Solvable

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Solvable

Solvable showcases the world’s most innovative thinkers and their proposed solutions to the world’s most daunting problems. The interviews, hosted by Ronald Young Jr., will launch a dialogue that both acknowledges the complexity of the issues while inspiring hope that the problems are, in fact, solvable. iHeartMedia is the exclusive podcast partner of Pushkin Industries.

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    Introducing Drilled: Carbon Cowboys

    Drilled is a true-crime climate change podcast exposing how corporate corruption and political operatives built decades of climate denial and delay. Hosted and reported by award-winning investigative climate journalists, led by Amy Westervelt, each season unravels new evidence of deception, disinformation, and the power structures keeping real climate solutions out of reach. In September 2025, a group of Brazilian ministers trekked all the way to chilly North Dakota to see a presentation on a new type of clean energy project, one that promised to help them deliver Brazilian President Lula’s dream of turning Brazil into "the Saudi Arabia of sustainable aviation fuels." It was the latest in a string of projects from Midwest Republican kingmaker and corn ethanol magnate Bruce Rastetter, whose investments in Brazil might just transform him into a global carbon czar, even as his Summit pipeline carbon project faces fierce opposition from Iowa to North Dakota. The problem? It all requires loads of land and none of it does a thing about climate change. Here's episode 1 of Drilled: Carbon Cowboys. Find Drilled wherever you get podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Decoding Psychedelics with Dr. Grace Blest-Hopley from Decoding Women's Health

    What if psychedelics could transform the way we treat trauma, chronic pain, and insomnia? This week, neuroscientist and psychedelic researcher Grace Blest-Hopley joins the show to break down the research on psychedelics and female biology. She discusses how psychedelics work in the brain, and the ways that psychedelic-assisted therapies might be beneficial for women in midlife. Links to resources mentioned in this episode: Hystelica’s resources on psychedelic retreats The Heroic Hearts Project Psychedelics and Neuroplasticity: A Systematic Review Unraveling the Biological Underpinnings of Psychedelics Exploring the Therapeutic Effects of Psychedelics Administered to Military Veterans in Naturalistic Retreat Settings The acute effects of classic psychedelics on memory in humans Psilocybin with psychological support for treatment-resistant depression: six-month follow-up Single-Dose Psilocybin for a Treatment-Resistant Episode of Major Depression Psilocybin produces substantial and sustained decreases in depression and anxiety in patients with life-threatening cancer: A randomized double-blind trial Johns Hopkins study on psychedelics and Alzheimer’s Note: In this show, we use “women” as shorthand for people with XX chromosomes. We understand sex and gender are more complex, and acknowledge the experiences we describe reach beyond that word.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    From Smart Talks with IBM: How AI Assistants Can Transform Education

    Malcolm Gladwell visits Kennesaw State University to learn about Jiwoo, an AI Assistant that helps future teachers practice responsive teaching by simulating classroom interactions with students. Discover AI’s impact on teaching methods to prepare teachers for the classroom.This is a paid advertisement from IBM. The conversations on this podcast don't necessarily represent IBM's positions, strategies or opinions.Visit us at https://www.ibm.com/think/podcasts/smart-talks  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  4. 103

    Introducing Weight For It from Ronald Young Jr.

    Former Solvable host Ronald Young Jr has a new podcast! “Weight For It unpacks the nuanced thoughts of fat folks, and of all folks who think about their weight all the time. Through narrative storytelling and some memoir, host Ronald Young Jr. hopes to have the conversations that we tend to avoid when it comes to our bodies.” Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts: https://apple.co/45kiRLGSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Paul Rosolie, Protecting the Amazon Rainforest

    Paul Rosolie is an Amazon Rainforest conservationist, author, and filmmaker. He is the co-founder of Tamandua Expeditions and Junglekeepers.Here are links to those organizations he mentions in this episode:Www.Junglekeepers.org Www.Tamanduajungle.com Www.PaulRosolie.comSave the Sunlight, Brooklyn Botanical GardensSolvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank, research by David Zha, booking by Lisa Dunn, editorial support for Keishel Williams. The Managing Producer is Sachar Mathias and the Executive Producer is Mia Lobel. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Sterlin Harjo, Reservation Dogs

    Sterlin Harjo strives to tell the stories of Native and Indigenous people by positioning beauty and triumphs alongside honest frailty and shortcomings. Harjo is an award-winning film maker and he’s the creator and show runner of the TV show Reservations Dogs. Here are some links to organizations and works he recommends in this episode:https://illuminatives.org/Reservation DogsFour Sheets to the WindBarking WaterMekkoThis May Be the Last Time Love and FurySolvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank, research by David Zha, booking by Lisa Dunn, editorial support for Keishel Williams. The Managing Producer is Sachar Mathias and the Executive Producer is Mia Lobel. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Misogyny in Game Design is Solvable

