Hosted by World Within Studios · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 19 episodes
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The How to Change the World Podcast and host Rostam Zafari invite you to sit down with builders, artists, and organizers as they wrestle with today’s challenging questions while providing blueprints, cautionary tales, and calls to action for anyone ready to fight for a more just world.Produced by World Within Studios with PRX. New episodes every other Thursday.
World Within Studios hosts How To Change The World Podcast, a society show with 19 episodes published.
Today, we’re talking to Kristen Sonday (or as her friends know her, K-Bad), the co-founder and CEO of Paladin . Paladin is working to close what she calls the "Justice Gap," the over 90% of Americans who can't access ess
Community. It’s an idea we come back to again and again on this podcast. Not the superficial buzzword used to sell us coworking spaces, wellness retreats, and condo developments, but the soul-nourishing, and yes, world-c
“A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for.” - John A. Shedd Most of us like to think we know what we're living for. Rutger Bregman isn't convinced. The problem, as he sees it, isn't that people are sel
What does a revolution look like from the inside? What does it cost? What does it demand from the rest of the world? The world is watching Iran. This episode is part of a miniseries we're dedicating to understanding what
Welcome to Part 2 of our three part series - Iran: Inside the Revolution. What does a revolution look like from the inside? What does it cost? What does it demand from the rest of the world? The world is watching Iran. T
What does a revolution look like from the inside? What does it cost? What does it demand from the rest of the world? The world is watching Iran. This episode is part of a miniseries we're dedicating to understanding what
There's ample evidence to suggest that philanthropy alone won't save the world. We have to find ways for businesses to step up to the global challenges we face. But in an era of corporate greenwashing, how do you know wh
On this show - and in the work we do at World Within - we spend a lot of time asking one question: “What happens when the systems we depend on stop working for the communities they’re meant to serve?” Today we’re talking
Last episode, we featured Cole Mannix of Old Salt Co-op - a collective of ranchers outside Helena, Montana who are restoring landscapes, local food, and protecting a ranching way of life being squeezed by industrial agri
“Land is kin.” It’s the mantra at the heart of what guides Cole Mannix and Old Salt Co-op. Old Salt is a meat company built by ranchers to take the power back from Big Beef. They do everything from pasture to plate, runn
It’s an idea so simple it could come from a five-year-old. At least that’s how Lufa Farms founder, Mohamed Hage, refers to their idea of turning idle rooftops into working greenhouses. But the real story - and this conve
Coral reefs are disappearing fast - and they matter more to our daily lives than most of us realize. Sam Teicher, co-founder of Coral Vita, joins the pod to explain their fascinating approach to reef restoration, which h
Arian Moayed (Stewy on Succession, Agent Cleary in the MCU) joins us for a joyfully real conversation about acting, ambition, and stories that can actually move culture. Arian opens up about his humble beginnings, the wi
In this episode, we hear from Arne Duncan, Curtis Toler, and Billy Moore - leaders whose lives and work are deeply entwined with the realities of violence, healing, and transformation on Chicago’s South and West Sides. T
With a story that’s one part The Bear, one part The West Wing, Sam Kass might just be the most interesting man in the fight against climate change. He shares his unique path from the highest echelons of fine dining, to W
Legendary, Oscar-winning documentary producer Geralyn Dreyfous explores the future of impact storytelling. We get into what makes a film resonate, why Hollywood’s economics are broken, and how new models could shift powe
You've never heard a story quite like the Ginjan Bros. Brothers Mo and Rahim Diallo share their winding journey from Guinea to New York City. What started as an african juice brand with less than $1,000 is now poised to
Brandon Stanton is the most famous artist you've probably never heard of. He’s the creator of Humans of New York and his portraits and stories of everyday people have over 30 million followers online, yet to most of his
The first episode of How to Change the World features Brandon Stanton, the visionary behind online storytelling sensation Humans of New York. He shares the story behind his boldest project yet - turning Grand Central Sta
The How to Change the World Podcast invites you to sit down with builders, artists, and organizers as they wrestle with today’s challenging questions while providing blueprints, cautionary tales, and calls to action for
Rutger Bregman
New York Times bestselling author
1 appearance on this show
Dr Kat Taylor
Dr · Beneficial State Bank
1 appearance on this show
Cole Mannix
president and co-founder · Old Salt Co-op
2 appearances on this show
Sam Teicher
Co-Founder and Chief Reef Officer · Coral Vita
1 appearance on this show
Arian Moayed
1 appearance on this show
Billy Moore
site manager · Chicago CRED
1 appearance on this show
Arne Duncan
former U.S. Secretary of Education · United States Department of Education
1 appearance on this show
Sam Kass
Assistant White House Chef, Senior Policy Advisor for Nutrition, Executive Director of "Let's Move!" campaign
1 appearance on this show
Brandon Stanton
Photographer and social media content creator · Humans of New York
2 appearances on this show
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