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Stephen R. Covey – Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply

Stephen R. Covey – Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply

It’s a reminder that when we sit down and truly listen to one another, amazing…
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Milton H. Erickson – You use hypnosis not as a cure but as a means of establishing a favorable climate in which to learn

Milton H. Erickson – You use hypnosis not as a cure but as a means of establishing a favorable climate in which to learn

To mark this special day, I’ve chosen a quote by the legendary hypnotist Milton H.…
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John Sarno – The fact that the mind can make the body sick is not a new idea; what is new is that the mind can make the body well

John Sarno – The fact that the mind can make the body sick is not a new idea; what is new is that the mind can make the body well

Dr. John Sarno once said... "The fact that the mind can make the body sick…
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Jim Rohn – Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going

Jim Rohn – Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going

Today's Quote comes from Jim Rohn, who once said... "Motivation is what gets you started.…
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Kenneth Blanchard – There’s a difference between interest and commitment. When you’re interested in doing something, you do it only when it’s convenient. When you’re committed to something, you accept no excuses; only results

Kenneth Blanchard – There’s a difference between interest and commitment. When you’re interested in doing something, you do it only when it’s convenient. When you’re committed to something, you accept no excuses; only results

There’s a difference between interest and commitment. When you’re interested in doing something, you do…
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Melody Beattie – The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written. We can help write that story by setting goals

Melody Beattie – The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written. We can help write that story by setting goals

With that in mind, here’s today’s quote from Melody Beattie: She once said... "The new…
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C.S. Lewis – You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream

C.S. Lewis – You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream

So, in the spirit of planning ahead, let’s dive into today’s quote from C.S. Lewis:…
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Benjamin Franklin – Well done is better than well said

Benjamin Franklin – Well done is better than well said

In the spirit of unfinished business, here’s today’s quote from Benjamin Franklin: who once said...…
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Rumi – Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone’s soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd

Rumi – Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone’s soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd

Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone’s soul heal. Walk out…
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Vincent Van Gogh – What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?”

Vincent Van Gogh – What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?”

To celebrate, I’ve chosen a quote by Vincent Van Gogh: "What would life be if…
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the Daily Quote – Positive Daily Inspiration and Motivational Quote of the Day
the Daily Quote – Positive Daily Inspiration and Motivational Quote of the Day

Tune in daily to get a short dose of daily inspiration to kick start your day in a positive way.

the Daily Quote brings you inspirational quotes to help motivate and inspire your day with positivity.
Listen to the show for positive quotes from Albert Einstein, Maya Angelo, Seth Godin, Tony Robbins, Winston Churchill, Martin Luther King Jr, John Lennon, William Shakespeare, Lao Tzu, Confucius and more…

Every single day you will hear a motivational quote to fire up your day.

Pythagoras – “Concern should drive us into action and not into a depression.”
byAndrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day

Welcome to⁠ the Daily Quote⁠, the podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, and this episode is brought to you by ⁠the Great News podcast⁠. Because great news should be heard, and the link is ⁠right here⁠ in the show notes.
Today's quote comes from Pythagoras. He was an ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician who lived from around 570 to 495 BC. Although he is best known today for the Pythagorean Theorem, he also founded a philosophical school that explored mathematics, ethics, music, and the pursuit of wisdom. His teachings have influenced science, philosophy, and education for more than two thousand years.

Today's quote, attributed to Pythagoras, is:

”Concern should drive us into action and not into a depression.”

It's natural to be concerned.
We worry about our health.
Our families.
Our finances.
The future of our communities.
And sometimes, the challenges facing the entire world.

Concern is a normal human response.
But Pythagoras reminds us that concern is most useful when it motivates us to act.

If you're concerned about your health, perhaps it's time for a walk or a healthier meal.
If you're concerned about the environment, maybe it's recycling, planting a tree, or supporting new solutions.
If you're concerned about a relationship, perhaps it's making that phone call you've been putting off.

Action doesn't erase every problem.
But it gives us a sense of purpose and progress.

When we focus on what we can do, instead of only dwelling on what we can't control, concern becomes a catalyst rather than a burden.

So here's the question:

What's one concern in your life that could become the starting point for positive action today?

Remember, worry by itself changes very little. But even one small action can begin to change everything.

That's going to do it for today. I'm Andrew McGivern signing off for now, but I'll be back… tomorrow! Same pod time, same pod station with another Daily Quote.

