Mike Dickey is co-founder and chairman of the JackTrip Foundation and the creator of Virtual Studio. The awkward and disjointed experience of making music over the internet is a solvable problem. Virtual Studio is a device that works with the open source software application JackTrip to enable musicians of all ages to collaborate across locations online. Virtual Studio JackTrip Open Source Software Application JamKazam 11 Tools for Collaborating on Music Remotely Learn more about your ad-choices...
Nov 18, 2020•20 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Dr. Lutfi Lokman co-founded Hospitals Beyond Boundaries to provide culturally competent and financially sustainable healthcare. His clinic follows a model pioneered by Muhammad Yunus (founder of the Grameen Bank) which leans on cross-subsidization to address the healthcare needs of economically diverse communities. Here are a few additional resources related to this episode: Hospitals Beyond Boundaries NGOs in Cambodia: It’s Complicated The Diplomat, Dec. 2013 Learn more about your ad-choices at...
Nov 11, 2020•19 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Flavia Kleiner is the co-founder of Operation Libero. The organization works to combat populism in Switzerland. Operation Libero has launched and won a variety of proactive campaigns to promote a more diverse and inclusive Switzerland. (This conversation was originally published in 2019) Here are a few additional resources related to this episode: Change the narrative: how a Swiss group is beating rightwing populists , The Guardian April 2019 Swiss voters appear to reject limiting jobs for EU ci...
Oct 28, 2020•23 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Emily Bazelon is a staff writer for the New York Times Magazine and the Truman Capote Fellow for Creative Writing and Law at Yale Law School. She believes that disinformation is solvable. Want to learn more about this and get more involved? Here are some ways to do so: “The Problem of Free Speech in an Age of Disinformation, ” Emily Bazelon for the New York Times Magazine, Oct 15, 2020 The Cyber Policy Center at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Election Integrity Partnershi...
Oct 21, 2020•28 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Ahmed Badr is an Iraqi-American writer, social entrepreneur, former refugee and the founder of Narratio. Narratio is a creative platform and set of initiatives that carve out spaces for displaced young people to transcend the tragedies that may have initially caused their displacement. Here are a few additional resources related to this episode: Narratio.org While the Earth Sleeps We Travel: Stories, Poetry, and Art from Young Refugees Around the World Solvable is produced by Camille Baptista, J...
Oct 07, 2020•19 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Saving coral reefs will take a lot of teamwork and collaboration across scientists, industries and individuals. One important tool is micro-fragmentation and re-skinning. Sarah Hamlyn is a scientist at the Mote Marine Labs’ Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reefs Research and Restoration. She helps maintain 21 species of stony and branching coral and works to regrow damaged coral reefs off the Florida coast 40 to 50 times faster than they can regrow in the wild. Here are a few addit...
Sep 30, 2020•17 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Eric Appel is a Professor of Materials Science & Engineering at Stanford University. His lab has designed an improved delivery system for fire retardant to keep fires from starting across hotspots and known ignition areas. Here are a few additional resources related to this episode: Wildfire prevention through prophylactic treatment of high-risk landscapes using viscoelastic retardant fluids , PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America) Stanford res...
Sep 23, 2020•17 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Michael Mina is an epidemiologist and immunologist at the Harvard School of Public Health and a physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Here are a few of the resources related to this episode: Additional articles on rapid tests Trump to Announce $750 million deal with Abbott , CNBC August 27, 2020 @michaelmina_lab Sample letter about rapid tests to send to your representatives www.RapidTests.org Solvable is produced by Camille Baptista, Jocelyn Frank, Catherine Girardeau and Mia Lobel. Specia...
Sep 16, 2020•21 min•Season 2Ep. 9
John McWhorter is a linguistics professor at Columbia University, contributing writer at The Atlantic and hosts the podcast Lexicon Valley. He believes that “cancel culture” is solvable. Here are a few of the resources related to this episode: After Ann Coulter Backs Out Of Visit, UC Berkeley Braces For Free Speech Rallies The Fine Line Between A Bad Date And Sexual Assault: 2 Views On Aziz Ansari A Letter on Justice and Open Debate Academics Are Really, Really Worried About Their Freedom Critic...
Sep 09, 2020•18 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Margaret Sullivan is the media columnist for The Washington Post and formerly the public editor with the New York Times. Her new book is called Ghosting the News: Local Journalism and the Crisis of American Democracy. She believes that the decline of local news is solvable. Here are a few resources related to this episode: Ghosting the News: Local Journalism and the Crisis of American Democracy by Margaret Sullivan Texas Tribune MinnPost Voice of San Diego Buffalo News Chicago Tribune Chicago Su...