    Laila Shabir is the co-founder and CEO of Girls Make Games. Here are some links to learn more about her game design studio, summer camp and quest to welcome more girls and women into the world of game design.Girls Make Gameshttps://www.girlsmakegames.com/What They Don’t Sea (2019) - Explore the underwater seas to collect special algae for an alternative energy projectShredded Secrets (2022) - A game about bullying, that follows the bullied kid and the struggling bully as well. Nintendo SwitchFind Me (2021) - A beautiful and surreal 2D puzzle platformer about a lost shadow seeking to be reunited with her human girl, while searching for memories and avoiding the dangerous city lights. Steam, PlaystationBlubblub (2016) - Jennifer is out on a hunt to extract cuteness from anything and everything in sight to create the world's finest line of make up. It just so happens, BlubBlub is the cutest blub there ever was... Rescue your friends and thwart Jennifer's scheme for building a cosmetics empire. Down with the syringes! Steam, X-boxInterfectorem (2015) - A young sheriff-in-training who lives alone with her sister Sali in a small town next to the woods decides to go on a hike one day, but comes home to find her younger sister brutally murdered! Steam, PlaystationThe Hole Story (2014) - When an unsuspecting young girl finds herself transported to a mystical world, she must rely on her trusty shovel and quick wits to find her way home. SteamSolvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank, research by David Zha, booking by Lisa Dunn, and editing support from Keishel Williams. The Managing Producer is Sachar Mathias and Executive Producer is Mia Lobel. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  8. 99

    Reality TV is Solvable

    Lizzy Pace and Chad Kultgen are the hosts of the podcast, Game of Roses and they have ideas about how to solve The Bachelor and reality TV more generally.Solvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank, research by David Zha, booking by Lisa Dunn, editing help from Keishel Williams. The managing producer is Sachar Mathias and the executive producer is Mia Lobel. Here are additional resources suggested by Lizzy and Chad, where you can learn more: How To Win The Bachelor by Lizzy Pace and Chad Kultgenhttps://www.simonandschuster.com/books/How-to-Win-The-Bachelor/Chad-Kultgen/9781982172947Bachelor Nation by Amy Kaufmanhttps://www.indiebound.org/book/9781101985915TV Show: Unrealhttps://www.hulu.com/series/unreal-dcd85133-0465-410f-8792-aeb94ebd5755 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Solutions for 2022

    The staff of Solvable discuss the problems, big and small, that they'd like to see solved in 2022 and beyond.Special thanks to Maggie Taylor and Pushkin podcast hosts Sam Fragoso (Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso), Tim Harford (Cautionary Tales), Michael Lewis (Against the Rules), Laurie Santos (The Happiness Lab) and Justin Richmond (Broken Record).Solvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank, research by David Zha, booking by Lisa Dunn, Editing support from Keishel Williams. The managing producer is Sachar Mathias and executive producer is Mia Lobel. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  10. 97

    Mike Gauyo: Insecure

    Mike Gauyo is a TV writer in LA. Credits include Insecure (HBO) and Ginny & Georgia (Netflix) among other projects. He’s the founder of The Black Boy Writes Black Girl Writes Mentorship Initiative which is paving pathways for emerging Black writers in Hollywood. Here are some resources Gauyo recommends in this episode:Black Boy Writes Black Girl WritesInsecureFruit PodcastThe Writer's Room PodcastThe Screenwriters Rant Room PodcastOn Writing Podcast from WGA The Screenwriter's Bible, A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script by David Trottier Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Kidney Failure is Solvable

    Dr. Carmen Peralta is the Chief Medical Officer at Cricket Health. She co-founded the Kidney Health Research Collaborative at University of California San Francisco and the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She works to provide support to patients, doctors and all the steps in between to improve kidney health outcomes. Dr. Peralta recommends these sites to learn more:CDC Chronic Kidney Disease Initiativehttps://www.cdc.gov/kidneydisease/index.htmlUCSF Kidney Health Research Collaborativehttps://khrc.ucsf.edu/Solvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank, David Zha, Lisa Dunn and Keishel Wiliams. The managing producer is Sachar Mathias and our executive producer is Mia Lobel. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    adrienne maree brown: Cancel Culture is Solvable