Pythagoras – “Concern should drive us into action and not into a depression.”
Pythagoras – “Concern should drive us into action and not into a depression.”
July 27, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Confucius – “The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute; the man who does not ask is a fool for life.”
July 26, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Michel de Montaigne – “My life has been full of terrible misfortunes… most of which never happened.”
July 25, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Roy E. Disney – “When your values are clear to you, making decisions becomes easier.”
July 24, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Thomas Fuller – “All things are difficult before they are easy.”
July 23, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Plutarch – “What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.”
July 22, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Baruch Spinoza – “All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.”
July 21, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Unknown Author – “Truth is… We all got a sad story. Either make it your excuse or your motivation.”
July 20, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Bruce Lee – “Remember: If it doesn’t bring you peace, profit or purpose, then it doesn’t deserve your time, energy or attention.”
July 19, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
Victor Hugo -“He who opens a school door, closes a prison.”
July 18, 2026
Andrew McGivern - Motivational Quotes and Daily Inspiration | Quote of the Day
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Great News | Inspiring Stories, Positive Developments and Good 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 mainstream media to focus on scientific breakthroughs, environmental wins, and the inspiring news that proves the world is getting better. Join Andrew McGivern for a dose of optimism and uplifting stories that will change your perspective on human progress.
It is easy to find the
Keep looking for the good in the world, because it is not only there – its everywhere.

De-Extinction Regrowing Cartilage and Safer Batteries
byAndrew McGivern | Good News Podcast Host - Positive News and Inspiration

A massive step forward for de-extinction. A biotech company called Colossal Biosciences (the one bringing back the Wooly Mammoth) has successfully hatched 26 live chicks using an artificial environment.

These chicks were born from a 3D-printed lattice structure designed to mimic a natural eggshell, including a membrane that allows for oxygen exchange. While currently using chicken embryos, the ultimate goal is to scale this technology to resurrect the South Island giant moa, an extinct 12-foot bird from New Zealand.

Because a moa egg is 80 times the size of a chicken egg, no modern bird could safely lay one, making these artificial shells a necessary gateway for bringing the species back.

Next, we look at a breakthrough in safety in our electrified future. Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed ”fireproof” sodium-ion batteries that features an internal ”smart firewall”. Traditional lithium ion batteries can suffer from thermal runaway, a chain reaction where temperatures skyrocket and lead to explosions.

This new design uses a liquid electrolyte that solidifies into a physical barrier when internal heat exceeds 150°C (302°F), effectively cutting off the reaction before a fire can start. In tests, these cells maintained their integrity even during nail penetration and external heating up to 300°C.

Scientists at Stanford have discovered a way to regrow articular cartilage in joints. Cartilage has almost zero regenerative potential in adults, leading to chronic pain and arthritis for millions. The team found they could trigger the body’s own skeletal stem cells by creating a slight injury, similar to a microfracture, and then using specific chemical signals to ”steer” those cells.

Chemists at Northwestern University have found a way to turn natural gas into liquid methanol in a single step. Current industrial methods require extreme heat and pressure, emitting millions of tons of CO2 annually. This new process uses pulses of high-voltage electricity to create tiny ”lightning bolts” of plasma inside a reactor. These bursts break methane’s bonds at low temperatures, allowing it to recombine into methanol, a versatile chemical used in everything from plastics to cleaner-burning fuels for ships.

Carbon-Trapping Wastewater:
Scientists found that alkaline wastewater from steel and cement production can safely bind CO2 as bicarbonate, potentially removing 30 million tons of greenhouse gas every year.
Ultralight Survival Straw:
Lifestraw has released its lightest filter ever, the Sip Essential, which weighs less than one ounce and can filter up to 1,000 litres of water.
Brain-Activating Electronics:
Researchers created flexible, printed artificial neurons that can generate electrical spikes identical to biological ones, successfully activating real brain cells in lab tests.
Sweaters for Houses:
A new photothermal ”skin” made of coated fabric panels can be attached to exterior walls, absorbing sunlight to raise indoor temperatures and potentially cutting heating bills by 15%.
Solar Power After Dark:
By stripping balsa wood down to its cellular scaffolding and filling it with a ”phase-change” material, scientists created a heat-absorbing sponge that can drive a generator even after the sun goes down.
Plastic to Gasoline:
A new technique uses molten salts to break down common plastic waste into high-grade gasoline and diesel at relatively low temperatures, making recycling much less energy-intensive.
The World’s Largest Flow Battery:
In Switzerland, a billion-dollar project is excavating a pit deep enough to house a 2.1 GWh redox flow battery, capable of powering 210,000 households for an entire day.
And my favorite quote of the day from the Daily Quote podcast is from Robert Louis Stevenson, who said: ”Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant”.
You can follow the Daily Quote in your favorite podcast app.
That is it for this episode of Great News.

