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Sounds Good With Branden Harvey is a weekly podcast hosting hopeful conversations with optimists and world-changers about the unique experiences that drive them to use their influence for go...

Sounds Good Season Finale // If you've been looking for a sign to change your life, this is it. As you've probably figured out by now, life...

The gap between good intentions and real change is a big one to fill. While many companies are interested in making their workplaces more di...

Develop for Good pairs students with nonprofits to use tech to make a difference. The founder of the organization, Mary Zhu, is no stranger...

Growing up in the racially and economically segregated suburbs of Maryland, Patrice Berry found herself wanting to work in U.S. policymaking...

After trading jazz for a Harvard education, this doctor chose to support refugees by not only working in a refugee camp in Turkey, but by de...

Being an environmentally conscious consumer means shopping smarter, not harder. But with so much information and products in the world, it c...

After getting out of prison, Jason Wang committed to helping ex-felons get jobs, end generational poverty, and re-enter society. The United...

After a 7.2 earthquake struck the western part of Haiti last week, it’s been all hands on deck to help the country get back on their feet. T...

Contacting an elected representative is an effective way to make change, but it might not always be clear how to make your voice heard. Our...

Mental health influencer Poppy Jamie is letting go of the idea of perfection. The British entrepreneur and lifestyle personality made the ra...

Growing — whether in our personal or professional lives — requires change. But change can be terrifying, no matter what stage in your life y...

Recycling glass turned this young founder into a TikTok star. Franziska Trautmann was at the end of her college career when her frustration...

Maggie Smith is an award-winning poet who shot to prominence in 2016 with her viral poem, Good Bones . Widely celebrated in the poetry commu...

Petitions help people feel like they’re making change in the world — but do they really make a difference? Stuart Perelmuter, the founder of...

Pulitzer Prize winner Professor Annette Gordon-Reed has been celebrating Juneteenth her entire life. But in light of the global spotlight on...

Intervening when someone is being harassed feels scary. But a global, people-powered movement called Hollaback is making it easy to put an e...

The nonprofit New Story is solving global homelessness with innovative and holistic solutions. By providing financing and creating innovativ...

Sarah Red-Laird is “the bee girl” who started the nonprofit The Bee Girl Organization to educate and inspire communities to conserve bees, t...

Terence Lester (Love Beyond Walls) is making a difference for people experiencing poverty, homelessness, and economic inequality. He founded...

There’s always good news if you know where to look. Every month, we publish a print newspaper called The Goodnewspaper, full of hope and way...

Moms Demand Action began the day after the Sandy Hook shooting, which claimed the lives of 28 people, including 20 children. Shannon Watts,...

Rainbow Railroad helps LGBTQ+ people escape countries where they face imminent danger because of their sexual orientation or gender identity...

John Moe (“Depresh Mode,” “The Hilarious World of Depression”) is bringing humor to mental health. The writer and radio personality’s work o...

Yonathan Moya grew up on the U.S./Mexico border and sought out a way to tell the stories of the people living there. Following a nine-day ph...

Gene Stone (author of “Forks Over Knives”) has spent the last decade writing about plant-based diets and their relationship to health, anima...

All over the world, mysterious signs have been popping up. They say messages like: “Don’t give up.” “You are worthy of love.” “Your mistakes...

At 22, Paige More (The Breasties) got a preventative double mastectomy before ever being diagnosed with cancer. At the time, she was working...

Photographer Aundre Larrow (@aundre) has worked with clients such as The North Face, Amex, Volcom, Lululemon, and the Warriors, and his work...

Journalist and photographer KK Ottesen has photographed and interviewed the world’s most notable politicians and activists. She is a regular...

Expert writing coach Allison Fallon says writing can help you unlock your purpose. Allison is the author of “The Power of Writing It Down” a...

This teacher has turned to Instagram to combat misinformation. Sharon McMahon — who describes herself as “America’s (not boring) government...

Activist Leah Thomas created a platform to address the ways environmentalism impacts not only the planet, but the people on it, too. She cal...

After working on Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns, Amanda Litman founded Run for Something, an organization dedicat...

Is the world becoming more peaceful? Or less? How would we know if it was? In an effort to measure peace, entrepreneur and philanthropist St...

Jedidiah Jenkins is a travel writer who lives with life with intention and purpose. He worked a dream job as a lawyer for the nonprofit Invi...

This is the full-length, unedited version of our conversation with Jedidiah Jenkins. Jedidiah was one of our first-ever guests on the show w...

Dressember founder and CEO Blythe Hill is on a mission to use fashion to end human trafficking. What she started as a style challenge in 200...

Echo chambers are a real problem in our news and media consumption. We follow, listen to, and read news from people who tell us what we alre...

Shane Claiborne is an outspoken critic of the death penalty. He’s a well-respected justice system reform activist and Christian faith leader...

The nonprofit Kids Boost empowers kids to become philanthropists and social entrepreneurs. With $100 in start-up funding, kids work with a o...

Miles Adcox (Onsite Workshops, Unspoken Podcast) is passionate about emotional wellness. His company offers life-changing personal growth wo...

Danielle Coke (@ohhappydani) uses art to educate and inspire her Instagram followers about anti-racism and allyship. For many of us, this ye...

Katherine Gehl says reforming our voting system is the solution to political division and gridlock. Our current political system makes polar...

Terence Lester (Love Beyond Walls, Dignity Museum) is on the forefront of providing support for people experiencing homelessness — in Atlant...

The podcast that leaves you feeling more hopeful is coming back! Sounds Good hosts hopeful conversations with optimists and world-changers a...

Before she became Oprah’s “favorite guest of all time,” she was a woman with a forgotten dream and a profound desire to recreate our world f...

What does a gentler form of protest look like? Could it be uniquely effective? Sarah Corbett, TEDx speaker, author, and activist of 30 years...

From projects with Lin Manuel Miranda, to writing for Netflix’s BoJack Horseman — from illustrating a book about an aliebn, to getting a mas...

Currently touring with Switchfoot and Colony House, Tyson Motsenbocker is a songwriter and guitarist living in San Diego, California.

Branden Harvey jumps in with a short episode to share some exciting personal news, celebrate three years of making Sounds Good, and highligh...