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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Could a device invented in the 1930s help end period poverty?
Tue 25 Aug 2020
The people hoping to use sanitary pad micro-factories and silicone cups to help women
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The mums saving each other from a taboo condition
Tue 18 Aug 2020
Mums in Madagascar are ensuring others get the treatment that has transformed their lives
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The tech doctors forecasting heart failure
Tue 11 Aug 2020
Implanted devices can predict when something is about to go wrong with a patientβs heart
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Prison Voicemail: Messages from behind bars
Tue 4 Aug 2020
Prisoners and their families are keeping in touch with the Prison Voicemail app
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Life-saving surgery, but not by a doctor
Tue 21 Jul 2020
Nurses and midwives in Ethiopia are being trained to perform emergency operations
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New uses for old solutions
Tue 14 Jul 2020
How two life-saving apps were adapted to fix problems caused by the Covid-19 pandemic
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How to get everyone online
Tue 7 Jul 2020
Balloons and satellites could help get more people get on to the internet
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A future without bees
Tue 30 Jun 2020
High-tech alternatives to bees include spraying pollen from drones to pollinate plants
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How tech is tackling wildlife trafficking
Tue 23 Jun 2020
The exciting new tools helping to save some of our most endangered animals.
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Personality tests for loans
Tue 16 Jun 2020
How an online test and a phone might be able to help some people with their finances.
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Kids fixing the world
Tue 9 Jun 2020
Clever inventions by children that could improve our lives, from apps to robots
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No more bosses
Tue 2 Jun 2020
How do you make work a better place? Get rid of managers, say some companies.
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The ancient technology getting a second wind
Tue 26 May 2020
Wind-powered ships are sailing cargo around the world again to help cut pollution.
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Electricity that grows on trees
Tue 19 May 2020
Scientists are trying to tap unlikely-sounding energy sources - like the leaves on trees.
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A Sporting Chance
Tue 5 May 2020
How sport can change the lives of young people from some of the toughest backgrounds.
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The great spreadsheet in the sky
Tue 28 Apr 2020
How blockchain could solve some of the worldβs problems.
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The farmers moving their fields indoors
Tue 21 Apr 2020
We visit farmers growing lettuce, herbs and strawberries indoors in the middle of cities
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Making the world a quieter place
Tue 14 Apr 2020
How sound barriers and noise sensors are helping to make the planet more peaceful
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The big transport swap
Tue 7 Apr 2020
Would robot shuttles, buses on demand and free rides persuade you to ditch your car?
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Regrowing the rainforest
Tue 31 Mar 2020
It has taken 40 years, but this man has regrown a patch of rainforest in the Amazon
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The treasure in our toilets
Tue 24 Mar 2020
How human sewage is being recycled to recover a valuable chemical
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How to be a better dad
Tue 17 Mar 2020
Teaching men to look after their babies and how this can help cut violence against women
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How theyβre saving the kakapo
Tue 10 Mar 2020
Itβs a flightless bird close to extinction, but the kakapo recovery team is on the case.
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Audience takeover: Your feedback
Tue 3 Mar 2020
βFabulous ideaβ or βwaste of moneyβ? Your thoughts on some of the solutions weβve covered
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A safe place to be gay
Tue 25 Feb 2020
An idea used in video games is helping LGBTQ people in the Middle East talk safely online
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Meet the neighbours
Tue 18 Feb 2020
People in these flats promise to spend two hours a week together to tackle loneliness
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The miracle cure: Exercise
Tue 4 Feb 2020
If exercise were a drug, almost everyone over 65 would want to take it
People fixing the world on YouTube
Watch stories of people changing their world on the World Service English YouTube channel
