Bryan Walsh is the Senior Editorial Director for Vox and he joins just to talk about why were are so attracted to bad news and with his Good News Newsletter, Bryan is helping to keep those positive stories in our lives. For Audio Sorbet, we want to know: the weather was nice and Christmas lights are up, but do you wait to light them until after Thanksgiving? And to celebrate another great show, we're closing it out with This Shouldn't Be A Thing - Houston, We Have A Problem Edition.

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