    adrienne maree brown is the author of We Will Not Cancel Us and Other Dreams of Transformative Justice, Holding Change: The Way of Emergent Strategy Facilitation and Mediation, Pleasure Activism and also several works of fiction. She is the co-host of the podcasts How to Survive the End of the World, Octavia’s Parables and Emergent Strategy.Below are links to topics, resources and mentors mentioned in this episode:Ashlee Marie Preston calls on Netflixhttps://www.them.us/story/activists-celebrities-protest-netflix-chappelle-specialGrace Lee Boggs Activist and American Revolutionary Turns 100, Code Switch NPR, 2015 https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2015/06/27/417175523/grace-lee-boggs-activist-and-american-revolutionary-turns-100Mariame Kabahttp://mariamekaba.com/Ways to Implement Restorative Practices in the Classroomhttps://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-ways-to-implement-restorative-practices-in-the-classroom/2020/01Why American Prisons Owe Their Cruelty to Slaveryhttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/prison-industrial-complex-slavery-racism.htmlThe Center for Nonviolent Communicationhttps://www.cnvc.org/Hollow Water First Nations Community Holistic Healing Circlehttps://cncfr.jbsinternational.com/node/589Truth and Reconciliation Commission, South Africahttps://www.usip.org/publications/1995/12/truth-commission-south-africaTruth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada https://nctr.ca/12 Ways to Engage in Truth and Reconciliation at Western University Ontario, Canadahttps://indigenous.uwo.ca/initiatives/learning/12-ways.html Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Mary Aiken: Cybercrime is Solvable

    Mary Aiken is a Cyberpsychologist and Chair of the Department of Cyberpsychology Capitol Technology University in Laurel Maryland. She is a member of the Interpol Global Cybercrime Expert Group.Want to learn more? Here are links to additional resources Dr. Aiken recommends:The Cyber Blue Line (Aiken & Amann ) https://www.europol.europa.eu/europol-spotlight/europol-spotlight-cyber-blue-line The Cyber Effect - how human behavior changes online (Aiken, 2016)  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cyber-Effect-Pioneering-Cyberpsychologist-Explains/dp/0812997859 Manipulating Fast and Slow (Aiken, 2018 )  https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/manipulating-fast-and-slow#:~:text=As%20a%20discipline%2C%20cyberpsychology%20focuses,emerging%20technologies%20on%20human%20behavior.&text=this%20article%2C%20Dr.-,Mary%20Aiken%20talks%20about%20how%20the%20discipline%20helps%20us%20better,the%20context%20of%20recent%20elections.15 minutes of Shame, Documentary HBO Max https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhJrnNdH-awMaster of Research (M.Res.) in Cyberpsychology https://www.captechu.edu/degrees-and-programs/masters-degrees/cyberpsychology-mresDoctorate in Cyberpsychology https://www.captechu.edu/degrees-and-programs/doctoral-degrees/cyberpsychology-phdSolvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank, research by David Zha, booking by Lisa Dunn. Sachar Mathias is the managing producer and Mia Lobel the executive producer. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Jade Begay: Indigenous People Were The First Climate Scientists

    Jade Begay is the NDN collective’s Climate Justice Campaign Director. She is Diné and Tesuque Pueblo, has a Master of Arts degree in Environmental Leadership and is part of President Biden’s White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council. Here are some resources that Jade Begay mentions in this episode:NDN Collectivehttps://ndncollective.org/Chasing Ice, Documentaryhttps://chasingice.com/Sal Y Cielo, Documentaryhttps://www.taylorfreesolorees.com/project/sal-y-cieloThe New Zealand river that became a legal person, BBC March 2020https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20200319-the-new-zealand-river-that-became-a-legal-personWill Northwest Seaweed Farming Finally Take Off?https://www.nativeconservancy.org/2020/12/16/will-northwest-seaweed-farming-finally-take-off/Solvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank, research by David Zha, booking by Lisa Dunn, our managing producer is Sachar Mathias and our Executive Producer is Mia Lobel.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  15. 92

    The Ozone Hole Was Solvable, And So Is Climate Change

    Dr. Susan Solomon’s research in the 1980’s confirmed that the presence of chlorofluorocarbons was largely responsible for the hole in the ozone and that led consumers, chemical companies and manufacturers to a path for fixing it. For her work, Solomon was awarded the National Medal of Science, the prestigious Blue Planet Prize, shared a Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 with Al Gore and was inducted into the Women’s Hall of Fame in 2009. Solomon Glacier in Antarctica was named for her.Solvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank, research by David Zha, booking by Lisa Dunn. Our managing producer is Sachar Mathias is the managing producer and Mia Lobel is the executive producer. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  16. 91

    Malcolm Gladwell on Near Misses

    Ronald Young Jr. talks with Malcolm Gladwell (author of David and Goliath and the co-founder of Pushkin Industries) about what we can learn about surviving our current challenges by studying human behavior during past eras of stress and national threat.Solvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank, research by David Zha, booking by Lisa Dunn. Our managing producer is Sachar Mathias is the managing producer and Mia Lobel is the executive producer. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Native Erasure and Invisibility is Solvable

