Khloe Thompson met a homeless woman on her way to school when she was just 8 years old. After learning about her life, Khloe felt compelled to do something to help her. She sewed together a care bag, filled it with toiletries, and gifted it to

How the Youth Stand Up for Climate Justice with Abigail Dillen

Apr 13th, 2022 17m 39s

Abigail Dillen is the President of Earthjustice. For half a century, EarthJustice has provided top-tier legal representation in cases aimed at protecting our environment and people’s health. In this episode, Abbie takes us back to the beginning

The Power of Youth Activism with Melati Wijsen

Apr 5th, 2022 19m 29s

Single-use plastics are one of the major pollutants of our time. Growing up in Bali, Melati and Isabel Wijsen noticed that their environment was becoming increasingly saturated with plastic bags. At 12 and 10 years of age, they founded Bye Bye

Taking Responsibility for the Climate Crisis with Anuna de Wever

Mar 29th, 2022 17m 53s

Inspired by Greta Thunberg, Anuna de Wever mobilized thousands of people in her home country of Belgium to protest her government’s inaction on climate change. Then 17-years old, Anuna transformed into a leader and spearheaded the Fridays for F

Protecting the Health of our Oceans with Daniela V. Fernandez

Mar 22nd, 2022 18m 54s

At least half of Earth's oxygen comes from the ocean. That is why protecting the health of the ocean is imperative to address climate change. Daniela, a then 19-year-old immigrant, founded Sustainable Ocean Alliance or SOA from her Georgetown U

Bringing Back Our Lost Forests with Leah Namugerwa

Mar 15th, 2022 14m 1s

Leah Namugerwa is a 17-year-old activist from Kampala, Uganda. In this episode, Leah tells us about her inspiration behind Fridays For Future Uganda and about the pushback she received as a climate activist. She also speaks about the Birthday T

Climate Voices from the Global South with Mitzi Jonelle Tan

Mar 8th, 2022 18m 28s

Mitzi Jonelle Tan is a climate activist from the Philippines. She is the international spokesperson of Youth Advocates for Climate Action Philippines (YACAP), part of the global Fridays For Future movement.In this episode, Mitzi talks about he

Fighting For Peace and Climate Justice with Kasha Sequoia Slavner

Mar 1st, 2022 16m 50s

Without having any experience in filmmaking, Kasha Sequoia Slavner took half a year off school when she was 16 to travel the world and make the multi-award-winning documentary The Sunrise Storyteller. In this episode, Kasha talks about how she

Surviving Bullying and Speaking Your Truth with Aija Mayrock

Mar 16th, 2021 21m 48s

Bullying is an issue that affects millions of children and teens around the world. Almost one in three students globally is bullied in any given month, according to a 2019 UN study. In our season finale, we are sharing the compelling story of

Ending Period Poverty with Megha Desai

Mar 9th, 2021 18m 10s

The stigma around periods contributes to what is now known as period poverty. Period poverty is a global issue affecting millions of women and girls who do not have access to menstrual hygiene resources. In India, nearly a quarter of teens drop

Gaining Gender Equality Through STEM with Anjali Chadha

Mar 2nd, 2021 22m 58s

Despite making up half of the total U.S. college educated workforce, only 1 in 4 STEM jobs in the U.S. are held by women. When it comes to minority women, these numbers go even lower. Black women make up only 2.5% of the science and engineering

Lifting Girls and the World Through Storytelling with Christina Lowery

Mar 2nd, 2021 22m 22s

Globally, 130 million girls are out of school. But, with this glaring statistic also comes a mountain of evidence showing that girls' education is the most powerful investment towards eradicating poverty. Educated women are more likely to inves

Protecting the Lives of LGBTQ Homeless Youth with Carl Siciliano

Feb 16th, 2021 27m 1s

It’s estimated that as many as 40% of the 4.2 million homeless youth in the country identify as LGBTQ. This is a shocking statistic, especially when considering that only 7% of the overall population in the U.S. come from the LGBTQ community.

Disrupting Barriers to Success in the Latino Community with Michelle Navarro

Feb 9th, 2021 20m 3s

When we talk about education, we don’t really highlight how culture impacts it. Did you know that Hispanics have the highest high school and university dropout rate of any other population? Some dropout to work instead and support their familie

Fighting Gender Inequality Through Comedy with Lynn Harris

Feb 2nd, 2021 21m 51s

Despite the strides women have made in the comedy world, studies have shown women are stereotyped as less funny than men. Female comedians often get less stage time than their male counterparts. And only one female comedian—Amy Schumer—has ever

Rising up For Kids with Learning Disabilities with Gia Gambino

Jan 26th, 2021 15m 23s

Did you know that 1 in 5 children in the U.S. have learning disabilities like dyslexia? These disabilities have nothing to do with intelligence and yet, students often struggle in school because they fail to get the support they need. Gia Gambi

Ending Global Homelessness Through Innovation with Brett Hagler

Dec 8th, 2020 15m 39s

Season Finale: Today, over 1 billion people live without one of the most basic human needs: adequate shelter. By 2050 this number is projected to rise to 3 billion people — a 200% increase over three decades. In this episode, we are featuring B

Living a Life of Service with Mike Burns

Dec 1st, 2020 20m 27s

According to a 2019 survey by the Pew Research Center, 64 percent of Americans look up to people who have served in the military, regardless of political support for conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. However, as the new generation of members o

Changing Lives of the "Unemployable" Through Kitchens For Good with Aviva Paley

Nov 24th, 2020 16m 57s

When people have a troubled past, they often have a hard time shaking off negative stereotypes. For this reason, those coming out of prison, homelessness and foster care have some of the highest unemployment rates in our society. Before the pan

Empowering Women Through Social Entrepreneurship with Liz Bohannon

Nov 17th, 2020 23m 27s

According to the nonprofit organization Uganda 4 Her, around half of the girls in Uganda between the ages of 15 to 24 are illiterate. Meanwhile, 10% to 25% is how much a girl’s income will increase with every extra year of education. It’s also

Transforming Inmates Through Entrepreneurial Passion with Bryan Kelley

Nov 10th, 2020 20m 44s

The U.S. has the highest prison and jail population in the world, with over two million people serving time in one of the country's correctional facilities. Each year, more than 600,000 people are released from state and federal prisons. These

Power of New Philanthropy with Dr. Angela Jackson

Nov 3rd, 2020 14m 44s

The coronavirus pandemic has made existing inequalities in our country even worse. Up to 86% of initial pandemic layoffs were of low wage workers — meaning jobs that pay under $40,000 per year. These jobs have disproportionate concentrations of

Closing the 228 Year Racial Wealth Gap with Jonathan Johnson

Oct 27th, 2020 13m 25s

Did you know that the net worth of a typical White family is nearly ten times greater than that of a Black family? And since the 1970s, this racial wealth gap has grown steadily.In 2016, it was reported that it would take 228 years for the av

Look For The Helpers with Branden Harvey

Oct 20th, 2020 19m 40s

Did you know that the demand for good news has increased during the pandemic? As reported by the New York Times in April this year, social media accounts and news sites that deliver positive storytelling like Upworthy and the Good News Movement

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Introducing: Redefining the Influencer

Aug 20th, 2020 3m 4s

Special Announcement: Listen to our new podcast, Redefining the Influencer.A podcast that shares powerful stories of heroes that don’t typically show up on your feed. Redefining the Influencer introduces you to exceptional people who have foll