WORLD GONE GOOD
Episodes
GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY GONE GOOD
17 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Hallas has had a passion for monitoring the health of the Earth and its global citizens via remotely sensed data sources since he first learned o...
BONUS GOOD: FINDING HAPPY
03 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How do you make yourself happy when the world demands you to be sad? This is the question a reader wrote in for advice from Carolyn Hax in the May 30t...
TAYLOR DAYNE GONE GOOD
27 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Taylor Dayne brings her good to our 250th episode. She's a Grammy-nominated, American Music Award-winning vocal powerhouse who has conquered the Top 2...
DONE DIMMING ERA GONE GOOD
20 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Cleaver has entered her Done Dimming Era. Yep, that's what she's named it. She's done feeling stuck, playing small, and living her life via a st...
BE LIKE ELLIE GONE GOOD
13 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Josh and Carly Berg suffered the greatest loss a parent can go through, the loss of their child. At 6 years old, their daughter Ellie passed away in a...
EXPATS GONE GOOD
06 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tess Rafferty defines creativity: A writer, producer, author, brand storyteller and media innovator, she's also an expat having jumped over the pond f...
SAVIA ROCKS GONE GOOD
29 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Savia Rocks is singer/songwriter, poet, photographer, podcast producer/host who loves people on every level especially those who share their story wit...
SEQUINS GONE GOOD
22 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sequin Kay is all about art and life reflecting one another. As an artist with over 15 years of experience, she specializes in contemporary works that...
WILDLIFE GONE GOOD
15 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sandra Schmidt is an animal psychologist, a science writer, a voice for the animals, a steward of the planet and she just may be one of the most inspi...
CHLOE ANGYAL GONE GOOD - PART 2
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes Chloe Angyal simply asks, 'Why not?' As in why not write a marriage proposal in the form of a blog to a man she sees deliver a speech on TV ...
CHLOE ANGYAL GONE GOOD - PART 1
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes Chloe Angyal simply asks, 'Why not?' As in why not write a marriage proposal in the form of a blog to a man she sees deliver a speech on TV ...
PAGE GONE GOOD
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Doug Page loves books. So much so he built his own site to share his love of them, Books by Page (how perfectly did that work out?). He's here to shar...
APPSTINENCE GONE GOOD
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriela Nguyen helps people break their overreliance on cell phones and social media to venture offline and become self-empowered again. With over 40...
CINNAMON TRUST GONE GOOD
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Rima Jalba shares the good of the Cinnamon Trust, the UK national charity for older people, the terminally ill and their pets. The mission is as simpl...
JEFFREY DESKOVIC GONE GOOD - PART 2
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jeffrey Deskovic's life changed forever when he was convicted of a murder he did not commit at just 17 years old. He maintained his innocence for the ...
JEFFREY DESKOVIC GONE GOOD - PART 1
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jeffrey Deskovic's life changed forever when he was convicted of a murder he did not commit at just 17 years old. He maintained his innocence for the ...
CHRISTINE WHISLER GONE GOOD
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Christine Whisler went from reporting the bad news to spreading some good news through her company Southern-Palm Communications in Tampa, Florida. She...
ANTHONY DYER GONE GOOD
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony Dyer is a veteran of United States Air Force where he served as a Combat Special Missions Aviator for two decades plus. He flew high-risk miss...
CHAMPS TEAR DROPS GONE GOOD
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Champale Anderson put some sandwiches out on a table in front of her house to help some of the kids in her neighborhood and now, 10 years later, throu...
2025 GONE GOOD
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Who's ready for a good year in review? Look, we get it, you're scratching your head and questioning our sanity for using the adjective 'good' to descr...
SHERIFF CHRIS SWANSON GONE GOOD
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sheriff Chris Swanson strives to live in the moment: On May 30th 2020, when he found himself in the center of a volatile situation, he chose to listen...
AI GONE GOOD
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kelvin Cook is Founder & CEO of IntimaSync, the AI software that helps companies boost productivity and retain talent with AI-driven relationship well...
SHERWOODS GONE GOOD
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The doctors are in: Dr. Mark Sherwood and Dr. Michele Neil-Sherwood are husband and wife, best selling health and wellness authors, motivational speak...
BFFS GONE GOOD
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Paige Parsons Roache and Sherri Johnson are two health-focused, powerhouse self-starters, raising their individual families plant-based, all the while...
CHATTY CAFE SCHEME GONE GOOD
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Abi Murray invites us to a cup of coffee and a nice conversation care of the Chatty Cafe Scheme. This all began on a typical wet and windy UK day when...
