Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchScouts, Knives and a Community Fridge
This week we hear about three small solutions trying to make a dent on some big problems. We hear about an outdoor gym made from melted-down knives. …
8 years, 7 months ago
The Ring That Could Help Save Women’s Lives
In Southern Africa, over seven thousand women are infected with HIV each week. Many can't persuade their partners to wear a condom, so a new form of …
8 years, 7 months ago
How to Get Wheelchairs on Planes
If you are a wheelchair user, travelling by aeroplane can be very difficult. Buses, trains and some cars are designed for people to roll into without…
8 years, 7 months ago
Drone Delivery: Medicines By Air
Most Malawians live in rural areas and if they get sick, it can be incredibly difficult to get testing kits or medicines in time. Malawi's government…
8 years, 8 months ago
Smartphone-Activated First Aiders
Your chances of surviving a cardiac arrest while out on the high street are slim. It's estimated survival rates decrease by ten percent for every min…
8 years, 8 months ago
The Former Neo-Nazi Helping Others To Quit
A retired police detective and a former neo-Nazi leader may seem like an unlikely partnership. But Dr Bernd Wagner and Ingo Hasselbach have taken th…
8 years, 8 months ago
How Iceland Saved Its Teenagers
In 1998, 42% of Iceland’s 15 and 16 year-olds reported that they had got drunk in the past 30 days. By 2016, though, this figure had fallen to just 5…
8 years, 8 months ago
The Missing Maps
Thousands of places in the world don't officially exist on a map. If you're not on a map, it can have implications for how people find you - in times…
8 years, 9 months ago
The Town Where Public Toilets Are Everywhere
to stop people getting caught short. What do you do if you're out and about and can't find a public toilet? Do you sneak into a cafe and hope no one…
8 years, 9 months ago
Addressing the World in Three Words
Around 75% of the world's population, approximately 4 billion people, don't have an address. Take a country like Mongolia, with a largely nomadic po…
8 years, 9 months ago