People Fixing the World Podcast
Brilliant solutions to the world’s 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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The great mosquito swap
Tue 9 Apr 2019
Scientists are hoping to stop diseases spreading by changing the mosquito population
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The mums saving each other from a taboo condition
Tue 2 Apr 2019
Women who have had surgery for fistula are making sure others get life-changing treatment
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Can phages save us as antibiotics stop working?
Tue 26 Mar 2019
How phages – viruses that kill bacteria – are saving lives.
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The digital detectives tackling child sexual abuse
Tue 19 Mar 2019
Meet the online volunteers helping Europol track down child abusers and their victims
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Crossing divides in Cyprus
Tue 12 Mar 2019
Could a centre in the buffer zone that divides Cyprus bring two communities together?
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Last video messages to help children grieve
Tue 5 Mar 2019
Making precious video memories for children
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Turning old clothes into new ones
Tue 26 Feb 2019
Could dissolving mountains of old clothes help create material for new ones?
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Predicting suicide
Tue 19 Feb 2019
How machine learning could be used to predict who will take their own life
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‘No Men Allowed’ – The Gym Getting Women Fit and into Work
Tue 12 Feb 2019
A single-sex gym in Turkey is helping women exercise and become entrepreneurs
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How Nepal Doubled its Tiger Population
Tue 5 Feb 2019
Over the past 10 years, Nepal has almost doubled its population of Bengal tigers
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The shopping mall where everything is recycled
Tue 29 Jan 2019
A shopping mall in Sweden only sells recycled items, thanks to its clever location
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The Turkish App to Help Autistic Children Learn
Tue 22 Jan 2019
Can these games help autistic children get the right education?
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The Talent Show for Honest People
Tue 15 Jan 2019
In the Integrity Idol talent show, it doesn’t matter if you can sing or dance
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Does the world need more babies?
Tue 8 Jan 2019
Campaigns in countries with low birth rates are trying to get people to have more babies
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Checking in with the Problem Solvers
New Year's Day 2019
We update you on stories from 2018 including a plan to catch junk in space
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The Little Libraries Bringing Books into People’s Homes
Christmas Day 2018
Small boxes of books placed across the world are bringing people together
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Can US Entrepreneurs Help Fix Education in Africa?
Tue 18 Dec 2018
A growing network of high-tech schools aims to tackle a ‘crisis’ in African education
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Can This Smart Street Stop Drinkers Getting Violent?
Tue 11 Dec 2018
How a Dutch city is trying to reduce violence by changing the colour of street lights
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How 'Buddy Benches' are Making Playtime Less Lonely
Tue 4 Dec 2018
Buddy Benches are proving popular in Irish schools
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Smart Boats That Sail on a Bed of Bubbles
Tue 27 Nov 2018
What’s being done to clean up the shipping industry and make it less polluting?
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The Banks That Run on Time Instead of Money
Tue 20 Nov 2018
How time banks allow people to save and spend their hours
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How to Build a City for an Ageing Population
Tue 13 Nov 2018
Japan’s Kashiwa City has redesigned buildings and jobs to adapt to an ageing population
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The Country That Can Jail You For Using Plastic Bags
Tue 6 Nov 2018
In Kenya you can be jailed for four years for carrying a single-use plastic bag.
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Time to Update the Stranger Danger Message?
Tue 30 Oct 2018
Stranger Danger: Still the best message to keep children safe?
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Tech That Tricks the Brain
Tue 23 Oct 2018
Two tech start-ups are using wearable technology to trick the brain to solve problems
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‘Rental sisters’ for Japan’s Reclusive Young Men
Tue 16 Oct 2018
The sisters-for-hire who are trying to coax reclusive Japanese men out of their rooms
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Fighting the ‘Water Mafia’ with Pipes in the Sky
Tue 9 Oct 2018
A project in a Kenyan slum is pumping water through pipes suspended in the air
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Mending Our Disposable Culture
Tue 2 Oct 2018
Why volunteers are fixing other people’s stuff free of charge
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Smart Stimulation for People with Dementia
Tue 25 Sep 2018
Three clever ideas that help improve the day-to-day lives of people with dementia
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Running and Singing to Improve Maths and English
Tue 18 Sep 2018
The schools changing lives through running and music
People fixing the world on YouTube
Watch stories of people changing their world on the World Service English YouTube channel
