People Fixing The World Podcast
Discover the people and the projects trying to make the world a better place.
Discover the people and the projects trying to make the world a better place.
A weekly programme looking at common challenges around the world and the creative ways people are trying to tackle them.
Presenter Myra Anubi speaks to reporters, experts and innovators to investigate how effective different solutions are, share their successes and inspire listeners with what is possible.
Episodes to download
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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
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How to stop fires destroying whole neighbourhoods
Tue 12 Nov 2019
The innovative fire alarm designed to protect South Africa鈥檚 poorest communities
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How to save the banana
Tue 5 Nov 2019
The banana is under threat from a deadly disease. These people are trying to save it.
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The future of freight
Tue 29 Oct 2019
Designing eco-friendly lorries to make cleaner, greener deliveries
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Gaming for good
Tue 22 Oct 2019
Gamers are helping scientists to analyse research and develop new drugs
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The town rethinking the future of energy
Tue 15 Oct 2019
Energy companies have come together in Finland to tackle climate change
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Shopping for a better life
Tue 8 Oct 2019
How a grocery store is bringing health care to people who can鈥檛 usually afford it
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Turning waste into energy
Tue 1 Oct 2019
Instead of sending all our waste to landfill, some companies are using it to make energy
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Spotting the sound of a cardiac arrest
Tue 24 Sep 2019
Copenhagen is experimenting with a new way of analysing emergency calls
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The snakebite squad
Tue 17 Sep 2019
A team in Kenya has introduced motorbike ambulances for people bitten by snakes
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Meeting Colombia鈥檚 鈥榁iolentologist鈥�
Tue 10 Sep 2019
How a doctor in Colombia changed the way cities monitor and prevent violence
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