NewsFix is your weekly antidote to doomscrolling - a short, sharp roundup of the most important stories of progress from around the world. Each episode delivers the latest breakthroughs in global health, climate solutions, conservation, technology, human rights and economic development - the stories that show where the world is getting better, but rarely make the headlines.
From medical innovations and renewable energy breakthroughs to wildlife recoveries and poverty reduction, NewsFix cuts through the noise with clear, evidence-based reporting on what’s working. This podcast is brought to you by Fix The News, the world’s most comprehensive newsletter on progress, read by people who are looking for a clearer, more balanced understanding of our changing world.
NewsFix is brought to you by Fix The News and hosted by Anthony Badolato. If you want to get in touch with the team, email amy@fixthenews.com
Food Waste Revolution. Happier Teens. AI for Good.
This week's headlines include – South Korea's extraordinary food waste revolution, driven by four decades of grassroots campaigning; a surprising improvement in American teenagers' mental health; California making solar power more accessible to renters; an area of ocean larger than the European Union coming under protection; and scientists using AI to discover a promising new tool for genetic medicine.
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This podcast is brought to you by Fix The News (https://fixthenews.com/). Hosted by Anthony Badolato, Hear That! (https://www.hearthat.com.au/) Want to get in touch with the team, email amy@fixthenews.com
6 Oct 2026
Clean Air. Pilotless Planes. Leopardus tilcayo.
This week's headlines include – the first new cat species discovered in over a century; meningitis deaths falling around the world; tens of millions of safer births; Beijing’s extraordinary clean-air turnaround; record numbers of greater one-horned rhinos; expanding electricity access in Rwanda; new protection for one of the world’s rarest primates; record remittances to poorer countries; and the plane that just flew itself across North America.
You can check out the full newsletter edition here (https://substack.fixthenews.com/).
This podcast is brought to you by Fix The News (https://fixthenews.com/). Hosted by Anthony Badolato, Hear That! (https://www.hearthat.com.au/) If you want to get in touch with the team, email amy@fixthenews.com
21 Sept 2026
India’s Coal Shift. Gaza Classrooms. Moon Ballet.
This week’s headlines include – India’s surprising shift away from coal; New York’s safest summer on record; the tiny bird that sparked a conservation movement across Ecuador; children returning to school amidst the rubble in Gaza; Thailand eliminating rubella; Cambodia clearing hundreds of square kilometres of landmines; an Ebola outbreak showing signs of slowing; elephants making use of Tanzania’s first official wildlife corridor; Indigenous co-management of marine reserves in New Zealand; and NASA’s extraordinary three-spaceship rehearsal for humanity’s return to the Moon.
You can check out the full newsletter here (https://substack.fixthenews.com/p/354-i-new-york-cambodia-landmines).
This podcast is brought to you by Fix The News (https://fixthenews.com/). Hosted by Anthony Badolato, Hear That! (https://www.hearthat.com.au/) If you want to get in touch with the team, email amy@fixthenews.com
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