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: 412

Australia used to be one of the most linguistically diverse places, with over 200 languages. Today,

Barcelona in Spain is famous for its beautiful streets, lined with tall apartment buildings. But the

Overcoming stigma

2024/2/13

On this edition of People Fixing The World we meet people who’ve helped overcome long-standing cultu

Rewilding Earth

2024/2/6

From beavers in the UK to bison in Romania and jaguars in Argentina, ecologists around the world are

The Amazon is the largest forest in the world, spread across nine countries in South America and hom

This week we have a host of great ideas inspired by solutions we've told you about in 2023.We find o

Making landfill less awful

2023/12/19

Landfill sites are an icon of our wasteful society and the harm we cause to Planet Earth.But around

Loneliness affects millions of people around the world and can have a significant impact on our ment

How do you stop people chopping down precious rainforest? In the Indonesian part of Borneo, research

The plastic eaters

2023/11/28

Every year the world produces 400 million tonnes of plastic – the same weight as all the humans on e

Fighting period poverty

2023/11/21

Millions of women around the world lack access to safe and hygienic menstrual products. But there ar

Sharing the river

2023/11/14

In the farming community of Los Negros in rural Bolivia, the river is their life and livelihood. So

Heroin users in Scotland are being trained to spot when someone is about to overdose and to step in

Disaster zone innovators

2023/10/31

In the midst of a crisis, sometimes the solution you need isn’t obvious. Today we meet the inventors

Meet the oceans’ unsung hero - the humble sea cucumber. An animal in the same family as starfish tha

Stopping suicide

2023/10/17

More than 400 people in Ireland took their own lives in 2022. In Limerick, helicopters are often hea

AI for good

2023/10/10

Artificial intelligence can sometimes provoke fear and anxiety. Will it take away our jobs? Will it

Coconuts fixing the world

2023/10/3

We eat millions of tonnes of coconuts every year - with the dense white flesh of the fruit making a

Surviving earthquakes

2023/9/26

Earthquakes strike suddenly, leaving death and destruction in their wake. But around the world, peop

Shockwaves for the heart

2023/9/19

Heart disease and other cardiovascular diseases are the biggest killer in the world, causing 18 mill