The Global Good Podcast

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Each week, join Nicole Roberts as she explores the globe meeting the wildest people doing the coolest work to make the world better. From the peaks of the Himalayas to miles under the sea, everywhere we go The Global Good Podcast team is seeking out the dreamers and the doers.

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If we care about preserving our planet, the importance of the oceans’ health cannot be overstated. They cover over 70% of the Earth’s surface and produce more than 50% of our oxygen. Unfortunately, our daily actions can be incredibly detrimental to the ocean-health we so desperately need. Set sail with us as we head to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an area where, thanks to both natural currents and our negligent contamination, plastic is turning our oceans into chemical soup.

Welcome to 1895, when America was deep into The Great Book Scare. This week we’re going to meet Jessie Allan, a librarian in Omaha, Nebraska whose death from tuberculosis unwittingly fueled a book burning fire. We’re taking a deep dive to learn more about human reactions to fear, misinformation, book burning, and how Americans became convinced that library books spread deadly diseases.

Since the start of the show, Listeners have been writing in telling us about the Changemakers in their lives – sometimes the very place they work or volunteer. To wrap up the year, we’re reading some of your emails to highlight the small and large groups keeping children safe, saving pets, supporting underrepresented groups in film, and honoring trailblazers in their field.

According to the American Surgeon General, 1 in 7 people in the United States will face a substance abuse problem – and that was before a pandemic. We’re headed on a journey across America with a man who not only ran 7 marathons in 7 days on 7 seven continents, but is working on a documentary as he runs, exploring his – and others’ – journeys through addiction. September is National Recovery Month. Please join us as we explore addiction in America.

Globally, we pay a high economic price for lack of investment in promoting, protecting and caring for children. This week, at our first LIVE event, we meet several people wearing Many Hats in the U.S. and Latin America, working to lift up children and give a voice and spotlight to those doing good in the world. Best of all, our conversations takes place learning about the beautiful sport of polo – a unique form of diplomacy.

In many countries around the world, it’s election time. In fact, in weeks, 16 countries hold elections at some level. With that in mind, we’re diving into some of the wild ways and different rules that other countries use to conduct their elections. It’s also important to address some barriers to voting (and of course those breaking barriers) that may surprise everyone who doesn’t live there.

There’s nothing a terrorist fears more than an educated girl. But right now, only 37% of girls in Afghanistan are literate. And of the 3.5 million children out of school, 85% are girls. This week we’re joined by one of the guys from an incredible company called Combat Flip Flops, co-founded by U.S. special forces members who met in Afghanistan, now creating jobs in war zones – and then turning business proceeds into community good and education in Afghanistan. Meet the Unarmed Forces.

Vision is often considered the most solvable health problem in the world. Globally, 1 in 7 people who cannot see well don’t have access to vision care. But the barriers to getting glasses are a lot more complex than meets the eye. One group is creating a world where access to vision is no longer a barrier to human achievement and possibility. Come with us to Rwanda as we talk to a visionary doctor who’s seeing his patient’s thrive post-genocide.

Domestic violence happens in every country, town, age group, race and income level. And yet, Mexico is continuously rated one of the most violent countries for women in the world. This week, we travel into the making of a documentary that will change the way we view violence – painting a new picture of traumatic brain injury, CTE and the role violence plays in the lives of 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men.

1 in 4 children don’t know where all their meals will come from this week. Hunger leads families and individuals to make desperate decisions. And those who exploit girls use this to their advantage. We’re headed to India to learn how organizations are using food to prevent children, particularly girls, from being exploited and trafficked. In order to meaningfully address the issue of child exploitation, it is essential to trace it to its underlying causes.

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