People Fixing the World Podcast
Brilliant solutions to the world鈥檚 problems. We meet people with ideas to make the world a better place and investigate whether they work.
Episodes to download
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Kids fixing the world
Tue 9 Jun 2020
Clever inventions by children that could improve our lives, from apps to robots
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No more bosses
Tue 2 Jun 2020
How do you make work a better place? Get rid of managers, say some companies.
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The ancient technology getting a second wind
Tue 26 May 2020
Wind-powered ships are sailing cargo around the world again to help cut pollution.
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Electricity that grows on trees
Tue 19 May 2020
Scientists are trying to tap unlikely-sounding energy sources - like the leaves on trees.
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A Sporting Chance
Tue 5 May 2020
How sport can change the lives of young people from some of the toughest backgrounds.
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The great spreadsheet in the sky
Tue 28 Apr 2020
How blockchain could solve some of the world鈥檚 problems.
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The farmers moving their fields indoors
Tue 21 Apr 2020
We visit farmers growing lettuce, herbs and strawberries indoors in the middle of cities
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Making the world a quieter place
Tue 14 Apr 2020
How sound barriers and noise sensors are helping to make the planet more peaceful
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The big transport swap
Tue 7 Apr 2020
Would robot shuttles, buses on demand and free rides persuade you to ditch your car?
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Regrowing the rainforest
Tue 31 Mar 2020
It has taken 40 years, but this man has regrown a patch of rainforest in the Amazon
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The treasure in our toilets
Tue 24 Mar 2020
How human sewage is being recycled to recover a valuable chemical
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How to be a better dad
Tue 17 Mar 2020
Teaching men to look after their babies and how this can help cut violence against women
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How they鈥檙e saving the kakapo
Tue 10 Mar 2020
It鈥檚 a flightless bird close to extinction, but the kakapo recovery team is on the case.
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Audience takeover: Your feedback
Tue 3 Mar 2020
鈥淔abulous idea鈥� or 鈥渨aste of money鈥�? Your thoughts on some of the solutions we鈥檝e covered
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A safe place to be gay
Tue 25 Feb 2020
An idea used in video games is helping LGBTQ people in the Middle East talk safely online
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Meet the neighbours
Tue 18 Feb 2020
People in these flats promise to spend two hours a week together to tackle loneliness
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The miracle cure: Exercise
Tue 4 Feb 2020
If exercise were a drug, almost everyone over 65 would want to take it
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Fighting depression together
Tue 28 Jan 2020
Women in Uganda are learning how to treat their neighbours for depression
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Running to do good
Tue 21 Jan 2020
Forget the treadmill - these people have turned doing good deeds into a workout
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Forecasting volcanoes
Tue 14 Jan 2020
Preparing for disasters long before they strike rather than rescuing people afterwards
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The pharmacists fighting high drug prices
Tue 7 Jan 2020
When drug prices went up, pharmacists stepped in to make medicines themselves
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How to move the Earth
Tue 31 Dec 2019
The plans to use lasers or asteroids to move our planet away from the sun
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Checking in with the problem solvers
Christmas Eve 2019
Stopping forest fires with goats and more 鈥� an update on projects we鈥檝e visited before
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Making your deliveries greener
Tue 17 Dec 2019
Four clever ways to reduce carbon emissions from deliveries
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Convicting more rapists
Tue 10 Dec 2019
Rapists often get away without being convicted 鈥� South Africa thinks it has an answer
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Turning kids into entrepreneurs
Tue 3 Dec 2019
Children in Uganda are running their own businesses thanks to special classes in school
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Saving the World鈥檚 Ice
Tue 26 Nov 2019
Silica beads and whiter clouds - ideas to stop the world鈥檚 ice melting
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Stopping abuse with protection dogs
Tue 19 Nov 2019
Women who have left abusive partners are learning how to train their own protection dogs
People fixing the world on YouTube
Watch stories of people changing their world on the World Service English YouTube channel