De-Extinction Regrowing Cartilage and Safer Batteries
De-Extinction Regrowing Cartilage and Safer Batteries
July 8, 2026
Andrew McGivern | Good News Podcast Host - Positive News and Inspiration
Repairing the Brain, $20 Hearing Aids, and Turning Parking Lots into Power Plants
June 25, 2026
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Smart Living Drugs and Turning Tumors into Vaccines
June 12, 2026
Andrew McGivern | Good News Podcast Host - Positive News and Inspiration
Laser-Fast Internet and Epigenetic Health
April 14, 2026
Andrew McGivern | Good News Podcast Host - Positive News and Inspiration
The Longevity Revolution: Replicating Decades of Aging and Turning Nuclear Waste into Power
April 9, 2026
Andrew McGivern | Good News Podcast Host - Positive News and Inspiration
Reversing Blindness with Cellular Rejuvenation and the Beating Heart-on-a-Chip
April 1, 2026
Andrew McGivern | Good News Podcast Host - Positive News and Inspiration
Self-Spreading CRISPR and the Sun Battery That Outperforms Lithium-Ion
March 18, 2026
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Cancer-Eating Bacteria, 10-Passenger Flying Taxis, and the First Moon Harvest
March 9, 2026
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Can We Bottle the Sun? Plus the AI Tool Outperforming Doctors in Rare Disease Diagnosis
March 7, 2026
Andrew McGivern | Good News Podcast Host - Positive News and Inspiration
Lower Crime and More Energy
March 3, 2026
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    Confucius – “The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute; the man who does not ask is a fool for life.”

    byAndrew McGivernJuly 26, 2026

    Michel de Montaigne – “My life has been full of terrible misfortunes… most of which never happened.”

    byAndrew McGivernJuly 25, 2026

    Thomas Fuller – “All things are difficult before they are easy.”

    byAndrew McGivernJuly 23, 2026

    Plutarch – “What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.”

    byAndrew McGivernJuly 22, 2026
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    De-Extinction Regrowing Cartilage and Safer Batteries
    byAndrew McGivern | Good News Podcast Host - Positive News and Inspiration

    A massive step forward for de-extinction. A biotech company called Colossal Biosciences (the one bringing back the Wooly Mammoth) has successfully hatched 26 live chicks using an artificial environment.

    These chicks were born from a 3D-printed lattice structure designed to mimic a natural eggshell, including a membrane that allows for oxygen exchange. While currently using chicken embryos, the ultimate goal is to scale this technology to resurrect the South Island giant moa, an extinct 12-foot bird from New Zealand.

    Because a moa egg is 80 times the size of a chicken egg, no modern bird could safely lay one, making these artificial shells a necessary gateway for bringing the species back.

    Next, we look at a breakthrough in safety in our electrified future. Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed ”fireproof” sodium-ion batteries that features an internal ”smart firewall”. Traditional lithium ion batteries can suffer from thermal runaway, a chain reaction where temperatures skyrocket and lead to explosions.

    This new design uses a liquid electrolyte that solidifies into a physical barrier when internal heat exceeds 150°C (302°F), effectively cutting off the reaction before a fire can start. In tests, these cells maintained their integrity even during nail penetration and external heating up to 300°C.

    Scientists at Stanford have discovered a way to regrow articular cartilage in joints. Cartilage has almost zero regenerative potential in adults, leading to chronic pain and arthritis for millions. The team found they could trigger the body’s own skeletal stem cells by creating a slight injury, similar to a microfracture, and then using specific chemical signals to ”steer” those cells.

    Chemists at Northwestern University have found a way to turn natural gas into liquid methanol in a single step. Current industrial methods require extreme heat and pressure, emitting millions of tons of CO2 annually. This new process uses pulses of high-voltage electricity to create tiny ”lightning bolts” of plasma inside a reactor. These bursts break methane’s bonds at low temperatures, allowing it to recombine into methanol, a versatile chemical used in everything from plastics to cleaner-burning fuels for ships.

    Carbon-Trapping Wastewater:
    Scientists found that alkaline wastewater from steel and cement production can safely bind CO2 as bicarbonate, potentially removing 30 million tons of greenhouse gas every year.
    Ultralight Survival Straw:
    Lifestraw has released its lightest filter ever, the Sip Essential, which weighs less than one ounce and can filter up to 1,000 litres of water.
    Brain-Activating Electronics:
    Researchers created flexible, printed artificial neurons that can generate electrical spikes identical to biological ones, successfully activating real brain cells in lab tests.
    Sweaters for Houses:
    A new photothermal ”skin” made of coated fabric panels can be attached to exterior walls, absorbing sunlight to raise indoor temperatures and potentially cutting heating bills by 15%.
    Solar Power After Dark:
    By stripping balsa wood down to its cellular scaffolding and filling it with a ”phase-change” material, scientists created a heat-absorbing sponge that can drive a generator even after the sun goes down.
    Plastic to Gasoline:
    A new technique uses molten salts to break down common plastic waste into high-grade gasoline and diesel at relatively low temperatures, making recycling much less energy-intensive.
    The World’s Largest Flow Battery:
    In Switzerland, a billion-dollar project is excavating a pit deep enough to house a 2.1 GWh redox flow battery, capable of powering 210,000 households for an entire day.
    And my favorite quote of the day from the Daily Quote podcast is from Robert Louis Stevenson, who said: ”Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant”.
    You can follow the Daily Quote in your favorite podcast app.
    That is it for this episode of Great News.

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