    Dr. Adrienne Keene is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. She’s an Assistant Professor of American Studies and Ethnic Studies at Brown University, co-hosts a podcast called “All My Relations” and she’s the author of the new book: Notable Native People.Here are links to some resources that Dr. Keene mentions in this episode:Notable Native People: 50 Indigenous Leaders, Dreamers, and Changemakers from Past and Present by Adrienne Keene. Illustrations by Ciara SanaSarah Winnemucca Devoted Her Life to Protecting Native Americans in the Face of an Expanding United States, Smithsonian Magazine, 2016Landback.orgNDN CollectiveWhy Native Hawaiians are fighting to protect Mauna Kea from a telescopeVox.com, 2019Indigenous Opposition to Line ThreeReuters, 2021Solvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank, research by David Zha, booking by Lisa Dunn. The show's managing producer is Sachar Mathias and the executive producer is Mia Lobel. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  18. 89

    Government Policy is Solvable (with behavioral science)

    Dr. Maya Shankar is the founder of the White House's Behavioral Science Team. She served as a senior advisor during the Obama administration and in 2016, Shankar was the first behavioral science advisor to the United Nations.She is the host of the podcast, A Slight Change of Plans.Here are some resources that Dr. Shankar mentions in this episode: Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness, by Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein“A Slight Change of Plans” with Adam Grant“A Slight Change of Plans” with Dr. Katy MilkmanSolvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank, research by David Zha, booking by Lisa Dunn, The managing producer is Sachar Mathias and the executive producer is Mia Lobel. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Psychedelics May Help Solve Addiction

    Matthew Johnson is a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University where research is underway to explore the therapeutic potential of psychedelic drugs to break through the crushing impact of addiction and other mental health disorders.Here are some of the resources Johnson mentions in this episode:Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Researchhttps://hopkinspsychedelic.org/National Institutes of Health Clinical Trials https://clinicaltrials.gov/Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) https://maps.org/Solvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank, research by David Zha, booking by Lisa Dunn, managing producer is Sachar Mathias and the executive producer is Mia Lobel. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Climate Change Despondency is Solvable

    Host Ronald Young Jr. sits down with Malcolm Gladwell to talk about climate change: the power of individual choices, cultural shifts and what to expect from the business sector too. Meaningful climate action requires thoughtful engagement from across all sectors, regions, nations -- from all of us. Check out these recent Solvable episodes for additional solutions and for ways that you can get involved.Destructive Agriculture is Solvable with Rachel StroerWildfire Ignition is Solvable with Eric AppelThe Lack of Basic Sanitation in the United States is Solvable with Catherine Coleman FlowersThe Slow Regrowth of Vulnerable Coral Reefs is Solvable with Sarah HamlynFighting Climate Change Through Incentivized Prizes and Innovation with Anousheh AnsariMaking Transportation Systems Eco-friendly is a Solvable Problem with Laura Schewel Addiction to Fossil Fuels is Solvable with Bill McKibbenExecutive Producer, Mia LobelManaging Producer, Sachar MathiasSenior Producer, Jocelyn Frank Researcher, David ZhaBooking by Lisa DunnVery special thanks to Royston Beserve, Heather Fain, Nicole Morano, Carly Migliori, Eric Sandler and Maggie Taylor. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Consumerism and Celebrity Culture in Faith Organizations are Solvable Problems

    Ben Kirby is the founder of PreachersNSneakers, an Instagram account and book, that both ask, “how much is too much” to spend when it comes to presenting a compelling image of the church and it’s leaders? Kirby's got some answers and some solutions.Solvable is produced by David Zha, Jocelyn Frank, Sachar Mathias and Mia Lobel. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  22. 85

    The Lack of Creatives of Color in Positions of Power in Hollywood is Solvable

    Mike Gauyo is a TV writer in LA including work on Insecure (HBO) and Ginny & Georgia (Netflix). He’s the founder of The Black Boy Writes Black Girl Writes Mentorship Initiative that is paving pathways for emerging Black writers in Hollywood. Here are some resources Gauyo recommends in this episode:Black Boy Writes Black Girl WritesInsecureFruit PodcastThe Writer's Room PodcastThe Screenwriters Rant Room PodcastOn Writing Podcast from WGA The Screenwriter's Bible, A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script by David Trottier Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Making Museums Relevant and Reflective is Solvable

