On the Contrary by IDR

About On the Contrary by IDR

On the Contrary by IDR (https://idronline.org/podcasts/on-the-contrary-podcast-social-impact/) is an award-winning show about listening to people not like us. In every episode, the host chats with guests as they share their diverse experiences, perspectives, and expertise on an issue—water security, gender, climate change, caste, mental health, and more. The goal is to get people to explore their similarities and differences, and find a new, shared understanding. New episode out every Wednesday.

Publisher

India Development Review & Maed in India

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

24 Mar 2021

Latest episode

14 Oct 2025

Latest episodes

3 of 41 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   14 Oct 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Well-being in a tech-first world

   Grace Clapham and Priya Goswami explore technology's impact on well-being and community, discussing ethical innovation and feminist technologies in a tech-first world in this interview with Devanshi Vaid.

2. 

   7 Oct 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Lessons on well-being in activism: Kumi Naidoo and Louisa Zondo

   Kumi Naidoo and Louisa Zondo explore the crucial role of self-care and well-being for activists facing urgent global issues, in an interview about sustainable activism.

3. 

   30 Sept 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Rooting philanthropy in well-being

   Mahendra Pandey and Steven Harris explore the importance of well-being as a core principle in philanthropy, emphasizing relationships between funders, grantees, and communities in this interview.

Inside a recent episode

Well-being in a tech-first world

Published 14 Oct 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Grace do you have an example of tech that sent us well being or self worth or do you know what it could look like dangerably and I asked this so that we can help people picture it. So I think there's a couple of things one is thinking about designing versus the infinite scroll right maybe thinking about hang on or how do we not just have someone on the platform as long as possible but maybe intentionally designing pause options or like questioning before you post I mean again this is all reimagining right why are you posting this are you posting this for validation are you posting this for you know because you feel you have to versus like what are. […]

Who has been a guest on On the Contrary by IDR

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• Devanshi Vaid
• Kumi Naidoo
• Louisa Zondo
• Mahendra Pandey
• Steven Harris

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

12 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

28 ratings

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Guest appearances

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