Sep 02, 2020•22 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Bruce Schneier is an internationally renowned security technologist. He teaches cyber security at the Harvard Kennedy School. Schneier believes that election security risks are solvable. Here are a few resources related to this episode: VerifiedVoting.Org The Brennan Center for Justice National Electorial Defense Coalition National Mail Voter Registration Form (multilingual) Voter Registration and Election Dates (by state ) Solvable is produced by Camille Baptista, Jocelyn Frank is the senior pr...
Jul 22, 2020•22 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Kirsten Clarke is the president and executive director of the National Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. The committee was established in 1963 at the request of President John F. Kennedy to address the inequities confronting African Americans and other minorities. Clarke believes that reversing, or preventing, the disenfranchisement of millions of American voters is central to her work and that voter suppression is solvable. Here are a few of the resources related to this episode: N...
Jul 15, 2020•30 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Michael Waldman is the president of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law. The non-partisan center works to strengthen America's democracy. Waldman is the author of The Fight to Vote. He believes that the United States can have an election that is safe, participatory and with a robust turnout in 2020. Here are a few of the resources related to this episode: Voting by Mail / Voting Absentee National Mail Voter Registration Form (multilingual) Voter Registration and Election Dates (b...
Jul 08, 2020•23 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Chiraag Bains is the Director of Legal Strategies at Demos, a think tank focused on strengthening democracy and fighting for racial justice. He previously served as Senior Counsel to the head of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. He co-wrote the Ferguson Report. The Department of Justice sued Ferguson, Missouri, over unconstitutional policing and court practices. He believes that the lack of accountability for police violence is solvable. Here are a few of the resources...
Jul 01, 2020•30 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Insha Rahman is the director of strategy and new initiatives at the Vera Institute of Justice. She believes that mass incarceration is solvable. At Vera, Rahman’s work is focused on prosecutorial reform, bail, and decarceration, with an emphasis on developing advocacy-related strategies and accountability. Prior to Vera, Rahman worked as a public defender at The Bronx Defenders. She currently serves on the boards of the New York Civil Liberties Union, Brooklyn Community Bail Fund, and the New Yo...
Jun 24, 2020•21 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Host Anne Applebaum speaks with Srdja Popovic about how strategic nonviolent action can bring about lasting and meaningful social change. Srdja Popovic is the executive director of the Centre for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies (CANVAS). He's a social change educator who draws on his experience as a leader of the student movement Otpor! Optor! is credited with helping to oust Serbian president Slobodan Milošević using creative and strategic techniques that marry humor and coalition buil...
Jun 17, 2020•19 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Jacob Weisberg talks to Dixon Chibanda about giving access to mental health care in non-Western nations. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 25, 2019•29 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Anne Applebaum talks to Dr. Naveen Rao about fostering safe pregnancies and healthy deliveries worldwide. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 18, 2019•26 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Jacob Weisberg talks to Michael Faye about cutting out the middle man in charitable donations via GiveDirectly. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 11, 2019•29 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Jacob Weisberg talks with Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz about closing the wealth gap in the United States. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 04, 2019•33 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Anne Applebaum talks with Nicola Galombik about increasing access to future work for young people in South Africa. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 27, 2019•30 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Jacob Weisberg talks with David Kaye about fostering public understanding of free speech on the internet and who should make the rules about regulation. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 20, 2019•32 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Ahmed Ali Akbar talks with Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy about using film to tackle violence against women in Pakistan. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 13, 2019•26 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Malcolm Gladwell talks to former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu about mending race relations in the U.S. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 06, 2019•29 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Malcolm Gladwell talks to Saumya Roy about using micro-financing to eliminate poverty amongst marginalized groups. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 30, 2019•29 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Jacob Weisberg talks to global health advocate Steve Davis about eliminating or eradicating diseases causing great human suffering worldwide. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 23, 2019•28 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Anne Applebaum talks to Anousheh Ansari about balancing the carbon cycle and fighting climate change through incentivized prizes and innovation. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 16, 2019•29 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Jacob Weisberg talks to Mabel van Oranje, Chair of Girls Not Brides, about ending child marriage by 2030. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 09, 2019•27 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Anne Applebaum talks to Dr. Urvashi Sahni--a social entrepreneur, women rights activist and educationist--about redefining education and curricula. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 02, 2019•30 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Jacob Weisberg talks to Kevin Rudd about the need for diplomacy between China and the United States. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 25, 2019•37 min•Season 1Ep. 17
