Happy Saturday from the good side — and happy Children's Day, November 14, 2026. In this daily good news episode, Jamaica releases its one thousandth head-started rock iguana, two Delhi schoolboys turn ordinary fans into air purifiers, and a small Utah town raises a record $6,108,080 in a single day of giving.

What is today's good news? Jamaica's National Environment and Planning Agency releases its 1,000th head-started Jamaican rock iguana into the Hellshire Hills on November 14, 2026 — 114 iguanas released that day, 973 already released — a species declared extinct in 1948 and rediscovered in 1990. In Delhi, students Krish Aggarwal and Samarth Meattle's Project Vayu fits a Rs 140 filter onto ordinary fans to clean classroom air, reaching more than 10,000 students in underprivileged schools, with Krish named to the 2026 Diana Award Roll of Honour. And Park City, Utah's 16th annual Live PC Give PC raises a record $6,108,080 on November 6, 2026 from 7,632 donors for 150 nonprofits — more than $46 million raised since 2011.

In this episode:
- The one thousandth iguana: Jamaica releases its 1,000th head-started Jamaican rock iguana (Cyclura collei) into the Hellshire Hills, St Catherine, on Nov 14, 2026 — 114 released that day, 973 already released — coordinated by the National Environment and Planning Agency with Hope Zoo's head-start programme, which cares for 250–300 juveniles at a time. The species was declared extinct in 1948 and rediscovered in 1990; iguana specialist Tandora Del Grant has worked on the project since 1995.
- The fan that cleans the air: Delhi students Krish Aggarwal (Class 12, Sanskriti School) and Samarth Meattle (Class 11, Vasant Valley School) created Project Vayu, a Rs 140 filter that fits ordinary table and wall fans, captures PM2.5, installs in under a minute, and is given free to underprivileged schools — reaching 10,000+ students across Delhi. Krish earned a place on the 2026 Diana Award Roll of Honour.
- Six million dollars of neighbours: Park City, Utah's 16th annual Live PC Give PC raises a record $6,108,080 on Nov 6, 2026 from 7,632 donors making 18,000+ donations for 150 local nonprofits, with $47,500 in prizes to 50 nonprofits. More than $46 million has been raised since the event began in 2011. Park City Community Foundation President and CEO Joel Zarrow said the community surpassed its wildest expectations.
- Your Saturday mission: do one small thing for a child today — on Children's Day in India.

Chapters
0:00 - Good Morning, Good Side
0:38 - The One Thousandth Iguana
4:38 - The Fan That Cleans the Air
7:35 - A Quick Word
8:01 - Six Million Dollars of Neighbours
10:55 - Your Saturday Mission
12:25 - Small Things, Done on Purpose

The Goodside Podcast is a daily good news podcast from ColoredJuice Podcast Studio, part of the HustleStudios Podcast Network. Each morning, three uplifting true stories, a daily mission, and a quiet close — small things, done on purpose.

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Sources: Qaribo, Nov 10, 2026; Moneycontrol, Nov 11, 2026; Park City Community Foundation, Nov 9, 2026.

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