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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Unsung victories in the fight against disease
Tue 20 Jul 2021
Remarkable successes against some of the most unpleasant illnesses on the planet
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How five friends can change a refugee’s life
Tue 13 Jul 2021
Groups of Dutch friends are helping families settle when they move to a new country
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The great mosquito swap
Tue 6 Jul 2021
How a highly unusual approach to disease is helping to stop dengue fever in Colombia
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The career where it helps to have a criminal past
Tue 29 Jun 2021
Ex-cons are running part of the US probation system, and it’s transforming young lives
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Test-tube rhinos
Tue 22 Jun 2021
Scientists have an incredible plan to save the northern white rhino from extinction
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Smashing the glass ceiling for young Africans
Tue 15 Jun 2021
How a network of mentors is helping young Africans achieve their dreams
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The helpline for jealous and violent men
Tue 8 Jun 2021
A helpline for jealous and violent men is aiming to cut domestic violence
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Catching up with the problem solvers
Tue 25 May 2021
Are stickers still saving lives? Was a coral reef repaired?
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Regrowing the rainforest
Tue 18 May 2021
It has taken 40 years, but this man has regrown a patch of rainforest in the Amazon
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Turning oil platforms into reefs
Tue 11 May 2021
A home for marine life, but perhaps not in the place you’d expect
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The forest sound detectives
Tue 4 May 2021
Scientists are checking up on the health of forests by analysing the sounds in them.
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The detection dogs tracking poachers and Covid-19
Tue 27 Apr 2021
Marlo is sniffing out coronavirus in the UK, and Thor is tracking poachers in Tanzania
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Pedal power: How bicycles can change lives
Tue 20 Apr 2021
One man’s mission to transform millions of lives by selling them bicycles
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Shred it yourself: The DIY plastic recyclers
Tue 13 Apr 2021
Machines to shred, melt and mould waste plastic are popping up around the world
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Helping animals cross the road and other obstacles
Tue 6 Apr 2021
The special bridges that are helping to save slow lorises and reunite rare monkeys
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Watching out for Gran with help from her toaster
Tue 30 Mar 2021
How we could improve care for the elderly by monitoring their use of home appliances
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How to reuse a demolished building
Tue 23 Mar 2021
Can you construct a building by reusing materials from ones that have been knocked down?
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Using satellite photos to help distribute cash
Tue 16 Mar 2021
Togo has found a new way to send emergency cash to people struggling in the pandemic
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The magic greenhouse
Tue 9 Mar 2021
A greenhouse powered by the wind has made it possible to grow crops on arid land
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The secret to making your stuff last longer
Tue 2 Mar 2021
Clever ways to persuade people to fix old things instead of throwing them away
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Tackling sport’s concussion problem
Tue 23 Feb 2021
How the latest technology is helping to tackle head injuries in sport
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Beating superbugs
Tue 16 Feb 2021
The small team of Indian scientists who think they’ve found a new way to kill superbugs
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How to store power in soil and salt
Tue 9 Feb 2021
Batteries made of building blocks and volcanic rock
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The spacesuits saving mothers’ lives
Tue 26 Jan 2021
Suits originally designed for astronauts are helping midwives save lives
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A forest down your street
Tue 19 Jan 2021
The tiny urban forests bringing nature to the heart of the city
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The solutions whisperer
Tue 12 Jan 2021
Dhruv Boruah’s mission is to inspire other people to solve problems facing the planet
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Can doughnuts save the planet?
Tue 5 Jan 2021
Doughnut economics in action - how we can live well and save the planet at the same time
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What happened next to our problem solvers
Tue 29 Dec 2020
Hydrating sweets for the elderly go on sale and how a housing experiment coped with Covid
People fixing the world on YouTube
Watch stories of people changing their world on the World Service English YouTube channel
