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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Mass Incarceration is Solvable
It’s possible to reduce the number of people behind bars in the United States from 2.3 million to 360,000.
20 min
77
Unjust Systems of Power are Solvable
Host Anne Applebaum speaks with Srdja Popovic about how strategic nonviolent action can bring about lasting and meaningful social change.
19 min
78
The Mental Health Crisis is Solvable
Jacob Weisberg talks to Dixon Chibanda about giving access to mental health care in non-Western nations.
28 min
79
Maternal Mortality is Solvable
Anne Applebaum talks to Dr. Naveen Rao about fostering safe pregnancies and healthy deliveries worldwide.
25 min
80
Widespread Poverty is Solvable
Jacob Weisberg talks to Michael Faye about cutting out the middle man in charitable donations via GiveDirectly.
28 min
81
Extreme Inequality is Solvable
Jacob Weisberg talks with Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz about closing the wealth gap in the United States.
32 min
82
Youth Unemployment is Solvable
Anne Applebaum talks with Nicola Galombik about increasing access to future work for young people in South Africa.
29 min
83
Restriction of Speech Online is Solvable
Jacob Weisberg talks with David Kaye about fostering public understanding of free speech on the internet and who should make the rules about regulation.
31 min
84
Gender-Based Violence is Solvable
Ahmed Ali Akbar talks with Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy about using film to tackle violence against women in Pakistan.
25 min
85
Racial Reconciliation is Solvable
Malcolm Gladwell talks to former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu about mending race relations in the U.S.
29 min
86
Poverty in Marginalized Communities is Solvable
Malcolm Gladwell talks to Saumya Roy about using micro-financing to eliminate poverty amongst marginalized groups.
29 min
87
Global Disease is Solvable
Jacob Weisberg talks to Steve Davis about eliminating or eradicating diseases causing great human suffering worldwide.
27 min
88
Climate Change is Solvable
Anne Applebaum talks to Anousheh Ansari about balancing the carbon cycle and fighting climate change through incentivized prizes and innovation.
28 min
89
Child Marriage is Solvable
Jacob Weisberg talks to Mabel van Oranje about ending child marriage by 2030.
26 min
90
Educational Inequity is Solvable
Anne Applebaum talks to Dr. Urvashi Sahni about redefining education and curricula.
29 min
91
US-China Conflict is Solvable
Jacob Weisberg talks to Kevin Rudd about the need for diplomacy between China and the United States.
36 min
92
Poor Nutrition is Solvable
Jacob Weisberg talks to Roy Steiner about changing global diets.
27 min
93
Electricity for the Developing World is Solvable
Anne Applebaum talks with Ashvin Dayal about creating worldwide access to electricity.
27 min
94
Global Poverty is Solvable
Malcolm Gladwell talks with Dr. Shashi Buluswar about fighting global poverty with the Institute for Transformative Technologies.
29 min
95
Conflict is Solvable
Jacob Weisberg talks to Victor Ochen about building peace in Africa.
44 min
96
AIDS is Solvable
Malcolm Gladwell talks to David Baltimore about his work that made a treatment for HIV/AIDS possible.
27 min
97
Basic Education is Solvable
Ahmed Ali Akbar talks to Sal Khan about bringing world class education to everyone, for free.
31 min
98
Cervical Cancer is Solvable
Anne Applebaum talks to Vincent DeGennaro about building cancer programs in developing countries.
30 min
99
Gender Inequality in Leadership is Solvable
Malcolm Gladwell talks to Julia Gillard, the first and only woman to be Prime Minister of Australia, about the underrepresentation of women in leadership around the world.
45 min
100
Civil War is Solvable
Anne Applebaum talks to Juan Manuel Santos, former president of Colombia and Nobel Peace Laureate, about ending more than 50 years of conflict in his country.
25 min