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.

Tony Long, ocean conservation expert and 2023 Audacious Project grantee, discusses the impact of illegal fishing and the role of technology in protecting ocean ecosystems. He introduces Global Fishing Watch's live map of industrial activity at sea and highlights the global commitment to conserve 30% of the ocean by 2030.