Sixto Cancel

Big problems need audacious solutions. This hour, TED speakers use data and common sense to make laws more effective, reform the foster care system and hold environmental offenders accountable. Guests include criminal justice reform activist Sheena Meade, child welfare advocates Sixto Cancel and Marquan Teetz, and ocean monitoring expert Tony Long. TED Radio Hour+ subscribers now get access to bonus episodes, with more ideas from TED speakers and a behind the scenes look with our producers. A Plus subscription also lets you listen to regular episodes (like this one!) without sponsors. Sign-up at: plus.npr.org/tedLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

TED Radio Hour discusses audacious solutions to big problems, including criminal justice reform, improving foster care, and holding environmental offenders accountable. Guests share personal experiences and advocate for societal changes to create better outcomes for individuals and the environment.

Sixto Cancel, founder of Think of Us, shares his transformative journey from being placed in foster care at 11 months to advocating for systemic reforms. He highlights the emotional toll of traditional foster care and discusses the urgent need for kinship care, which connects children with familiar family members or caregivers. Sixto's ambitious plan aims to create loving homes for thousands of children, challenging the status quo and inspiring hope with a simple yet powerful switch in the child welfare system.