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The best positive stories from this week&#x27;s podcasts, the ones the headlines skip, explained in our own words. Hear each full conversation:

- Short Wave: VR movement and amygdala memory (at 4:36)
  Could virtual reality speed up learning?
  https://www.npr.org/2026/11/02/nx-s1-6023397/body-learning-virtual-reality-vr
- Science Friday: Armadillos as Northern Signal Species (at 1:27)
  Why are armadillos moving up north?
  https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/science-friday
- Science Friday: Armadillo Adaptations and Range Expansion (at 4:42)
  Why are armadillos moving up north?
  https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/science-friday
- The Positive News Podcast: Personalized mRNA vaccine cuts skin cancer recurrence (at 7:12)
  What Went Right: How Brazil’s election could change the future of the Amazon
  https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pauline0/episodes/What-Went-Right-How-Brazils-election-could-change-the-future-of-the-Amazon-e3re14n
- The Positive News Podcast: Sardinia restaurants encourage phone-free conversation (at 23:39)
  What Went Right: How Brazil’s election could change the future of the Amazon
  https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pauline0/episodes/What-Went-Right-How-Brazils-election-could-change-the-future-of-the-Amazon-e3re14n
- TED Radio Hour: Bean the Hawk Goes Viral (at 5:06)
  Can curiosity save the wild?
  https://www.npr.org/2026/10/30/nx-s1-6020932/can-curiosity-save-the-wild
- TED Radio Hour: Listening to Yellowstone&#x27;s Wolves (at 27:38)
  Can curiosity save the wild?
  https://www.npr.org/2026/10/30/nx-s1-6020932/can-curiosity-save-the-wild
- Ologies with Alie Ward: The Mothman Statue’s Playful Local Fame (at 1:00:16)
  Mothman Mythology (YES, MOTHMAN) with Jeff Wamsley
  https://www.siriusxm.com
- Science Vs: Tiny Movement Breaks Cut Blood Sugar (at 27:47)
  Sitting: As Bad As Smoking?!
  https://chrt.fm/track/15E3G4/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT9254393831.mp3

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Podcast Salad is made by Project5pi: https://project5pi.com/
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