    Stephanie Cunningham is the director of Museum Hue which supports people of color within the museum field and works to situate and promote culturally informed museum exhibitions and experiences across the nation. Here are some of the resources she mentions in this episode:Museum HueMounting Frustration: Art Museums in the Age of Black Power by Susan E. CahanEyeMinded: Living and Writing Contemporary Art by Kellie JonesMuseums are Not NeutralMuseum DetoxMuseumNextHow to Be an AntiracistSolvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank, David Zha and Sachar Mathias. Booking by Lisa Dunn. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    The Scantiness of Mental Health Resources For Black People is Solvable

    Dr. Joy Harden Bradford is a licensed psychologist, author, podcast host and the founder of Therapy For Black Girls – an online resource, and podcast, that supports the mental well-being of Black women and girls.If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call the National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helplineHere are some of the resources that Dr. Harden Bradford mentions in this episode:Therapy For Black GirlsThe Loveland Foundation: financial assistance to Black women & girls seeking therapyhttps://thelovelandfoundation.org/Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen: The Emotional Lives Of Black Women, by Inger Burnett-ZeiglerRwenshaun MillerTherapy For Black Men Solvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank, research by David Zha, booking by Lisa Dunn and our managing producer is Sachar Mathias. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    The Demands of Fighting Racism are Solvable

    Dr. Ibram X. Kendi is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University and the founding director of the BU Center for Antiracist Research. He is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and a CBS News correspondent. He is the author Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, which won the National Book Award for Nonfiction, and he’s written four #1 New York Times bestsellers including How to Be an Antiracist.Here are some resources for learning more about, and doing, antiracism work:Be Antiracist with Ibram X. KendiBooks: Michelle Alexander, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (2010) Carol Anderson, The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America (2021) Erika Lee, America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States (2019) Heather McGhee, The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together (2021) Paul Ortiz, An African American and Latinx History of the United States (2018) David Treuer, The Heartbeat on Wounded Knee: Native Americans From 1890 to the Present by David Treuer (2019)   Movies:  13th  John Lewis: Good Trouble Selma Just Mercy Hair Love The Hate U Give   Organizations: Boston University’s Center for Antiracist Research Black Lives Matter (US, Canada, United Kingdom) Stop AAPI Hate Jews for Racial and Economic Justice American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee Hispanic Heritage Foundation National Congress of American Indians Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Disordered Eating and Disconnection From Your Body are Solvable Problems

    Bri Campos is a licensed mental health counselor and body image coach. She works with clients to improve their relationships with food and with their bodies and to approach health in a holistic way.Here are links to resources recommended in this episode:Body Image with Bri Food Addiction is Solvable with Michael Moss Hating Your Body is Solvable with Gabi FreshHealth at Every Size: The Surprising Truth about Your Weight By Lindo BaconThe Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty are Used Against Women By Naomi WolfFearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia By Sabrina Strings, Allyson JohnsonIntuitive Eating, 4th Edition: A Revolutionary Anti-Diet Approach By Evelyn Tribole, M.S., R.D., Elyse Resch, M.S., R.D., F.A.D.A. Johann Hari, Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong (TED talk)The View from Rat Park, Bruce AlexanderBody Respect: What Conventional Health Books Get Wrong, Leave Out, and Just Plain Fail to Understand about Weight By Lindo Bacon, Lucy AphramorOn Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss By Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, David Kessler Anti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being, and Happiness Through Intuitive Eating By Christy Harrison Radical Belonging: How to Survive and Thrive in an Unjust World (While Transforming It for the Better) By Lindo Bacon, Ijeoma Oluo Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Hating Your Body Is Solvable

    Gabi Fresh is a body positive digital content creator. She was formerly an MTV Twitter Jockey and InStyle's first plus-size editor.Gabi Fresh on Instagram Solvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank, research by David Zha, booking by Lisa Dunn. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Food Addiction is Solvable

    Michael Moss is a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter and author of the books Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us and Hooked: Food, Free Will, and How the Food Giants Exploit Our Addictions. He explains that food addiction is not our fault but we can break out of it. Here are some links to additional reading Moss recommends:The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease by Daniel LiebermanNeurogastronomy: How the Brain Creates Flavor and Why It Matters by Gordon Shepherd Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Mapping Catholic Lands Can Help Solve Biodiversity Loss and Climate Change

    Molly Burhans is the founder and executive director of GoodLands an organization that works to map the land holdings of the Catholic Church to encourage socially and ecologically sound decisions to help the future health of the earth and its people.GoodLandsBiodiversity Observation Tracking on Lands Owned by the Catholic Church (and other Catholic Organizations) using iNaturalist, Saint Kateri Conservation CenterAbout the Great Backyard Bird Count, Audubon SocietySolvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank, David Zha, and Sachar Mathias. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Malcolm Gladwell is All Riled Up

