{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Five Things Going Right","title":"Five Things Going Right: September 29, 2026","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/d8da565f\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":224,"description":"Five real advances in science, medicine, technology, and the environment, each verified against the original reporting. In this episode: Gene therapy restored vision in adult dogs and prompted their retinas to rebuild damaged connections and; Cradle to Cradle design principles enable buildings and products to be fully composted or reused rather than; European river quality improved from 2015–2021, but only Slovenia is on track to meet 2030 environmental; French farmers in the south are growing tropical fruits (bananas, papayas, mangos) by leveraging warming; Vietnam established a 7,500-acre conservation reserve to protect Delacour's Langur, one of the world's.\n\nStan Berteloot is a French-American journalist, marketing strategist, and AI expert based in Princeton, New Jersey. A University of Maryland journalism graduate, he navigates the intersection of storytelling, technology, and culture.\n\nAs Head of Strategy and CTO at Nytro Marketing, he pioneered AI-driven content creation, launching the AI in Marketing podcast. He also hosts Back in America, a podcast exploring American identity through in-depth conversations on race, misinformation, and AI ethics.\n\nStart your VoiceStream free trial today!\n\n📚 Sources:\n\nhttps://www.futurity.org/retinas-repair-vision-loss-3347022/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=retinas-repair-vision-loss-3347022\nhttps://reasonstobecheerful.world/forget-recycling-what-if-we-could-compost-or-reuse-everything/\nhttps://phys.org/news/2026-09-european-rivers-fast-goals.html\nhttps://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/resilient-french-farmers-use-warming-climate-to-grow-the-countrys-own-tropical-fruit/\nhttps://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/vietnam-swiftly-protects-forests-containing-the-last-of-the-worlds-most-endangered-monkey/","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/SAu_W21W5AtVH1Ot48EO6rfVP9cEjNFGjCrUJ9qoC3s/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iN2Qz/NWYxNTBjZTlkNjNm/Y2I5ZGFkYjA2N2Mx/OWUxOC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}