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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The game that fixes cities
Tue 11 Jul 2023
How cryptocurrency and blockchain are being used to try and solve some everyday problems
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The power of a backstory
Tue 4 Jul 2023
How mini-biographies are helping elderly patients connect with their carers
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Turning mud into 鈥榗lean鈥� concrete
Tue 20 Jun 2023
The man whose special powder turns waste soil into buildings
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Palm oil that鈥檚 better for wildlife
Tue 13 Jun 2023
How a palm oil plantation is helping nature to thrive in Borneo
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Catching the 鈥榖ike bus鈥�
Tue 6 Jun 2023
How kids are finding safety in numbers on their cycle to school
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What to do with an empty mall?
Tue 30 May 2023
The US malls being brought back to life as schools, healthcare centres and offices
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Helping elephants and humans get along
Tue 23 May 2023
How to prevent conflict between people and animals
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Dementia friendly neighbourhoods
Tue 16 May 2023
How to design a neighbourhood with older people in mind
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Menopause mentors
Tue 2 May 2023
How women are using cafes, apps and oils to make menopause a little easier
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Fighting corruption in schools
Tue 25 Apr 2023
A new generation making sure schools are getting the government funds they are promised
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Work: Access for all
Tue 11 Apr 2023
Workplaces that have welcomed people with learning disabilities on to the team
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Kangaroo care for premature babies
Tue 4 Apr 2023
The simple skin-to-skin approach saving newborn lives
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Sports fan solutions
Tue 28 Mar 2023
How German 鈥渇an projects鈥� are stopping young supporters being seduced by far-right groups
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Stopping harassment on public transport
Tue 14 Mar 2023
Projects aiming to make commuting safer - particularly for women.
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Endometriosis: The search for solutions
Tue 7 Mar 2023
Has Hungary found a better way of treating endometriosis?
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Challenging attitudes to disability
Tue 28 Feb 2023
The silent cafe and VR game trying to make life better for people with disabilities
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The ring that could help save women鈥檚 lives
Tue 7 Feb 2023
Has a tiny silicon ring to protect women from HIV infection worked as a solution?
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Turning waste into power
Tue 31 Jan 2023
How old food and hot computers are being used to provide new sources of energy
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The healing power of forests
Tue 24 Jan 2023
Meet the people using forests to help improve mental health
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Plants fighting pollution
Tue 17 Jan 2023
Meet the plants that clear up oil spills and provide clean water
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Bringing dead languages back to life
Tue 10 Jan 2023
How do you revive a language with no living speakers?
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Fighting the megadrought
Tue 3 Jan 2023
How Chile has found ingenious ways of finding and using water
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Micro-homes and sobercoins
Tue 27 Dec 2022
The tiny houses helping homeless people to get off the streets
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Grannies fixing the world
Tue 20 Dec 2022
The projects around the world using the influence of grandmothers to help improve lives
People fixing the world on YouTube
Watch stories of people changing their world on the World Service English YouTube channel
