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Welcome to Impact in the 21st Century, a podcast by Simbi Foundation. Join Aaron Friedland (Executive Director, Simbi Foundation) as he discusses positive social impact with some of the world’s leading social innovators, authors, academics, and advocates.
Unknown Host hosts Impact in the 21st Century, a society show with 35 episodes published.
Paul Hawken has spent more than fifty years asking the same question in different registers: what does it look like when human commerce rejoins the community of life rather than consuming it? He was a 19-year-old press c
David Abram is an ecologist, philosopher, and sleight-of-hand magician whose work sits at the intersection of phenomenology, linguistics, and our embodied relationship with the more-than-human world. Author of The Spell
Valdemar Danry is a PhD researcher in the Fluid Interfaces group at the MIT Media Lab, a 2025 Google PhD Fellow in Human-Computer Interaction, and one of the most important voices at the intersection of artificial intell
Frank Solomon is a world-renowned big wave surfer, ocean adventurer, and the founder of Sentinel Ocean Alliance . Raised on the rugged coastline of South Africa, Frank has ridden some of the most dangerous waves on Earth
Nelson Dellis is a six-time USA Memory Champion, Grandmaster of Memory, and one of the world’s foremost experts on training the mind. Driven by his grandmother’s struggle with Alzheimer’s, he turned an average memory int
Dr. Raoul Goldberg is a renowned integrative medicine practitioner with decades of experience blending conventional medical expertise with holistic approaches to empower individuals toward optimal health. As a leader in
Most world-changing startups don’t die from lack of money or market fit. They die because the founder never becomes the CEO the mission needs. Jonathan Lowenhar has spent 10 years helping hundreds of founders make that l
Jamie Brooker is the co-founder of Kahoot!, the game-based learning platform that has transformed education for over 70 million users worldwide, and the visionary behind We Are Human, a collective dedicated to building v
Colleen Dwyer is a Senior Therapist with Allen Carr’s Easyway (20+ million copies sold), a globally recognized program for smoking and vaping cessation, with over 20 years of experience helping individuals overcome addic
Dr. Patricia Wright is a world-renowned primatologist, conservationist, and National Geographic Explorer whose groundbreaking work has redefined our understanding of lemurs and their fragile habitats. As the founder of C
Rita is a visionary member of Project Kamp, a Portugal-based research community dedicated to prototyping a sustainable way of living in harmony with the planet. As a key collaborator in this innovative experiment, Rita h
Alberto Manguel is the acclaimed author of A History of Reading, The Library at Night, and dozens of other works exploring literature, memory, and the profound human need for stories. A lifetime reader and former Directo
Hylton is the CEO of Discovery Bank, a trailblazer in digital banking and behavioral economics. With a background in actuarial science and a deep passion for innovation, Hylton has helped shape Discovery’s vision of a sh
Episode #22 of Impact in the 21st Century features the inspiring Dr. Charles Owubah. Dr. Charles Owubah is the CEO of Action Against USA, an organization working to end the global hunger crisis. Originally from Ghana, Dr
Episode #21 of Impact in the 21st Century features impactful guest Danny Glenwright. Danny Glenwright is the President and CEO at Save the Children Canada, where he is spearheading multiple international projects seeking
Alyssa Carson is a space enthusiast, Astrobiology undergraduate student at the Florida Institute of Technology, author of “So You Want to Be An Astronaut”, and has spoken at multiple TED talks. Alyssa, now 21 years old,
Episode #19 of Impact in the 21st Century features incredible guest Allen Lau. After migrating to Canada aged 19 and graduating with a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering at University of Toronto, Allen went on to
Marc Tarpenning is an acclaimed American engineer, technology entrepreneur and a co-founder of Tesla Inc. Marc worked with Tesla as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Vice President of Engineering for several years be
Seth Klein is the acclaimed author of 𝘈 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘞𝘢𝘳: 𝘔𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘌𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺. An expert in climate policy, Seth spent 22 years as the founding director of th
Craig Foster is the subject and creative mind behind the Oscar-winning film My Octopus Teacher, released on Netflix in 2020, which documented the incredible relationship Craig built a small octopus in the kelp forests on
Nelson Dellis
1 appearance on this show
Jonathan Lowenhar
CEO Whisperer · Enjoy the Work
1 appearance on this show
Patricia Wright
Primatologist, Anthropologist, Conservationist
1 appearance on this show
Rita Moreno
1 appearance on this show
Alyssa Carson
science communicator, astrobiologist · The Mars Generation
1 appearance on this show
Craig Foster
My Octopus Teacher Academy Award winning documentary filmmaker · Stan Sport
1 appearance on this show
Cristina Mittermeier
1 appearance on this show
Jane Goodall
ethologist and conservationist · Jane Goodall Institute
1 appearance on this show
Maryanne Wolf
Director of the Center for Dyslexia, Diverse Learners, and Social Justice · UCLA
2 appearances on this show
David Suzuki
geneticist, environmental champion
1 appearance on this show
Alex Honnold
Professional Climber · Honnold Foundation
1 appearance on this show
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