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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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
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A Green Space Revolution in Paris
Tue 11 Sep 2018
How do you create green spaces in the middle of a city?
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Scanning Homeless People To Make a Donation
Tue 4 Sep 2018
A new project is offering homeless people barcodes, which you can scan to make a donation
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Rewarding Green Travel in Bologna
Tue 28 Aug 2018
A scheme in Italy that rewards people for taking sustainable modes of transport
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Cool Ways of Keeping Things Cool
Tue 21 Aug 2018
How two inventors are trying to revolutionise the way we keep things cold
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Reviving Italy’s ‘Ghost Towns’
Tue 14 Aug 2018
An unusual hotel is helping to breathe life back into Italy’s abandoned villages
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Why Millions Listen to This Girl
Tue 7 Aug 2018
Why millions listen to this nine-year-old girl's advice
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Why Millions Listen to This Girl
Tue 7 Aug 2018
Why millions listen to this nine-year-old girl's advice
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Training India’s Fake Doctors
Tue 31 Jul 2018
Can a controversial crash course in medicine help improve the healthcare system in India?
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Stopping Wildfires in Their Tracks
Tue 24 Jul 2018
Three projects that are limiting the impact of wildfires
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Generating Power from the Roads
Tue 17 Jul 2018
A highway in the US is being used to generate power and make toilet paper
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Recycling to Turn Trash into Cash
Tue 10 Jul 2018
Two projects that make life better for people keeping rubbish off the streets
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The Bricks Helping to Rebuild Gaza
Tue 3 Jul 2018
The young Gazan engineer making bricks out of ash and rubble
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