People Fixing the World

Brilliant solutions to the world’s problems. We meet people with ideas to make the world a better pl

Episodes

Total: 413

How to be a better dad

2020/3/17

This week we’re in Rwanda, where some men are getting lessons teaching them how to look after their

It’s a flightless bird on the edge of extinction, but a team in New Zealand is trying to stop it fro

“Fabulous idea” or “waste of money”? Clever observations from our audience about solutions we’ve co

A safe place to be gay

2020/2/25

An idea used in video games is helping LGBTQ people in the Middle East talk safely online. Coming ou

Meet the neighbours

2020/2/18

People living in this block of flats sign a contract to socialise together for at least two hours a

The good lads

2020/2/11

Men and boys are being taught how to tackle some of the uncomfortable truths about everyday sexism.

If exercise were a drug, almost every single person on Earth would be prescribed it in the later yea

Women in Uganda are learning how to treat their neighbours for depression. That’s because there aren

Running to do good

2020/1/21

What if all the energy used at the gym was directed towards helping others, rather than lifting usel

Forecasting volcanoes

2020/1/14

As thousands of people are moved in the evacuation of the area around the Taal volcano in the Philip

If you had a rare disease and the only drug that could help you suddenly shot up in price how would

How to move the Earth

2019/12/31

Using lasers or asteroids to move our planet away from the sun may sound extreme, but a few scientis

Catch up with the goats fighting forest fires in Spain and discover where else in the world they’re

We look at four clever ways to reduce carbon emissions from deliveries. Shops, offices, restaurants

Convicting more rapists

2019/12/10

Rapists often avoid conviction and people they’ve attacked can face a traumatic journey through the

Uganda has a very young population – the median age is 16 and young people find it hard to get a job

Saving the World’s Ice

2019/11/26

Global warming is melting the world's glaciers and sea ice. In Iceland the effects can already be se

Almost 30% of women experience violence from a partner at some point in their lives. If they manage

Fires are common in South Africa’s informal settlements - it’s estimated that there are about 5,000

How to save the banana

2019/11/5

Bananas are one of the most popular fruits on the planet - more than 100 million tonnes of them are