Humanosphere Podcast
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Humanosphere Podcast
A weekly look at the world of global health and the fight against of poverty with Tom Paulson, editor of Humanosphere.
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10 episodes
See you later! The final Humanosphere podcast – for now
For today's final Humanosphere podcast, we're going to talk about ourselves - why we do what we do, what are some of our favorite stories and where we...
What we mean when we talk about terrorism: A chat with Rebecca Wolfe of Mercy Corps
For today’s Humanosphere podcast, we are talking with Rebecca J. Wolfe of Mercy Corps about how we talk about terrorism. No, that's not a grammatical...
Inequality rising: A chat with Chuck Collins on what’s driving the world crazy
For today's Humanosphere podcast, we talk with Chuck Collins at Inequality.org, a project of the Institute for Policy Studies, a left-leaning think ta...
A conversation with Laurie Garrett about the road ahead for the WHO
The 70th World Health Assembly in Geneva just elected a new director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday. But underfunded and ov...
Getting to zero: Rotary’s stubborn campaign to rid the world of polio
How close are we to ridding the world of polio, why has it taken so long, and why does this one disease campaign matter so much? For this Humanosphere...
Warren Buffett’s son Peter talks about his music, activism and the need for a new world view
For today’s Humanosphere podcast, we’re talking with Peter Buffett, musician, author, activist and youngest son of legendary investor Warren Buffett....
Build Change: Pioneering engineer works with communities to protect homes from disasters
For this Humanosphere podcast, we’re talking with Elizabeth Hausler, CEO and founder of Build Change – a non-profit organization that works around the...
Inequality and philanthropy: Author of ‘The Givers’ explains how they can fuel each other
American philanthropy has been undergoing a major resurgence in the last few decades, leading some to dub this a 'golden age' for giving. At the same...
Polaris: On the front lines of fighting human trafficking
For today’s Humanosphere podcast, we're talking with a leader in the battle to end human trafficking. Bradley Myles and his colleagues at Polaris has...
On the push for equity, direct democracy and a basic universal income by Iceland’s Pirate Party
For today’s Humanosphere podcast, we are talking with Halldóra Mogensen, an MP with Iceland’s Pirate Party. For those who may not be aware of the Pira...