceration…
Good Things from LemonadaGood Things Presents: When It Clicked - From the Streets to the Boardroom
What happens when the criminal justice system invests in education instead of punishment? Larry Miller is the Chairman of the Jordan Brand Advisory Board and…
Good Things from LemonadaJuvenile Justice: Transforming Probation
Steve Bishop used to be a youth probation officer. He wanted to help young people navigate out of a juvenile justice system he knew was flawed. Now, as the…
Good Things from LemonadaGood Things Present: When It Clicked- From Sing Sing to the Silver Screen
How can art transform a life? For Clarence Maclin, the answer unfolded during his incarceration at Sing Sing Correctional Facility. Through a program called…
Good Things from LemonadaJuvenile Justice: Rethinking Youth Crime
A lot of us did some questionable things as teenagers, like drinking alcohol, doing drugs, and shoplifting. We’re likely not proud of these moments, but they…
Good Things from LemonadaIntroducing: When It Clicked
What’s it like to spend years in a state penitentiary and then make it big in Hollywood? What makes a death row warden become a leading voice in prison reform?…
Good Things from LemonadaListen Again: Saving Lives Through Criminal Justice Reform in Indianapolis
In the final episode of our CAPS series about community violence intervention work we talk about how improving the criminal justice system is a huge piece of…
Good Things from LemonadaListen Again: Saving Lives Through Violence Prevention in Baton Rouge
In the third episode of our series about The Coalition to Advance Public Safety (CAPS) and its partner organizations making a difference in communities across…
Good Things from LemonadaListen Again: Saving Lives Through Credible Messaging in Newark
In the next episode of our series about The Coalition to Advance Public Safety (CAPS) and its partner organizations spearheading community violence…
Good Things from LemonadaListen Again: Saving Lives Through Hospital-Based Care in Baltimore
In this special 4 part series, we’ll be highlighting The Coalition to Advance Public Safety (CAPS), a coalition of organizations working to intercept and…
Good Things from LemonadaGood Things Presents: Making of an Activist (Part 3 of 3)
In episode three of Making of an Activist we discover that after stints in Baltimore and Harlem Children’s Zone, DeRay Mckesson heads to Minneapolis to lead…
Good Things from LemonadaAldine: Creating a Seismic Shift
Aldine Independent School District in Texas began the journey of drastically changing how reading is taught in 2020 – not knowing that a global pandemic was on…
Good Things from LemonadaShowing Up for Care in 2025
What does the upcoming Trump presidency mean for the care economy and the over 105 million family caregivers in our country? In this post-election bonus…
Good Things from LemonadaGood Things Presents: Making of an Activist (Part 2 of 3)
In episode two of Making of an Activist we dive into DeRay Mckesson’s college years where he was the first and only class and student body president at…
Good Things from LemonadaImmigrant Justice: Taking Back the Narrative
At age 14, Luz Hernandez left her home country of Honduras to cross borders into the U.S. She was fleeing poverty, sexual abuse, and medical malpractice. The…
Good Things from LemonadaTell Us About YOUR Good Things
We hope you have been enjoying the incredible guests and stories from this season of Good Things. Now, we want to hear from you. We’re conducting a survey with…
Good Things from LemonadaIndigenous Justice: Looking for a Future
How do stories help us challenge, shape, and navigate our democracy? In this two-part series created with Voice of Witness, we’ll explore oral histories as…
Good Things from LemonadaWhy Relationships are Crucial for Child Development
Nurturing relationships with safe and dependable adults, like early childhood educators, can make a profound difference for kids who’ve experienced early…
Good Things from LemonadaA Mama's Agenda for Justice
Danielle Atkinson has been organizing mothers of color since 2012 to not only knock on doors, but to knock down the doors of power. Danielle is the founder and…
Good Things from LemonadaGood Things Presents: Making of an Activist (Part 1 of 3)
In episode one of Making of an Activist we explore DeRay Mckesson’s early years in Baltimore, growing up with two parents struggling with addiction. However…
Good Things from LemonadaBaltimore: Empowering Diverse Readers
What does it take to build confident readers? Just ask educators at Baltimore City Public Schools, where students are outpacing the rest of the state in…
Good Things from LemonadaRichmond: Changing Lives Through Literacy
Across the country, states and school districts have been changing their approach to early literacy, particularly how reading is taught. In this two-part…
Good Things from LemonadaSkipping State Races? Here's What You're Missing
With Election Day around the corner, host Maya Rupert continues her conversation with Gaby Goldstein, co-founder of Sister District, about the critical…