Longtime food journalist Mark Bittman says America's food system needs to be reimagined so land is used fairly and well and people have access to food that promotes health, not illness. His latest book, Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of Foo

Halla Tómasdóttir: Can Capitalism Save the Planet?

Jun 24th, 2021 38m 54s

Capitalism has arguably accelerated many of the world’s problems, from climate change to economic exclusion. What role can—and should—it play in accelerating solutions? Halla Tómasdóttir of The B Team offers up a new spin on capitalism: one dri

Garrett Bucks: The Role of White People in Anti-Racist Work

Jun 17th, 2021 48m 45s

Garrett Bucks founded The Barnraisers Project, an organization that “equips people who’ve never thought of themselves as organizers with the tools to move their social networks from denial and defensiveness to action.” Like any meaningful anti-

Colette Pichon Battle: Lessons from the Bayou on Climate Change and Community Power

Jun 10th, 2021 37m 46s

Step foot into Louisiana's bayous and you’ll smell the strong scent of azaleas even before you smell the cooking. Amidst the sweet fragrance of flowers and mouth-watering cuisine, an odious history of racial division sits in the foreground of t

Priti Krishtel: A ‘Patent Detective’ Investigates Access to Medicine

Jun 3rd, 2021 41m 12s

Getting the right medicine at the right time can mean the difference between life or death. Yet until COVID-19, there hasn’t been widespread recognition of the importance of creating easy and equitable access to life-saving medications. That’s

Yordanos Eyoel: In Democracy We Trust?

May 27th, 2021 36m 17s

Yordanos Eyoel emigrated to the United States at age 13, in the aftermath of the Ethiopian Civil War—a war that started long before she was born. Yordanos saw firsthand the direct impact of an unstable government on her family's life, after her

Harish Hande: Lessons from Street Vendors

May 20th, 2021 27m 57s

What can we learn about resilience from street vendors? Just about everything, says Harish Hande of SELCO, an organization that delivers decentralized solar energy to the poor in India. Tackling both poverty and the energy crisis at once, Haris

Christian Happi: The Decolonizing Power of African-led Scientific Innovation

May 13th, 2021 43m 39s

Based in Nigeria, Dr. Christian Happi is a molecular biologist whose day job is combating infectious diseases. Alongside his life-saving scientific work, he’s on a mission to embolden young African scientists to take the narrative of Africa int

Esther Armah: Why the Racial Justice Reckoning Requires Emotional Justice

May 6th, 2021 43m 16s

Too often we rely on technical models to address racism—implicit bias training, examining data and statistics, crafting institutional statements. But the very systems that uphold racial inequity Esther Armah says, are actually propped up by emo

Alessandra Orofino: Democracy—There’s No App for That

Apr 29th, 2021 38m 24s

If there’s one thing Alessandra Orofino won’t accept, it’s the status quo. She believes democracies can’t be healthy and thrive unless citizens roll up their sleeves and do the hard work of upholding democratic values. To that end, she co-found

Rodney Foxworth: Community—The Driving Force Behind Economic Inclusion

Apr 22nd, 2021 37m 54s

Rodney Foxworth says the racial “wealth gap” is a misnomer because it implies something that’s achievable to close. “Wealth chasm” is more on the nose since we’re talking about disparities created by centuries of oppression. Growing up in Balti

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Introducing Rethinking Possible

Apr 9th, 2021 2m 18s

Introducing Rethinking Possible, a podcast about social innovators tackling the world’s biggest problems. Hear voices from around the globe including infectious disease expert Christian Happi, activist and community organizer Alessandra Orofino