SCARE GONE GOOD
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's that time of year again, so gather 'round all ye ghosts, ghouls and goblins 'cause we're about to ask the immortal question: what's good about a ...
MOUNTAINS GONE GOOD
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brad Singer sees himself as just another average guy (his words, not ours). Just another average guy who has climbed Mt. Everest and Mt. Kilimanjaro, ...
GUARDIAN ANGEL GONE GOOD
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Anita Harwood needs our help finding a man named Marty who helped her on that fateful day of September 11th, 2001. This is one woman's good journey, t...
5 YEARS GONE GOOD
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Celebrate 5 years of good times as World Gone Good brings you our first episode from our new digs in London. Yep, that's right, we've jumped the pond ...
BONUS GOOD: SEASON 6 PREVIEW
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our new season begins October 8th, direct from our new studio in London. We are embracing the world in the title of our show to bring you all new gues...
SOUND JOURNEY GONE GOOD
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Izumi "Asura" Serra is a healer, a teacher, a singer, and a sound journey-ist (it's a word because I said it's a word). Through her bowls and bells, g...
GRANDMA STAND GONE GOOD
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Matthews had an incredibly close relationship with his Grandma Eileen. So when one of his co-workers needed some support and a sounding board, he...
MENTORING GONE GOOD
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Keaver Brenai is mentoring with a mic - using her own talent and own journey to help bring up the next generation of creatives surrounding her. She’...
COMFORTOLOGIST GONE GOOD
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Steven Drabek draws from his four-decade career and personal journey as a cancer survivor and chronic pain patient to offer his unique perspective...
KICKIN' COUNTRY SB GONE GOOD
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Christy Grant invites you to boot up and get your two step on with Kickin' Country SB. Did you know country line dancing is back in a big way in 2025?...
JESSICA CRUZ GONE GOOD - PART 2
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica Cruz has a passion for compassion and inclusivity. Over the past decade in the vegan industry, she's focused on making plant-based living appr...
JESSICA CRUZ GONE GOOD - PART 1
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica Cruz has a passion for compassion and inclusivity. Over the past decade in the vegan industry, she's focused on making plant-based living appr...
MIND TRAINING GONE GOOD
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ravinder Taylor has spent the past 30 years researching and analyzing self-help modalities. She believes life educates our minds to expect less, there...
DO-OVER DIVAS GONE GOOD
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do-Over Divas is a fun, irreverent podcast where three fearless midlife mavericks share unfiltered stories of reinvention and prove your most badass c...
QUEER JOY GONE GOOD
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Godard is a queer leadership coach who nurtures people to thrive in life and leadership. His work is an expression of two passions: the joy and ...
LEAP GONE GOOD
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Danielle Hanosh wants us all to take a LEAP in the best way possible. Her organization LEAP stands for Leaders for Ethics, Animals, and the Planet. Th...
CANDLES GONE GOOD
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lindsay Gould is the burning bright force behind and owner of Candle Bar 111 in Santa Barbara, CA and she's the definition of creative. This episode i...
FACES OF REBELLION GONE GOOD - PART 2
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Skipper continues the good conversation all about Faces of Rebellion, his artistic mission to lend his voice to the climate crisis at hand. We ta...
FACES OF REBELLION GONE GOOD - PART 1
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Skipper is equal parts talented artist and climate activist. And just how is he bridging those two passions together? Through his project, Faces ...
WINE GONE GOOD
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Christina Shadle is a functional nutritional therapy practitioner (say that five times fast) aaaand she likes herself some wine (who doesn't?). But sh...
OLAUG GONE GOOD
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet the Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage, a group of environmentalists who are proving age is just a number as they dive deep to and make a diff...
ONE WARM COAT GONE GOOD
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Beth Amodio is President/CEO of One Warm Coat, the organization on a mission to provide free coats to children and adults in need while promoting volu...
LOST HOME PROJECT GONE GOOD
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Maya Brattkus wanted to give her friend who lost her home in the LA fires a gift to comfort her and help her through her grief. What she didn't realiz...
NICE NEWS GONE GOOD
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Devlin was tired of nothing but bad news so he decided to do something about it in the nicest way possible. Nice News highlights the good stuff h...
INSTANT TRANSFORMATION GONE GOOD
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Craig Polsfuss believes we can change in an instant because that's exactly what happened to him. There will be listeners of this episode who will conn...