    We’re excited to share with you the new season of Revisionist History, Malcolm Gladwell’s podcast that re-examines something from the past and asks whether we got it right the first time. We’ve got to warn you, the new season is completely unbound. Malcolm Gladwell is finally out of the house, and taking you into the streets, and even under the sea. All in the name of continuing his journey through the overlooked and misunderstood. He plays chicken with cars. An Oscar winner helps him remake fairy tale history. He dives into your dirty laundry. I haven’t quite decided who he riles up most. College elitists? Nine year old girls? You’ll have to hear it for yourself to find out. Find the new season of Revisionist History at http://podcasts.pushkin.fm/resolvable. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Making Transportation Systems Eco-friendly is a Solvable Problem

    Laura Schewel is the CEO of StreetLight Data which provides data to help mold and monitor transportation systems to be more environmentally friendly. Check out the links below to some of the resources that Schewel mentions in this episode.Uncommon Carriers by John McPheeThe Power Broker by Robert Caro Dream Cities by Wade Graham Track your own transportation data: The Miles AppDriversnote Mileage Tracker Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  32. 75

    Reopening New York Safely and Securely is Solvable

    Jason DiGianni is the project lead for the Excelsior Pass. He thinks the free digital tool (which confirms negative COVID-19 tests and positive vaccine statuses) can help New York reopen safely and swiftly. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Under-Representation in Robotics and AI is Solvable

    Dr. Ayanna Howard is the dean of the College of Engineering of the Ohio State University as well as the founder and president of the board of directors of Zyrobotics, a company that develops mobile therapy and educational products for children with special needs. She believes that robots and artificial intelligence can make us better humans.Here is a list of some of the resources that Dr. Howard mentions during this conversation:Zyrobotics Tommy the RobotNew York Returns Police ‘Robodog’ After Public Outcry, Wired April, 2021Wired MagazineSolvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank. Research by David Zha. Sachar Mathias is Solvable's managing producer. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Presenting: Be Antiracist with Ibram X. Kendi

    Host Ronald Young Jr. offers this sneak peak into Pushkin's newest show, Be Antiracist with Ibram X. Kendi. You can subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Social Isolation is a Solvable Problem for People With Disabilities

    If the world has learned one thing in lockdown, it’s that staying isolated and confined to one place is hard. But for some people living with disabilities, a sense of social isolation predates the pandemic. Steven Spohn is a writer, philosopher, Twitch streamer, and the Chief Operations Officer of AbleGamers. His non-profit organization advocates for people with physical and mental disabilities in the gaming world, providing peer counseling and adaptive technology to help them play the games that they love and connect with worlds beyond their own. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Cultural Asymmetry in Music Technology is Solvable

    A lot of popular music is dominated by the western musical constructions of scale and time but when it comes to creative work -- why be so limited? Khyam Allami is an Iraqi-British multi-instrumentalist musician, composer, researcher and founder of Nawa Recordings. In partnership with Counterpoint, (the creative studio of Tero Parviainen and Samuel Diggins), he launched new, free, transcultural music software to solve this problem and facilitate the creation of increasingly fresh music.Learn more:CTM 2021 Apotome Live Performance, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn8XHijHUm8Apotome software, https://ctm.isartum.net/More about Apotome, https://khyamallami.com/Apotome-Khyam-Allami-x-CounterpointLeimma software, https://isartum.net/Khyam Allami, https://khyamallami.com/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Addiction to Fossil Fuels is Solvable

    Host Ronald Young Jr. speaks with Bill McKibben about how to break our destructive climate habits and about why we need a course correction urgently. Bill McKibben is an author, educator, environmentalist and the founder of 350.org.Check out the links below for his suggestions about how to quickly and efficiently build a movement to slow down climate change before its too late.350.orgSunrise MovementThe Green New DealFridays for the FutureExtinction RebellionStanford engineers develop state-by-state plan to convert U.S. to 100% clean, renewable energy by 2050 Stanford News, 2015Biden’s “all of government” plan for climate, explained, Vox Jan 2021Strengthening the Financial System to Meet the Challenge of Climate Change, by Governor Lael Brainard, Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System, December 2020Solvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank, David Zha, Lisa Dunn, Sachar Mathias and Mia Lobel. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Introducing Ronald Young Jr. Solvable’s Newest Host

    Ronald Young Jr is the newest host of Solvable. Jacob Weisberg and Ronald Young Jr. talk about some of their hosting inspirations from Larry King, Studs Terkel, Terry Gross and Dick Cavett. Ronald Young Jr.Seizing Freedom, Northern Virginia MagazineTime Well Spent PodcastLeaving the Theater PodcastDick Cavett with actor and comedian Don RicklesStuds Terkel Radio Archive, WFMTFresh Air with Terry Gross, NPRLarry King with Jesse Thorn, The Turnaround Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Being Victimized by Scams is Solvable

