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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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
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Board games fixing the world
Tue 13 Dec 2022
Can playing board games help us fix real-world problems?
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The body suit that stops muscle spasms
Tue 29 Nov 2022
Clever physiotherapy tools to help people get moving
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Jobs for girls
Tue 15 Nov 2022
How training women in male dominated professions is changing finances and attitudes
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COP27: Growing a forest the right way
Tue 8 Nov 2022
Tree-planting schemes don鈥檛 always work, so what鈥檚 the best way to do forest restoration?
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Picking up healthcare with the litter
Tue 1 Nov 2022
Collecting rubbish as if your life depended on it
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Albatrosses and oysters fixing the world
Tue 25 Oct 2022
How seabirds and shellfish are protecting our planet
People fixing the world on YouTube
Watch stories of people changing their world on the World Service English YouTube channel
