After 50 Years of Searching for Exoplanets, We Found Our Smallest Cosmic Neighbors Orbiting Local StarNumber of Monarch Butterflies Wintering in Mexico is Way Up–Doubling the Forest Acreage Over Last YearWe Can Stop Glass Windows From Killing BirdsWhy a Texas School Let Its Lawns Grow
Category: 2 Beers In- Austin
We stay away from politics and pop culture.
Brett Weaver and Monica Ballard enjoy libations and talk about positive news stories.
Friends and patrons chime in with their stories too!
Because all the best conversations start 2 Beers in!
Tell Me About the Orphans? – EP512Tell Me About the Orphans? – EP512
Maine Nonprofit Cancels $1.9 Million in Medical Debt for 1,500 People Michael Sheen spent his own money to write off $1.3 million of neighbors’ debts | CNN Mom Channeled Her Terminal Cancer into Debt Relief Fundraiser–Wiping Out $65 Million in Medical Debt Steve Carrell delivers
Notes, Gramma Birds and Playwright Kids – EP510Notes, Gramma Birds and Playwright Kids – EP510
Man Finds Heartfelt Note in Mailbox From Firefighters Who Saved His Home During Palisades Fire (LOOK)World’s Oldest Bird Gives Birth to Yet Another Chick–at Nearly 74 Years OldGood News About Potential Upcoming Asteroid Colliding with Earth: We’ve Deflected Them Before and Can Do So AgainAfter
Some People on Buffalos – EP509Some People on Buffalos – EP509
Unused Train Stations Across US Are Being Revitalized into Hotels, Restaurants and Even MuseumsPlayful People Proved More Resilient During Covid – They Excelled at ‘Lemonading’Mechanic Learns to Read at 58 and Finally Gets to Enjoy a Magazine He Bought 40 Years AgoBison Ranchers Return Thousands
Trust the Religious Dutch – EP508Trust the Religious Dutch – EP508
World-Record Jump-Roper Uses His ‘Double-Dutch’ Jump Ropes to Save Teen in Icy Pond - Good News NetworkDutch Bringing Back Risky Play–in Parks Where Kids Climb, Sword-fight with Sticks and Build with HammersMan in Dubai miraculously finds the 51-year-old wedding ring he had tragically lost at
Dogs, Cats, Planes and Sticks – EP507Dogs, Cats, Planes and Sticks – EP507
Ariz. Man Never Gave Up Hope that He Would Find His Missing Dog. 8 Years Later, the Duo Finally ReunitedCafe offers free coffee to dancing customers: Mittens the cat is mistakenly left on a plane and becomes a frequent flyer | AP NewsStick with us: Why
Lost Maps, Healing Forests, and a Firefighter’s Beer Trick – EP506Lost Maps, Healing Forests, and a Firefighter’s Beer Trick – EP506
Today’s Location - Busty's Bar and Jukebox Researchers Identify Grooves and Indents in Cave Floor as World’s Oldest 3D Map What Is Forest Bathing and How Does it Benefit Mental and Physical Health? Why the Year of the Snake is constricting festive Lunar New Year
Replacing and Upgrading in Cajun. Regarde tout le bon qu’on fait, eh! – EP505Replacing and Upgrading in Cajun. Regarde tout le bon qu’on fait, eh! – EP505
Today’s Bar - Barfly’s AustinGuitar Center is Replacing Instruments Lost in L.A. Wildfires With New InitiativeLowe’s Donates 100 Tiny Homes to Carolina Families Waiting For Rebuilt Housing After Hurricane FloodingSince 1968 French Teachers Have Come to Louisiana Classrooms to Preserve French Language Through ImmersionCajun American
Plastics Crime Stories and Nuclear Fusion: The Future is Weird – EP504Plastics Crime Stories and Nuclear Fusion: The Future is Weird – EP504
Alien Water Hyacinth is Lethal for Lakes–But it’s Being Turned into Biodegradable Plastic Bags and PotsUS Newspapers Are Deleting Old Crime Stories.Virginia Sets Date for First Nuclear Fusion Plant in the U.S. to Produce Emission-Free ElectricityMan Finds Christmas Gift in Wall with His Name on
Footprints and Crime and Celestial Wonders – EP503Footprints and Crime and Celestial Wonders – EP503
El Salvador’s Homicide Rate Is Now Freakishly LowFollowup by listen to Andrew Heaton’s Political Orphanage.How to Stop A Drug Cartel - The Political Orphanage - Apple PodcastsJanuary Skies lit up with a Planet Parade!2 Different Species of Human left footprints at Same Spot on Same
Trix, The Terminator, and a really old Job – EP502Trix, The Terminator, and a really old Job – EP502
Ants start piling their dead on Trix for some strange reason and Twitter detectives are all over the mystery - Scoop UpworthyArnold Schwarzenegger gives $250,000 to build homes for homeless veterans — changes their lives forever - Scoop UpworthyWoman finally gets a reply from her
Like Riding a Bike – 2BI_EP441Like Riding a Bike – 2BI_EP441
Cycling Lessons For WomenBride’s Venue Burns Down Only for Her Big Day to Rise from the Ashes Once Locally Extinct, 'Top Predator' River Otter Flourishing Again in New MexicoOldest Known Alphabet Unearthed in Ancient Syria–Predating All Others by 500 YearsCALL TO ACTION, EPISODE LINK & CONTACT
5/4 Time – EP4395/4 Time – EP439
The Uplift: An adaptable dog - CBS NewsA Daily Cloud (@adailycloud) • Instagram photos and videosHiking Through HistorySatire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at auction with Sandy Hook families' backing
A Couple of Days After – EP438A Couple of Days After – EP438
95-year-old Pickleball Player Dominates the CourtsParents Are Preparing ‘Gen Alpha’ Kids for the Future by Prioritizing Creative Thinkinghttps://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/boston-hospital-is-treating-food-as-medicine-with-its-own-rooftop-garden/Lost Chopin Music Unearthed 200 Years After Composer’s DeathSong: Chopin - (2024): Waltz in A minor
Shake it up (With Reid) – EP437Shake it up (With Reid) – EP437
11-year-old boy surprised with Eras Tour tickets after epic Halloween costume - ABC News Shakespeare book returned to N.J. library 100 years overdue - UPI.com 'Broken' lottery vending machine gives Ill. man $9.2M ticket - UPI.com Man is Creating 1,500-Mile Trail Across Texas for Hikers,
Covid and the Trickiest Fish – EP436Covid and the Trickiest Fish – EP436
Americans can once again order 4 free at-home COVID tests from the federal government - ABC NewsProvo Woman Gives Kidney to Stranger She Met Hiking: Pair Reunite with Intermountain Health Transplant Team to Offer ThanksNeighborhood celebrates mailman on last day of work before retiringWhy Fish
This Show Travels – EP435This Show Travels – EP435
Pet Cat Lost in Yellowstone Travels 800 Miles Toward the City Where Owner Still Had Hope 60 Days LaterHe Travels to Share the Happiest Moments in People's Lives from Every Country in the WorldWorld’s Only ‘Bookstore Airbnb’ Has 2-Year Wait List for Guests Wanting to
Energy, Renewables, Kitties and “The Irish” – EP433Energy, Renewables, Kitties and “The Irish” – EP433
Michigan’s Robust Renewable Energy Powered 1 Million Homes in 2023 from Wind and SolarLEGO Paying Out of Pocket to Make Half the Plastic in Its Bricks from Renewable Materials by 2026Town Is Missing its Clothing as 4-Pawed Cat Burglar Pilfers Items from Neighbors and Brings