    Maria Konnikova is the New York Times-bestselling author of The Biggest Bluff, The Confidence Game, and Mastermind: How To Think Like Sherlock Holmes.To learn more about scams and how to protect yourself check out the links below.Ricky Jay Remembered, NPR 2018The Biggest Bluff by Maria KonnikovaThe Confidence Game by Maria KonnikovaThe Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man by David MaurerMastermind: How To Think Like Sherlock Holmes by Maria KonnikovaPsychological Manipulation is a Solvable Problem featuring Diane Benscoter Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Setbacks: Global Hunger is Solvable

    Abby Maxman is President and CEO of Oxfam America and says “there's no reason in the 21st century that people should be going hungry.”Want to learn more about how you can reduce hunger locally and globally? Check out the links below to learn more about the suggestions that Maxman makes in this episode:Find Your Local Food Pantry, Feeding America Local Food Directories, USDAThe Last Hunger Season by Roger ThurowThe Hungry Farmer- My Moment of Great Disruption Roger Thurow at TEDxChangeIn Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto by Michael PollanThe Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan MealerThe Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, NetflixOxfam America Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Presenting: An Excerpt from The Bomber Mafia by Malcolm Gladwell

    The Bomber Mafia is the new audiobook by Revisionist History host (and Pushkin co-founder) Malcolm Gladwell. It examines the rise of air power, which created one of the greatest moral challenges of the Second World War. In The Bomber Mafia, you’ll hear the voices of the generals, aircraft soaring, and bombs crashing. It is history brought to life through the power of audio. Buy the audiobook at bombermafia.com and receive an exclusive Listener's Guide full of photos and commentary. Print and ebook editions available wherever books are sold. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Setbacks: Girls' Exclusion from Education is Solvable

    Angeline Murimirwa is executive director of the Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED). By engaging local communities in their nomination process, young people and their families receive support that makes education more attainable and the benefits of that education more widely enjoyed.Want to learn more about the UN Sustainable Development goal to provide basic education to all young people? Check out the links below. My Better World: Lifeskills and Wellbeing Curriculum from CAMFEDYidan Prize Half the Sky by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn Half the Sky PBS Documentary Development as Freedom by Amartya Sen Gender Justice, Development and Rights, edited by Maxine Molyneux and Shahra Razavi The 17 Goals, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Sustainable Development Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Setbacks: Global Health Inequity is Solvable

    As part of our Setbacks series examining the impact of COVID-19 on global development, Paul Farmer explains why he is still optimistic after working for 40 years to end global health inequities. Paul Farmer is a professor at Harvard Medical School, Chief of Global Health Equity at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and Co-Founder of Partners In Health. He believes that solutions flow from addressing social pathologies along with pathogens.Looking to learn more about global health? Check out these links:Partners In HealthFevers, Feuds, And Diamonds: Ebola and the Ravages of History by Paul Farmer         Bending the Arc, NetflixPragmatic Solidarity, by Paul Farmer for The Center for Compassion and Global HealthRwanda starts administering second doses of AstraZeneca vaccinesPartners in Heath, Haiti Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Surgical Site Infections in Developing Countries Can be Solved

    Dasia Taylor is a senior at Iowa City West High School. She’s working to develop and produce medical sutures, dyed with beets, that can detect infections and alert patients to signs of risk.According to the WHO patients with surgical site infections are twice as likely to spend time in an intensive care unit, five times more likely to be readmitted after discharge. And twice as likely to die.Out of nearly 2000 students Taylor was recently named one of 40 finalists in the Regeneron Science Talent Scholar program and awarded $25,000 for her work.Want to learn more about health equity, surigical site infections and Taylor's work? Check out these links.The difference between a stich and a suture, Healthline.comFrequently Asked Questions about Surgical Site Infections, CDC.govSurgical site infections are the most common and costly of hospital infections, Science DailyWHO Guidelines for Safe Surgery 200917-Year-Old Dasia Taylor Receives Recognition For Developing Color-Changing Sutures to Detect Infection” AfroTech.comWest High senior Dasia Taylor recognized as Regeneron Science Talent Search Finalist, The Daily IowanHealth equity: challenges in low income countriesClosing the Health Equity Gap, WHOWe Must Enhance—but also Decolonize—America’s Global Health Diplomacy, Scientific American Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Psychological Manipulation is a Solvable Problem

