The 17th Sustainable Development Goal, Partnerships, is the goal to accomplish goals. It is about sharing ideas to find a way to solve a problem. Within this podcast is an interview with the president of a global think tank in Muscatine and a m

S1E16: Peace, Justice, & Strong Institutions

Apr 22nd, 2020 26m 46s

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a world filled with unrest, must be in search of peace. But are we? In this episode of Locally Global join Hannah Pautz on a journey through Goal 16 - where we will learn about birth registration, fr

S1E15: Life On Land

Apr 15th, 2020 15m 53s

In 1492, Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas, and the worlds long separated by the Atlantic suddenly began to clash. Foreign species hitchhiked to the New World, and that, combined with the settlement of Europeans, began to degrade the

S1E14: Life Below Water

Apr 8th, 2020 14m 21s

Our oceans matter, but could the saying “plenty more fish in the sea” soon be obsolete? Let’s rock the boat and find out. This week, we’re talking about Sustainable Development Goal 14: Life Below Water, and why it concerns us, even if we can’t

S1E13: Climate Action

Apr 1st, 2020 22m 37s

We all know what companies are interested in - profit. So making environmentally efficient updates to their factories aren’t high on their priority lists. Our goal is to put it at the top of their priority list by raising awareness and pushing

S1E12: Responsible Consumption & Production

Mar 25th, 2020 16m 21s

The United Nations have a set of important goals to be achieved by 2030. These goals are life-changing for everyone and everything living on this planet. The 12th Goal, Responsible Consumption and Production, is about how we use our resources -

S1E11: Sustainable Cities & Communities

Mar 18th, 2020 17m 55s

In this week's episode, Alicia and Togeh talk with a bat conservationist working in the US and Mexico, a paleobotanist from Thailand, a local food waste expert, and an ecologist and a marine biologist from the Philippines. You'll learn about de

S1E10: Reduced Inequalities

Mar 11th, 2020 27m 23s

Inequality threatens long-term social and economic development. It can destroy a person's sense of fulfillment and self-worth, which then breeds crime and disease. In this episode, we will look at two powerful women trying to put a stop to the

S1E9: Industry, Innovation, & Infrastructure

Mar 4th, 2020 21m 18s

This episode discusses Sustainable Development Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure. Adam Thompson, Director of Economic Development for the Muscatine Chamber of Commerce, is back to talk about local businesses. Teddy Woodhouse, a r

S1E8: Decent Work & Economic Growth

Feb 26th, 2020 30m 25s

The United Nations set 17 goals for the world to achieve by 2030. In this episode, we'll discuss the impacts of economic sustainability. This affects communities like ours in Iowa and around the world. Adam Thompson, the director of Economic De

S1E7: Affordable & Clean Energy

Feb 19th, 2020 28m 11s

In this episode of Locally Global, we talk with a solar educator, an environmental compliance advisor, and a green chemist about the issues with non-renewable energy and the effort to shift towards a sustainable world.

S1E6: Clean Water & Sanitation

Feb 12th, 2020 18m 3s

Two rivers on opposite sides of the world are connected in more ways than we think. This episode covers how wastewater can be more than just another form of water pollution.

S1E5: Gender Equality

Feb 5th, 2020 16m 30s

For centuries the world has been wasting the potential to do much greater things; wasting the potential to progress and do better! The continuous discrimination of women and girls is a major loss of the world’s potential as females make up abou

S1E4: Quality Education

Jan 29th, 2020 22m 35s

When considering the desegregation of schools, it is generally believed that it started with the monumental Brown v Board of Education of Topeka decision in 1954. However, in 1868, the Iowa Supreme Court held that schools did not have the right

S1E3: Good Health & Well-Being

Jan 22nd, 2020 18m 19s

This episode examines Global Goal 3: Good Health & Well-Being through the perspective of mental health, how it affects school-aged kids, and most importantly, what we can do to see the signs of it in our schools. We'll look at how Kelly Koller

S1E2: Zero Hunger

Jan 15th, 2020 14m 6s

In this episode of Locally Global, we talk with local food experts about how the world is fighting global hunger.

S1E1: No Poverty

Jan 8th, 2020 15m 7s

Looking for ways to help people in poverty?Check out these links!MUSCATINE:The Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine has “the power to design the future,” but they can’t do it without funds. Did you know funding is the number one problem

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S1E0: Introducing Locally Global

Jan 1st, 2020 11m 7s

Coming next week, a new podcast series on the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, brought to you by some pretty remarkable high school students in Iowa in partnership with a National Geographic Explorer based in Colombia.

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