FORK RANGER GONE GOOD
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Frank Holleman is the founder of the Fork Ranger initiative, a platform dedicated to educating people on how their food choices can impact climate cha...
PROJECT ANIMALAID GONE GOOD
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Marcy Thrash brings the good of Project AnimalAid, the Boulder, Colorado based 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to improving the health and welfare of...
HOT MESS EXPRESS GONE GOOD
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brittinie Tran is a mother of 3, splitting her time between her own top-rated podcast Girl, Same and being the President of the Board for Hot Mess Exp...
200th EPISODE GONE GOOD
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Celebrate our 200th episode with our #1 most downloaded show guest Julie McGuire, eco-artist and internet sensation Ike Wynter, and the Black Fairy Go...
GAIL LYNN GONE GOOD
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New Year, New You - Part 3: Gail Lynn wants to heal the world through sound and light healing. More specifically, she wants to do so through her creat...
DR. JAY WINNER GONE GOOD
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New Year, New You - Part 2: Dr. Jay Winner wants us to be more gentle with ourselves, with each other, and with life over all. He's a family physician...
ALEXIS GONZALEZ GONE GOOD
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New Year, New You - Part 1: Alexis Gonzalez is an entrepreneur, speaker, author and Family Constellations Facilitator. She's a trained speaker with a ...
5th ANNUAL HOLIDAYS GONE GOOD
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Get your ho, ho, ho on as Tim Brady, Kristine Augustyn and Kevin Ford join our sled ride directly into the holidays. We are talking the good of everyt...
F WORD GONE GOOD
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
PaSean Wilson-Ashley returns to talk about her oh-so-good documentary, THE F WORD. What IS the F WORD? Fibroids. We talk about women's health, specifi...
CODY BRYANT GONE GOOD
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cody Bryant's real life story is right out of a soap opera: he met a girl, they started dating, he went on a trip overseas alone, got in an accident, ...
SARAH 3.0 GONE GOOD
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Woodard is back to spark more of our consciousness - literally - that's the name of her company, Spark Consciousness. We talk the good of being ...
CHICK SINGER NIGHT GONE GOOD
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
36 years ago, Lori Maier put together Chick Singer Night for one night only and well, here we are, way more nights than one only. What exactly is Chic...
GHOSTS GONE GOOD - PART 2
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
James Freitas continues his ghostly good story of apparitions-a-plenty...at the mall (insert menacing laugh). Look, it's no secret I fancy a spooky st...
BONUS GOOD: MARY'S GHOSTS
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mary Edwards shared her ghostly tale in this week's episode but that was just the beginning of her story. We're keeping Halloween going a little bit l...
GHOSTS GONE GOOD - PART 1
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Celebrate Halloween with Mary Edwards, John Carrozza, Jaci Pund, James Freitas and Susan Moore who all join us to get their good spooky time on. It's ...
BONUS GOOD: YES VOTE
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have you voted? Are you planning to vote? Here's an inspirational flashback bonus with our good pal, CBS Sunday Morning correspondent and Emmy-winner ...
ASHEVILLE GONE GOOD
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Shelly Tygielski is a 2020 CNN Hero, the founder of Pandemic of Love, Co-Founder of Partners in Kind, and she just happens to live in Asheville, North...
SHANI GONE GOOD
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Shani is just another American girl from a small town in Arkansas with a love for rhythm and melody and some big dreams - several of which she's still...
4 YEARS GONE GOOD - PART 2
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our 4th anniversary celebration continues with Ellie Laks & Jay Wiener from the Gentle Barn continuing their real life and somewhat surprising love st...
4 YEARS GONE GOOD - PART 1
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Celebrate our 4 year anniversary with the kickoff of Season 5! This special episode finally answers the question you've been waiting for: what happene...
SUNBOLT GONE GOOD
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Vanessa Branco shares the good power of Sunbolt, the company that creates solar powered work stations that can pretty much be set up anywhere. This is...
GREENER PASTURES GONE GOOD
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Diane Dieterich followed her heart right to a greener pasture - literally - that's the name of her farm rescue. Greener Pastures is a 2023 top-rated g...
BONUS GOOD: GERI MEETS CAROL
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Geri Jewell meets Carol Burnett in this good bonus. If you don't believe in visual and creative manifestation, you may just change your mind after hea...
GERI JEWELL GONE GOOD
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Geri Jewell is a comedian, actor and author who just happens to have cerebral palsy. When she crossed paths with legendary TV producer Norman Lear, he...
