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Dec 18 2019
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Maternal mortality is #Solvable
Anne Applebaum talks to Dr. Naveen Rao about fostering safe pregnancies and healthy deliveries worldwide. Dr. Naveen Rao is the Senior Vice President for the Health Initiative and Senior Advisor to …
Dec 11 2019
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Widespread poverty is #Solvable
Jacob Weisberg talks to Michael Faye about cutting out the middle man in charitable donations via GiveDirectly. Michael Faye is the President and co-founder of GiveDirectly, which helps send money directly …
Dec 04 2019
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Extreme inequality is #Solvable
Jacob Weisberg talks with Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz about closing the wealth gap in the United States. Joseph Stiglitz is an American economist and a professor at Columbia University. He is …
Nov 27 2019
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Youth unemployment is #Solvable
Anne Applebaum talks with Nicola Galombik about increasing access to future work for young people in South Africa. Nicola is the Founder and currently the Executive Chairman of Harambee Youth Employment …
Nov 21 2019
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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. David Kaye is the Director of the …
Nov 14 2019
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Gender-based violence is #Solvable
Ahmed Ali Akbar talks with Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy about using film to tackle violence against women in Pakistan. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy won Pakistan's first Oscar for her 2012 documentary Saving Face, which tells …
Nov 06 2019
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Racial reconciliation is #Solvable
Malcolm Gladwell talks to former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu about mending race relations in the U.S. Mitch Landrieu was the 61st Mayor of New Orleans, helping to steer the city …
Oct 30 2019
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Poverty in marginalized communities is #Solvable
Malcolm Gladwell talks to Saumya Roy about using micro-financing to eliminate poverty amongst marginalized groups. Saumya Roy created the Vandana Foundation, a non-profit that supports livelihoods of female micro-entrepreneurs in Mumbai …
Oct 22 2019
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Global disease is #Solvable
Jacob Weisberg talks to Steve Davis about eliminating or eradicating diseases causing great human suffering worldwide. Steve Davis is President and CEO of PATH, a global team of innovators working to …