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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How Iceland Saved Its Teenagers
Tue 14 Nov 2017
The story of how a nation came together to wean its teenagers off drink and drugs.
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The Missing Maps
Tue 7 Nov 2017
How volunteers are plotting the world to put 'invisible people' on the map.
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The Town Where Public Toilets Are Everywhere
Tue 31 Oct 2017
Germany has come up with a clever way of increasing the number of its public toilets.
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Addressing the World in Three Words
Tue 24 Oct 2017
Could an app, that divides the world into 3m squares, give everyone a unique address?
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How Iceland is Fighting the Gender Pay Gap
Tue 17 Oct 2017
Is it possible to force companies to pay men and women the same?
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How Cervical 鈥楽elfies鈥� are Fighting Cancer in The Gambia
Tue 3 Oct 2017
A new device lets nurses in rural Gambia find and stop cervical cancer.
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How To Make Sushi From Methane Gas
Tue 26 Sep 2017
A new process uses bacteria that eat methane gas to make food.
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When Local Currencies Go Digital
Tue 19 Sep 2017
The app that wants to keep money flowing in your local community.
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Condom Lifesavers and Voices for the Voiceless
Tue 12 Sep 2017
How to save lives with a condom and a company creating voices for people who cannot speak
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The Dutch Antibiotic Revolution
Tue 5 Sep 2017
The story of one sick toddler that was a wake-up call for The Netherlands' farmers.
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How to Get Blood Where it is Needed
Tue 29 Aug 2017
An entrepreneur in Nigeria is using an app to solve the blood shortage.
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Pakistan鈥檚 Laptop Female Doctors
Tue 22 Aug 2017
How do you help female doctors get back to work after having families?
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Does Universal Basic Income Work?
Tue 8 Aug 2017
Should everyone be given a wage, whether they work or not?
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The Teachable Moment
Tue 1 Aug 2017
The life changing moment that cuts the chances of gunshot victims being shot again.
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Mexico's Cartoon Therapists
Tue 25 Jul 2017
How do you get children who're victims of emotional abuse or physical harm to open up?
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Cutting Cow Farts to Combat Climate Change
Tue 18 Jul 2017
A new frontier in the war against global warming.
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Thailand鈥檚 Disease Detectives
Tue 11 Jul 2017
The volunteers photographing dead chickens to stop the spread of dangerous diseases.
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Can We Supercharge School?
Tue 4 Jul 2017
A school in San Francisco thinks it can speed up education using clever technology.
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Turning Fatbergs into Fuel
Tue 27 Jun 2017
How one company is turning sewer waste into a valuable energy source
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How To Be A Better Mum In Jail
Tue 13 Jun 2017
A project in the US puts doulas into prisons to give babies a good start in life.
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The Stickers that Save Lives
Tue 30 May 2017
How the stickers on bus windows are cutting accidents in Kenya
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Turning Plastic Trash into Cash
Tue 23 May 2017
Can 鈥渟ocial plastic鈥� keep the oceans clean and fight poverty too?
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Saving Lives with Text Messages
Tue 9 May 2017
The man getting emergency help to accidents using just a mobile phone. And Plastic Roads.
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Greener In Death
Tue 2 May 2017
How 鈥渨ater cremation鈥� offers a new way of dealing with dead bodies.
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Helping Disabled People With Sex
Tue 25 Apr 2017
The group in Taiwan helping disabled people to fulfil their sexual needs
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