NANDA JOURNEYS GONE GOOD
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nicola Balmain wants us to see the world with purpose and passion. Through her company, Nanda Journeys, she strives to create and curate trips for tra...
WILL KECK GONE GOOD
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Will Keck spent his early career chasing scandals and digging up dirt. Now he's put all those stories into his own memoir, When You Step Upon A Star: ...
CATS GONE GOOD
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Wendy Miller loves cats and cards, games and fun. That last word is the most important one. She's someone who follows her fun and it's taken her to ma...
BONUS GOOD: GOOD REMINDER
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The last few weeks - days especially - have left many of us feeling frustrated, confused, lost and yes even angry. So what can we do? Remind ourselves...
MOSES WEST GONE GOOD
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Moses West believes every person on Earth should have access to clean drinking water. And he doesn't just believe it, he's doing something about it. T...
FRASER FITZGERALD GONE GOOD
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fraser Fitzgerald is the 'Nicest Chef in the World' (per him) and that's good enough for us. He joins us to share his good life story that begins wher...
SOCCER GONE GOOD
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Emmanuel Nana Akyen has had a life-long dream to play soccer and through it, he's uplifting others around him. His inspiring life story is driven by s...
WAYFINDER GONE GOOD
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kristi Amdahl is a coach and a way finder, which is exactly what it sounds like it means: She helps people find their way. From her own personal journ...
FUTURE PERFECT PROJECT GONE GOOD
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Julie Novak and Sonyamia Blanco share their unique voices and stories through the Future Perfect Project, the organization that amplifies the voices o...
DEMOCRACY GONE GOOD
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Basham & Tara Devlin are two loud and proud activists, both on a good mission to keep democracy alive. Look, we get it, no one wants or needs ano...
INDEPENDENT FILMMAKER GONE GOOD
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Heather Tyler loves being creative especially when she gets to be creative alongside other creative people. She's taken the leap into writing, produci...
SALVATORE GONE GOOD
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Salvatore Forcina has lived the American dream, arriving in the United States with $40 in his pocket and not able to speak one word of English, he...
VANESSA MARSHALL GONE GOOD
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Vanessa Marshall's motto? There's nothing to get, only to give. You may not recognize her face but you know her voice as she's brought to life Wonder ...
JOHN OBERG GONE GOOD
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
John Oberg is an animal advocate dedicated to making the world a kinder place for animals. A vegan since 2009 and full-time animal activist since 2012...
ANGELA BRIONES GONE GOOD
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Angela Briones is the proud host of The Gay Podcast for Everyone - and when she says everyone, she means everyone. Whether you align yourself as gay o...
TENNESSEE COW RESCUE GONE GOOD
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Denise Montrose returns to the show so prepare for a moo-ving experience. We catch up about life on the farm including how she's gone from two to ten ...
MARC-DAVID MUNK GONE GOOD
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Marc-David Munk is a Canadian/American emergency physician and healthcare exec who didn't just answer his own true calling, he embraced it. In the...
PIE LADY GONE GOOD
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Steph Hockersmith is Pie Lady Books on Instagram and let's just say close to 100,000 followers can't be wrong: Books and pies pair so good together. S...
NEWS GONE GOOD
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bad news got you down? Let's fix that right here, right now: Welcome to a very special episode of World Gone Good where we celebrate all the good news...
NATALIE GONE GOOD
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Natalie Buchoz is the definition of turning tragedy into triumph: In December of 2007, her life changed forever when a skiing accident resulted in a c...
AYURVEDA GONE GOOD
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ayurvedic practitioner Caryn Challman brings a well rounded approach to healing that addresses our minds, bodies and souls. With 30 years experience i...
TWO GAY GRANDPAS GONE GOOD
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Scott & Bobby are Two Gay Grandpas Travel and they're not just seeing the world, they're inspiring the multi-generational gay and straight people with...
GAITHER GONE GOOD
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Victoria Gaither returns to share her journey as a black skier, where she is breaking down stereotypes and changing the narrative. We talk about her o...
ADELE GONE GOOD
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Adele Wang helps sensitive, perfectionist, high-performing women create happiness and success in an imperfect world (gone good). She is a mentor, heal...
NOBLE TOUCH GONE GOOD
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jeffrey V. Noble is a man on a mission to educate, motivate and empower. From uplifting himself from the projects of NYC to traveling the world to stu...
BRAIN GONE GOOD
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Emilie Leyes is a brain-training specialist and hypnosis practitioner. This is our first good guest in a trio of episodes focused on getting unstuck t...