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How To Change The World Podcast
Hosted by World Within Studios · EN
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.
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Kat Taylor: How to Fix our Broken Banking System
Mar 2300:51:55Tap to summarizeOn 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 about one of the biggest of them all: banking.And our guide is Kat Taylor.Kat is the co-founder of Beneficial State Bank and a leading voice in the movement to build a more regenerative economy. In this conversation, she breaks down how banks really work, why the system looks the way it does today, and - most importantly - what each of us can do to be part of changing it.-----The How to Change the World Podcast is produced by World Within Studios with PRX.Producer and Composer: Alexandre MillerEditors: Eve Weston and Martin McGreevySession Engineer: Gabe Sweeney
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Old Salt Pt. 2: How to Rethink Our Relationship with Land
Mar 500:44:03Tap to summarizeLast 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 agriculture.Cooper Hibbard is one of those ranchers.He speaks candidly about family legacy - the cherished values carried forward, and the harder history tied to the land. It’s a conversation about what we inherit - and what we choose to do with it. -----The How to Change the World Podcast is produced by World Within Studios with PRX.Producer and Composer: Alexandre MillerEditors: Eve Weston and Martin McGreevySession Engineer: Gabe Sweeney
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Old Salt Co-op: How a Montana Town Is Reclaiming Its Food Future
Feb 1900:45:15Tap to summarize“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, running multiple restaurants and an annual festival that draws thousands to Montana around food, art, and community. This is also a deeply personal story born out of a promise to save his own ranch. Cole serves land, legacy, and community - and represents what it means to take responsibility for a place and the people who depend on it.-----The How to Change the World Podcast is produced by World Within Studios with PRX.Producer and Composer: Alexandre MillerEditors: Eve Weston and Martin McGreevySpecial Thanks: Gabe Sweeney
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Lufa Farms: How to Grow Food on Top of a City
Feb 500:48:52Tap to summarizeIt’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 conversation - is about what it takes to build it, and what becomes possible once you do.In Montreal, Lufa has become a household name for its rooftop farms, local food delivery, and hunger relief work - and that’s just the beginning.Alongside Mo, we’re joined by Dave Furneaux, a seasoned investor and builder, to talk about their friendship, what makes the “soul” of a business, and why the risks of doing something transformative are worth it.-----The How to Change the World Podcast is produced by World Within Studios with PRX.Producer and Composer: Alexandre MillerEditors: Eve Weston and Martin McGreevySpecial Thanks: Gabe Sweeney
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Coral Vita: How to Rescue a Coral Reef
Jan 2200:42:00Tap to summarizeCoral 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 he calls “taking coral to the gym.” We talk Category 5 hurricanes, why the Bahamas is leading this work, and why coral reefs matter whether you live by the ocean or nowhere near one. We’ve all heard what’s going wrong in the climate change fight - this is a conversation about what’s still possible.-----The How to Change the World Podcast is produced by World Within Studios with PRX.Producer and Composer: Alexandre MillerEditors: Kenny McMillanSpecial Thanks: Gabe SweeneySFX credits:Sunrise east and west coast waves skagen branch 07-27.wav by Kyster -- https://freesound.org/s/126007/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
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Arian Moayed (Succession, Marvel): How to Tell Better Stories
Jan 801:12:21Tap to summarizeArian 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 winding road to the stage and screen, and why the stories we tell actually matter. He also shares what it was like working with Robin Williams on Broadway (and why Robin was exactly who you hoped he’d be). Plus, Arian shares how his impact work with Waterwell uses theater to spark change.-----The How to Change the World Podcast is produced by World Within Studios with PRX.Producer and Composer: Alexandre MillerEditors: Eve Weston and Martin McGreevySpecial Thanks: Gabe Sweeney
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Chicago CRED: How to End Gun Violence
Dec 1801:15:00Tap to summarizeIn 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.This is Chicago Cred.The How to Change the World Podcast is produced by World Within Studios.Our producer and composer is Alexandre Miller, our editing team is Eve Weston, Martin McGreevy, and Kenny McMillan. Special thanks to Gabe Sweeney for technical assistance.
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Sam Kass: Is This our Last Supper? The Future of Food and How to Change It
Dec 400:48:02Tap to summarizeWith 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 White House Chef, to the frontlines of nature-based climate solutions. Sam leads us through a critical conversation about how food and agriculture can become our biggest lever to fight climate change.
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Geralyn Dreyfous: How to Revive Independent Filmmaking
Nov 2000:46:52Tap to summarizeLegendary, 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 power back to creators, communities, and independent filmmakers.
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The Ginjan Bros: How to Change the World with Less than $1000
Nov 600:55:47Tap to summarizeYou'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 open new economic pathways for thousands of Guineans and New Yorkers alike.Learn more about the Ginjan Bros (and order some delicious juice!).
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