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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Helping teenagers become good mums
Tue 24 May 2022
Innovative projects around the world are trying to help teenage mums
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Turning mud into 鈥榗lean鈥� concrete
Tue 17 May 2022
The man whose special powder turns waste soil into buildings
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Robots fixing sewers
Tue 10 May 2022
The robots that navigate sewer pipes to find leaks and blockages so people don't have to
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Using lotteries to make us better people
Tue 3 May 2022
The lotteries that nudge people to take medicine, pick up litter or pay their taxes
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Work: Access for all
Tue 26 Apr 2022
We look at workplaces that have welcomed people with learning disabilities on to the team
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Sponge cities that fight flooding
Tue 19 Apr 2022
How cities are embracing nature to prevent flooding
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Turning tyres into cheap fuel & football pitches
Tue 12 Apr 2022
The entrepreneurs using clever chemistry to turn scrap rubber into fuel and car tyres
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Saving California鈥檚 butterflies
Tue 5 Apr 2022
How rearing butterflies by hand is bringing them back from the brink
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How to make fishing nets less destructive
Tue 29 Mar 2022
Using underwater sounds and lights so only the fish we want to eat get caught
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Making hospitals less stressful
Tue 22 Mar 2022
How leaves, lights, sounds and goats can improve patient health
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Prison Voicemail: Messages from behind bars
Tue 1 Mar 2022
Prisoners and their families are keeping in touch with the Prison Voicemail app
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Violent partners: The 鈥榳indow鈥� strategy
Tue 22 Feb 2022
How Iceland pioneered a new approach to domestic violence
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Training police to patrol each other
Tue 15 Feb 2022
How do you get officers to step in to prevent acts of police brutality?
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Using VR to change lives
Tue 1 Feb 2022
How virtual reality is helping tackle phobias and resolve conflict
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How to fight fake health news
Tue 25 Jan 2022
Can playing a video game 鈥榠noculate鈥� your mind against medical misinformation?
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Making clean water with rubbish
Tue 18 Jan 2022
The chemist using old bones and food waste to make clean drinking water
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Catching up with our solution seekers
Tue 11 Jan 2022
How are Covid dogs, a sturdy bicycle scheme and balloons beaming the internet getting on?
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The forest sound detectives
Tue 4 Jan 2022
How scientists check the health of a forest by listening to it
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The moo loo and other stories
Tue 28 Dec 2021
Training cows to use the toilet and a bouncy castle that fights climate change
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Creating an alternative gig economy
Tue 21 Dec 2021
Meet the innovators who want to change gig work for the better
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How to make electricity for your neighbours
Tue 14 Dec 2021
The energy microgrid that started with scrap metal and an old bicycle
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Food waste: The solar dryer solution
Tue 7 Dec 2021
A simple system for saving food and empowering women
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Ways to save the planet: Using the sun
Tue 30 Nov 2021
Using floating solar panels and a see-through pyramid to help the climate
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The tiny satellites changing how we see Earth
Tue 23 Nov 2021
CubeSats are small but mighty. They track animals, map coral reefs and spot modern slavery
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The 15-minute city
Tue 16 Nov 2021
Everything you need on your doorstep: a radical plan to improve our cities
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COP26: The tech helping you to help the planet
Tue 9 Nov 2021
New technology that could lead to better informed choices on climate change
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Ways to save the planet: Ancient solutions
Tue 2 Nov 2021
We could save 16% of emissions by using biochar, a simple indigenous fertilising method
People fixing the world on YouTube
Watch stories of people changing their world on the World Service English YouTube channel
