{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Good news for donkeys, rats, wildflowers, and people who hate step trackers","description":"This week, a 58-day protest campaign just convinced Etsy to ban all animal fur starting this August. Germany spent decades digging coal out of the ground, leaving craters 200 feet deep. This month, the last one opened for swimming. And Cambodia unveiled the world's first statue dedicated to a landmine-detecting rat. Arielle and Karissa also get into why wildflowers are thriving in city cracks (turns out they love stress), the donkeys that have kept one Spanish national park fire-free for nine years, and the research that makes a pretty good case for leaving your step tracker at home. If you have questions, comments, feedback, suggestions, or just want to say hi, send a message to podcast@optimistdaily.com. Want to be part of the Optimism Movement? Become an  Emissary. Subscribe to our FREE Daily Newsletter and follow us on Instagram, X, and Blue Sky. The Optimist Daily is a project of the World Business Academy. Donate link:  https:\/\/www.optimistdaily.com\/donate-to-support-the-optimist-daily\/?gift=Y%20http:\/\/ Theme and all original music by Marvin Lanes ","author_name":"The Optimist Daily's Weekly Roundup","author_url":"http:\/\/www.optimistdaily.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40988305\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/201104115"}