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What If Instead? Podcast

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by Alejandro Juárez Crawford, Miriam Plavin-Masterman, ITSPmagazine, Srijan Banik

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29 episodes
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A podcast co-hosted by Alejandro Juárez Crawford and Mim Plavin-Masterman. A show about everyday people reimagining the way things work—and tackling the obstacles they face. We explore adventures in democratizing innovation—how the chance to try one’s hand at something new affects people and even organizations, what “powers” they discover and what challenges they face along the way. We dig into access: what determines who gets the chance to try and disrupt the way things work? We examine obstacles in specific industries and communities, and go deep with people working to break through them. We look closely at the role of tech—how it can equip or disempower people to build experiments of their own—and society: what leads us to accept a role as consumers of the way things work, and what it means to discover our powers to ask in practice, “What if instead?” Producer of the What If Instead? Podcast: Srijan Banik

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Episode thumbnail for The Invisible Bridge Between Two Worlds | Antonio Castillo

March 16, 2026

The Invisible Bridge Between Two Worlds | Antonio Castillo

Antonio Castillo, founder of Ceiba Coffee Solutions and the 7 Jaguars coffee brand, joins hosts Alejandro Juárez Crawford and Mim Plavin-Masterman to expose the hidden inequities behind every cup of coffee. When he spent time on small farms in El Salvador and in the remote highlands of Chiapas, Mexico, Antonio discovered something that lit a fire in him. The farmers producing some of the world’s finest, most sustainably grown coffee often earn as little as 1–5% of the retail price—while commodity traders and transnational corporations capture the lion’s share of the coffee value. He explains that his consulting firm, Ceiba Coffee Solutions, is dedicated to raising public awareness while supporting marginalized coffee communities through financial education and by sharing the stories of their coffee and resilience. This idea lies at the heart of his TEDx talk: that every sip of coffee places us on an invisible bridge between the world of the coffee lover and that of the coffee farmer.

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January 15, 2026

A System for Unexpected Connections | David Garrison

“Building a new kind of muscle around curiosity in networking … has real business … and social impact.” – David Garrison, Founder & CEO of Connect Networks In an era in which algorithms make so much interaction transactional, what if instead we could reopen windows for surprising one another, for "opening up storylines, instead of closing them down?" In this episode of What If Instead?, hosts Alejandro Juárez Crawford and Mim Plavin-Masterman sit down with Connect Networks CEO David Garrison to explore how to create a system for unexpected connections—and “unleash meaningful one-on-one conversations” at scale. When you unlock those connections, you find extraordinary power for creative problem solving—where it’s not comfortable, but you think in new ways. Can we do this systematically? Can organizations and communities weave together "the corners of the network that would normally never connect," to spark innovation and build ecosystems for change? Listen to the episode to learn what David's research and experiments have revealed—and how he's making this available where it hasn't been before.

Episode thumbnail for The Energy Transition: Not if, but When | Susan Hunt Stevens

July 29, 2025

The Energy Transition: Not if, but When | Susan Hunt Stevens

In this episode of What if Instead?, our hosts had an in-depth conversation with Susan Hunt Stevens, serial entrepreneur, climate investor and founder of Spark Global. The conversation quickly focused on why solving climate means taking care of people, not just emissions. We’re not in a moment of polite evolution—we’re in a full-on messy transition. The climate crisis is here. Yet innovation still trips over short-term incentives and outdated models built for a world that no longer exists. So what do we do? For Susan, the answer is to build better—smarter, yes, but also with care.

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What is What If Instead? Podcast?

A podcast co-hosted by Alejandro Juárez Crawford and Mim Plavin-Masterman.

A show about everyday people reimagining the way things work—and tackling the obstacles they face.

We explore adventures in democratizing innovation—how the chance to try one’s hand at something new affects people and even organizations, what “powers” they discover and what challenges they face along the way.

We dig into access: what determines who gets the chance to try and disrupt the way things work? We examine obstacles in specific industries and communities, and go deep with people working to break through them.

We look closely at the role of tech—how it can equip or disempower people to build experiments of their own—and society: what leads us to accept a role as consumers of the way things work, and what it means to discover our powers to ask in practice, “What if instead?”

Producer of the What If Instead? Podcast: Srijan Banik

How often does this podcast release new episodes?

This podcast updates weekly.

Where can I listen to this podcast?

This podcast is available on 7 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.

Does this podcast accept guests?

Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.

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