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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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
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How to spot fake drugs with a mobile phone
Tue 26 Oct 2021
Mobile phones and apps are being used to detect fake medicines and save lives
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Talking signs, amazing peas and planes mapping fires
Tue 19 Oct 2021
Innovative solutions for city navigation, plastic waste and forest fires
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Can computer games improve mental health?
Tue 12 Oct 2021
How computer games are being used to help children process grief and powerful emotions
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Robots on the beat
Tue 5 Oct 2021
How police in the US are using tech, including robots, to fight crime
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Helping animals cross the road and other obstacles
Tue 28 Sep 2021
The special bridges that are helping to save slow lorises and reunite rare monkeys
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Saving mums and their unborn babies
Tue 21 Sep 2021
Women in Nigeria have come up with an emergency transport scheme that is saving lives
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The hotel for homeless people
Tue 14 Sep 2021
When the coronavirus pandemic hit, England’s rough sleepers were offered a place to live
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The library where the books are people
Tue 7 Sep 2021
Borrow a stranger for a half-hour chat to challenge your prejudices
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Ways to save the planet: Fridge detectives
Tue 31 Aug 2021
We meet detectives hunting down old fridges to stop greenhouse gases escaping from them
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Ways to save the planet: Swap concrete for wood
Tue 24 Aug 2021
We investigate the power of nature’s own creations to help fix climate change
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The seaweed farmers adapting to warming seas
Tue 17 Aug 2021
How seaweed farmers in Zanzibar are fighting the effects of climate change
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Locust hunters
Tue 10 Aug 2021
People in Kenya have been paid to catch swarms of locusts eating farmers’ crops
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Turning preachers into LGBT allies
Tue 3 Aug 2021
How a group of Kenyans reduced homophobic hate and violence
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The ATMs that dispense clean fuel
Tue 27 Jul 2021
How a start-up in Kenya reinvented the cooking stove
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Introducing: Season 2 of 30 Animals That Made Us Smarter
Thu 22 Jul 2021
How animals make us smarter – we thought you might like to hear our brand new episode
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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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