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. 

Society & Culture
News
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Paul Rosolie, Protecting the Amazon Rainforest
Would you just let someone cut down the trees in your backyard?
24 min
2
Sterlin Harjo, Reservation Dogs
Telling honest human stories can be like writing a good blues song.
24 min
3
Revisiting Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis
15 min
4
Misogyny in Game Design is Solvable
9 out of 10 kids play games in the US so more of them should design them!
24 min
5
Reality TV is Solvable
After 25 seasons of The Bachelor, solutions have emerged.
17 min
6
Solutions for 2022
What problems should be solved in the year ahead?
35 min
7
Mike Gauyo: Insecure
Mike Gauyo takes us inside the writers’ room.
33 min
8
Miracle And Wonder: Conversations With Paul Simon
Presenting: An Excerpt from Miracle And Wonder: Conversations With Paul Simon by Malcolm Gladwell and Bruce Headlam. Download the audiobook today at miracleaudibook.com and receive an exclusive listener's guide pdf featuring additional commentary from Bruce, the producers and editors of Miracle and Wonder.
32 min
9
Kidney Failure is Solvable
It takes more than early testing.
19 min
10
Introducing: A Slight Change of Plans, Apple's ...
Pushkin is thrilled to announce that A Slight Change of Plans was named Apple Podcasts' Best Show of the Year! This week, we're sharing an episode with Solvable listeners.
39 min
11
adrienne maree brown: Cancel Culture is Solvable
It’s time to cancel ways of thinking, not people.
22 min
12
Mary Aiken: Cybercrime is Solvable
Cybercrime is costing 1 trillion dollars annually and rising
30 min
13
Wayne Modest: Museum Repatriation
Restitution is about redress; it is about repair.
30 min
14
Jade Begay: Indigenous People Were The First Cl...
How quickly can Indigenous expertise accelerate solutions to the climate catastrophes we face?
19 min
15
The Ozone Hole Was Solvable, And So Is Climate ...
Dr. Susan Solomon helped solve the ozone hole, now on to climate change
27 min
16
Malcolm Gladwell on Near Misses
What the bombing of London can teach us about surviving COVID-19
28 min
17
Native Erasure and Invisibility is Solvable
Beyond appropriation it's time to talk about re-matriation of lands and cultures
35 min
18
Government Policy is Solvable (with behavioral ...
Surprising factors, that shouldn’t influence decisions, do.
15 min
19
Psychedelics May Help Solve Addiction
We may only be 2 years away from a paradigm shift in mental health treatment
20 min
20
Climate Change Despondency is Solvable
Self-driving cars, electric planes and corporate responsibility could all be coming.
17 min
21
Consumerism and Celebrity Culture in Faith Orga...
Check out those super pricey sneaks!
21 min
22
Presenting: Some of My Best Friends Are...
Barry and The Boss have got nothing on these guys.
17 min
23
The Lack of Creatives of Color in Positions of ...
Without visibility there is no change.
22 min
24
Making Museums Relevant and Reflective is Solvable
Institutions that promote cultural awareness can embody it too
17 min
25
The Scantiness of Mental Health Resources For B...
Adaptive behavior doesn't have to be stigmatized
21 min