Some Good News: Episodes 1-4
April 22, 2020 4:05 AM - Season 1, Episode 1 - Subscribe
Some good news from around the world, hosted by John Krasinski.
I've only seen 2 so far, but they've been a bunch of fun and a nice breath of fresh air given all the other news that had been going on.
posted by Carillon at 11:10 AM on April 22, 2020
posted by Carillon at 11:10 AM on April 22, 2020
It's got just the right amount of self-deprecation and snark to cut through what potentially could be sappy; Krasinski pulls that off well.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 12:00 PM on April 22, 2020 [2 favorites]
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 12:00 PM on April 22, 2020 [2 favorites]
I'd argue that we should all be very grateful most bulletins are dominated by bad news. Look at it this way:
News is, by definition, something outside the norm - hence the old saying that "Dog bites man" is not news, but "Man bites dog" definitely is. If the news was always full of feelgood stories about people being kind to each another, that would suggest that such behaviour was unusual enough to merit being reported. It follows that the society producing that news programme must be one where the vast majority of people never even considered helping anyone else - and who wants to live in a society like that?
posted by Paul Slade at 12:27 PM on April 22, 2020 [1 favorite]
News is, by definition, something outside the norm - hence the old saying that "Dog bites man" is not news, but "Man bites dog" definitely is. If the news was always full of feelgood stories about people being kind to each another, that would suggest that such behaviour was unusual enough to merit being reported. It follows that the society producing that news programme must be one where the vast majority of people never even considered helping anyone else - and who wants to live in a society like that?
posted by Paul Slade at 12:27 PM on April 22, 2020 [1 favorite]
Carillon, definitely check out 3 and 4, they get better every week!
posted by ellieBOA at 12:33 PM on April 22, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by ellieBOA at 12:33 PM on April 22, 2020 [1 favorite]
Fave moment: weather report
posted by I_Love_Bananas at 3:59 PM on April 22, 2020 [3 favorites]
posted by I_Love_Bananas at 3:59 PM on April 22, 2020 [3 favorites]
I was avoiding these for some reason but then I read these comments.
I have watched two and like them quite a lot!
posted by Glinn at 3:25 PM on April 23, 2020 [1 favorite]
I have watched two and like them quite a lot!
posted by Glinn at 3:25 PM on April 23, 2020 [1 favorite]
I did not at all expect the prom segment to make me tear up.
posted by meese at 7:45 AM on April 24, 2020
posted by meese at 7:45 AM on April 24, 2020
ellieBOA thank you! Just finished them and man they do get even better!
posted by Carillon at 10:04 AM on April 24, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by Carillon at 10:04 AM on April 24, 2020 [1 favorite]
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posted by wenestvedt at 7:32 AM on April 22, 2020 [3 favorites]