    Cults and other manipulative groups are an issue of public health and Diane Benscoter has strategies that may help.Diane Benscoter is the founder of Antidote and the author of Shoes of a Servant: My Unconditional Devotion to a Lie.Here are some links to additional information about cults and psychological manipulation and how to find support:Support for Individuals, from Antidote Support for Families, from AntidoteFreedom of Mind Institute Cult Deprogramming vs. Strategic Interactive Approach from Steven HassanCourse: Understand Cults: The Basics, by Steven HassanOpen Minds Foundation: Resources Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Making Medical Deliveries by Drone is Solvable

    Keller Rinaudo is the CEO and Founder of Zipline International. Their “sky ambulance” service is delivering medical supplies to hard to reach places via drone delivery.Here are some links to information and resources that Rinaudo mentioned in this episode.Zipline InternationalFactfulness by Hans and Ola Rosling Enlightenment Now by Steven Pinker Children: Improving Survival and Wellbeing, UN World Health Organization, Sept 8, 2020Mobile Money Adoption in Kenya, TechCrunch, March 25, 2020 Zipline’s drones are delivering medical supplies and PPE in North Carolina, The Verge, May 2020Walmart drone deliveries, The Verge, Sept 2020 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Racialized Trauma is Solvable

    Resmaa Menakem is an author and psychotherapist working in Minneapolis Minnesota. As a specialist focused on racial trauma, Menakem works to help people metabolize intergenerational pain and pay attention to the cues their bodies are communicating rather than burying them.Here are links that Menakem recommends to learn more about trauma and systemic racism, and links to some tools that can help to address both.Hotlines for Survivors of Violence and TraumaMy Grandmother’s Hands, by Resmaa Menakem More about Somatic Abolitionism from Resmaa MenakemMe and White Supremacy, by Layla F. SaadWhite Fragility, by Robin DiAngeloAdrienne Maree Brown: http://adriennemareebrown.net/Rachel Cargle: https://www.rachelcargle.com/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Extreme Poverty in New York City is Solvable

    Andrew Yang is running for Mayor of New York City and he thinks that extreme poverty is a solvable problem. Here are some links to learn more about universal basic income and guaranteed minimum income. “2021 Will Be the Year of Guaranteed Income Experiments,” Bloomberg News, Jan 4, 2021“Andrew Yang's 'People's Bank' to Help Distribute Basic Income to 55K New Yorkers,”Newsweek, Feb 17, 2021“Universal Basic Income: A Thoroughly Wrongheaded Idea,” Forbes, Jan 16, 2019“Free cash handouts: What is universal basic income or UBI,” CNBC, June 27, 2019“Payment Guaranteed: How Would Universal Basic Income Affect Business?” Business News Daily, May 11, 2020“Universal Basic Income: Purpose, Pros and Cons,”The Balance, Aug 19, 2020  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    The Lack of Basic Sanitation in the United States is Solvable

    Catherine Coleman Flowers is the Founder and Director of the Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice. She was awarded a MacArthur Genius Grant in 2020 for her work researching and documenting America’s waste water failures. Learn more:Have you faced local sanitation issues in the US? We want to hear from you, The Guardian, 2021Waste: One Woman's Fight Against America's Dirty Secret By Catherine Coleman FlowersCatherine Coleman Flowers, Class of 2020, MacArthur FoundationBiden Urged to Back Water Bill in Amid US Worst Crisis in Decades, The Guardian, 2021The people suffering have to have a seat at the table, Southerly Dec. 2020At Canaan’s Edge: America in the King Years, 1965-68 By Taylor BranchSolvable's senior producer is Jocelyn Frank. Research and booking by Lisa Dunn. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    The Problems of Regulating Algorithms are Solvable

    Nathan Matias is a professor at Cornell University and leads the Citizens and Technology Lab. He believes that the strong tradition of scrappy, responsive, citizen science (which has led to positive changes in food safety and quality assurance regulations) can also bring positive changes to how algorithms impact our lives. The Citizens and Technology Lab, Cornell UniversityMozilla Foundation- volunteer opportunities  Algorithmic Justice League Joy Buolamwini, TED Talk, Fighting Bias in AlgorithmsThe MarkupConsumer ReportsThe History of the Good Housekeeping InstituteElinor Ostrom’s Work on Governing The Commons: An Appreciation, LSEKurt Lewin, American Social Psychologist, Encyclopedia BritanicaDemocratic, Authoritarian, Laissez-Faire: What Type Of Leader Are You?, Forbes 2019 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Solvable showcases the world’s most innovative thinkers and their proposed solutions to the world’s most daunting problems. The interviews, hosted by Ronald Young Jr., will launch a dialogue that both acknowledges the complexity of the issues while inspiring hope that the problems are, in fact, solvable. iHeartMedia is the exclusive podcast partner of Pushkin Industries.

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