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What does it take to change the world? Fix The News (formerly Hope Is A Verb) brings you stories from the frontlines of progress. From grassroots problem-solvers to global big thinkers, each episode explores the people, ideas and innovations creating a better future - because the story of the world isn’t just what’s broken, it’s also what's working. New episode every second Wednesday.
Hosted by Angus Hervey and Amy Davoren-Rose. Fix The News is a solutions-focused media platform sharing stories from the frontlines of progress - exploring what’s working in the world and the people making it happen.
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- He Moved Into a Dementia Ward at 21. Here's What He Discovered · 36 min · Sezonul 4 Episodul 23What if we've confused keeping people safe with giving them a good life? Meet Teun Toebes, Dutch healthcare innovator, author and dementia advocate on a mission to change how the…
- The People Rewriting the Rules: Five Unexpected Stories from New York · 48 min · Sezonul 4 Episodul 22What happens when the systems we've relied on stop working? And who gets to decide what comes next? A year after the dismantling of USAID sent shockwaves through the…
- Lead Poisoning Is Solvable. So What’s Been the Hold Up? · 45 min · Sezonul 4 Episodul 21How do you get the world to pay attention to a problem it thinks it's already solved? Around a billion children are exposed to dangerous levels of lead. It can be hiding in…
- Can We Stop the Next Pandemic Before It Starts? · 37 min · Sezonul 4 Episodul 20What if we could catch the next pandemic before it starts? For most of human history, we’ve discovered outbreaks after people start getting sick. But what if we could spot a…
- It’s Time to Clean Up the Mess · 46 min · Sezonul 4 Episodul 19What if the knowledge we need most for the future is something we’ve spent centuries forgetting? Meet Victor Steffensen, Tagalaka man, author, filmmaker, musician and co-founder…
- When the Taliban Banned Girls From School, SOLA Kept Teaching · 42 min · Sezonul 4 Episodul 18Five years ago, the Taliban banned girls from the classroom. One school refused to stop teaching. In August 2021, as the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, the staff and…
- The Future of Farming: Healthy Soil, AI and Food Security · 47 min · Sezonul 4 Episodul 17The story of farming has always been one of adaptation. The next chapter may be its most one important yet. In this special episode of Fix The News, we bring together two…
- The Teen Sisters Rebuilding Gaza: Earth Prize Winners Tala & Farah Mousa · 24 min · Sezonul 4 Episodul 16Since October 2023, much of the world's attention has been focused on the destruction in Gaza. This conversation is about something we hear much less about: rebuilding. Meet…
- Antarctica: The World's Greatest Story of Cooperation · 35 min · Sezonul 4 Episodul 15Antarctica isn't just a climate story. For more than 65 years, Antarctica has been governed by one of the most remarkable international agreements ever created. At the height of…
- How Education Is Rebuilding Northern Uganda: Girls, Hope & Healing · 38 min · Sezonul 4 Episodul 14What happens when you redesign education around the people who have been left behind? Meet Alice Achan - social worker, educator and founder of the Te-Kworo Foundation, a…
- Colombia Ended a 60-Year War: Lessons in Making Peace · 44 min · Sezonul 4 Episodul 13What can Colombia teach us about what's still possible? Meet Juan Manuel Santos - former President of Colombia, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Chair of The Elders - who helped…
- The Largest Dam Removal in U.S. History: What Repair Really Looks Like · 43 minThe battle to restore the Klamath River lasted generations. When the dams finally came down, salmon returned within three days - far faster than scientists expected, marking a…
- Inside Women Deliver 2026: Feminist Leadership, Climate Action & Youth Power · 43 minGus and Amy recently attended Women Deliver 2026 – the world’s largest global conference on gender equality. Beyond reporting on the sessions, it was an opportunity to sit down…
- Good News: Can Journalism Do More Than Report Problems? · 37 minWhat happens when two solutions-focused news platforms compare notes on how to change the narrative of the world? Meet Myra Anubi - BBC journalist and host of People Fixing the…
- NewsFix - Clean Energy Hits Turning Point. 19.5 Million Lives Saved. Seagrass Comeback. · 6 minThis week’s headlines include – a historic shift in the global energy transition as renewables meet all new electricity demand; Africa’s measles vaccination drive saving 19.5…
- Global Hunger: The Australian Farmers Taking Action · 35 minWhat happens when two friends in rural Australia take on the global hunger crisis? Meet Rob Houghton and Ken Dachi - a third-generation farmer and a multicultural advisor from…
- NewsFix - Ocean Protection Hits 10%. Renewables Surge. A Machine Called Mother. · 6 minThis week’s headlines include – a global milestone in ocean protection; Brazil’s new deforestation crackdown using satellite monitoring; major gains in women’s rights and…
- NewsFix - TB Breakthroughs. Toponium. Whale Comeback. · 5 minThis week’s headlines include – Yes, we can end TB; the biggest expansion of education in human history; LGBTQ rights gaining ground; whales staging a dramatic comeback in…
- Big News: Hope Is A Verb Is Now Fix The News Podcast · 27 minBig News: Hope Is A Verb is becoming Fix The News Podcast. This is our final episode as Hope Is A Verb - but it's not the end of these conversations. Over 52 episodes, we’ve met…
- NewsFix - Stardust. Child Mortality. India. · 6 minThis week’s headlines include – DNA building blocks discovered on asteroids; global child mortality down 60%; China consolidates environmental laws; monarch butterflies rebound…







