People Fixing the World Podcast
Brilliant solutions to the worldβs 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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Moving In With Refugees
Sat 11 Mar 2017
How young Dutch people and Syrian refugees are becoming housemates.
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How China is Cleaning its Air
Sat 4 Mar 2017
A special programme exploring how China is finding ways to cut air pollution.
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The Voter Lottery
Sat 25 Feb 2017
Can you increase turnout at elections by handing out a cash prize for one lucky voter?
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Denmarkβs Food Waste Vigilante
Sat 18 Feb 2017
Meet the woman whoβs made it her mission to stop Danes throwing away food
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Lend Me Your Eyes
Sat 4 Feb 2017
How apps and armchair volunteers are helping blind people around the world.
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Superblocks To The Rescue?
Sat 21 Jan 2017
How theyβre re-designing the road system to reclaim the city from cars in Barcelona.
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An Unlikely House Share
Sat 14 Jan 2017
How a homeshare scheme is matching older people and students in Paris.
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Jobs for Syrian Refugees
Sat 7 Jan 2017
Why theyβre handing out work permits to refugees in Jordan.
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βBribingβ Mums To Feed Their Kids
Sat 17 Dec 2016
How theyβre giving cash, with strings attached, to poor mothers in Peru.
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Teaching Kids To Think
Sat 10 Dec 2016
What happens when you teach kids how to think for themselves?
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Reducing US Police Shootings
Sat 3 Dec 2016
How a new training system could reduce deadly police shootings in the US
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People fixing the world on YouTube
Watch stories of people changing their world on the World Service English YouTube channel
