A German Journalist and a Jewish Comic discuss the latest and greatest solution based news stories from around the world. A podcast about the amazing, wildly creative things people are doing to solve our biggest social problems today – from goats helping to fight wildfires to prisons without wardens and guns.
Hosts: Ed Crasnick, Jonathan Widder
Tags: solutions, society, sustainability, social innovation, solutions journalism, constructive journalism.
The solarpunk movement creates utopias of how the future might look if humanity succeeded in solving major contemporary challenges. Jeremy Dela Rosa and Nico Shi are part of it. In this episode, they tell us why the world needs new utopias that are open to technological progress, and how they connect communal living with benevolent AI.
Hosted by Ed Crasnick and Jonathan Widder; edited by Leon Wolf
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Links
www.agartha.one
www.jeremy.love
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18 Nov 2025
#39: From viewing to doing: How to use entertainment to change society
Nick Hudson and his organisation E2AC (entertainment to affect change) are bridging the gap between two worlds: entertainment and non-profits. In this episode, Nick explains to us, how he came to create a "philanthropic Netflix", how E2AC inspires movie lovers to take action, and why donating and supporting a cause can be addictive.
Hosted by Ed Crasnick and Jonathan Widder; edited by Leon Wolf
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E2AC Website: www.e2ac.org
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Please donate now to help us continue our work: https://squirrel-news.net/support-us/
3 Apr 2025
#38: The Connection Cure
In a new medical trend, more and more doctors are prescribing outdoor pursuits and social activities instead of drugs and medication. Solutions journalist Julia Hotz has spoken about this topic on our podcast before. In this episode she returns to talk with us about the book she has written on the subject in the meantime: "The Connection Cure: The Prescriptive Power of Movement, Nature, Art, Service, and Belonging."
Hosted by Ed Crasnick and Jonathan Widder; edited by Leon Wolf
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Links
Julia Hotz, The Connection Cure: The Prescriptive Power of Movement, Nature, Art, Service, and Belonging. Simon & Schuster, https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Connection-Cure/Julia-Hotz/9781668030332
Julia Hotz (Website): https://www.hotzthoughts.com/
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