Solvable

Host Ronald Young Jr. sits down with Malcolm Gladwell to talk about climate change: the power of individual choices, cultural shifts and what to expect from the business sector too. Meaningful climate action requires thoughtful engagement from across all sectors, regions, nations -- from all of us. Check out these recent Solvable episodes for additional solutions and for ways that you can get involved.Destructive Agriculture is Solvable with Rachel StroerWildfire Ignition is Solvable with Eric AppelThe Lack of Basic Sanitation in the United States is Solvable with Catherine Coleman FlowersThe Slow Regrowth of Vulnerable Coral Reefs is Solvable with Sarah HamlynFighting Climate Change Through Incentivized Prizes and Innovation with Anousheh AnsariMaking Transportation Systems Eco-friendly is a Solvable Problem with Laura Schewel Addiction to Fossil Fuels is Solvable with Bill McKibbenExecutive Producer, Mia LobelManaging Producer, Sachar MathiasSenior Producer, Jocelyn Frank Researcher, David ZhaBooking by Lisa DunnVery special thanks to Royston Beserve, Heather Fain, Nicole Morano, Carly Migliori, Eric Sandler and Maggie Taylor. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben Kirby is the founder of PreachersNSneakers, an Instagram account and book, that both ask, “how much is too much” to spend when it comes to presenting a compelling image of the church and it’s leaders? Kirby's got some answers and some solutions.Solvable is produced by David Zha, Jocelyn Frank, Sachar Mathias and Mia Lobel. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Gauyo is a TV writer in LA including work on Insecure (HBO) and Ginny & Georgia (Netflix). He’s the founder of The Black Boy Writes Black Girl Writes Mentorship Initiative that is paving pathways for emerging Black writers in Hollywood. Here are some resources Gauyo recommends in this episode:Black Boy Writes Black Girl WritesInsecureFruit PodcastThe Writer's Room PodcastThe Screenwriters Rant Room PodcastOn Writing Podcast from WGA The Screenwriter's Bible, A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script by David Trottier Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stephanie Cunningham is the director of Museum Hue which supports people of color within the museum field and works to situate and promote culturally informed museum exhibitions and experiences across the nation. Here are some of the resources she mentions in this episode:Museum HueMounting Frustration: Art Museums in the Age of Black Power by Susan E. CahanEyeMinded: Living and Writing Contemporary Art by Kellie JonesMuseums are Not NeutralMuseum DetoxMuseumNextHow to Be an AntiracistSolvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank, David Zha and Sachar Mathias. Booking by Lisa Dunn. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Joy Harden Bradford is a licensed psychologist, author, podcast host and the founder of Therapy For Black Girls – an online resource, and podcast, that supports the mental well-being of Black women and girls.If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call the National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helplineHere are some of the resources that Dr. Harden Bradford mentions in this episode:Therapy For Black GirlsThe Loveland Foundation: financial assistance to Black women & girls seeking therapyhttps://thelovelandfoundation.org/Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen: The Emotional Lives Of Black Women, by Inger Burnett-ZeiglerRwenshaun MillerTherapy For Black Men Solvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank, research by David Zha, booking by Lisa Dunn and our managing producer is Sachar Mathias. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University and the founding director of the BU Center for Antiracist Research. He is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and a CBS News correspondent. He is the author Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, which won the National Book Award for Nonfiction, and he’s written four #1 New York Times bestsellers including How to Be an Antiracist.Here are some resources for learning more about, and doing, antiracism work:Be Antiracist with Ibram X. KendiBooks: Michelle Alexander, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (2010) Carol Anderson, The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America (2021) Erika Lee, America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States (2019) Heather McGhee, The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together (2021) Paul Ortiz, An African American and Latinx History of the United States (2018) David Treuer, The Heartbeat on Wounded Knee: Native Americans From 1890 to the Present by David Treuer (2019)   Movies:  13th  John Lewis: Good Trouble Selma Just Mercy Hair Love The Hate U Give   Organizations: Boston University’s Center for Antiracist Research Black Lives Matter (US, Canada, United Kingdom) Stop AAPI Hate Jews for Racial and Economic Justice American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee Hispanic Heritage Foundation National Congress of American Indians Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bri Campos is a licensed mental health counselor and body image coach. She works with clients to improve their relationships with food and with their bodies and to approach health in a holistic way.Here are links to resources recommended in this episode:Body Image with Bri Food Addiction is Solvable with Michael Moss Hating Your Body is Solvable with Gabi FreshHealth at Every Size: The Surprising Truth about Your Weight By Lindo BaconThe Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty are Used Against Women By Naomi WolfFearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia By Sabrina Strings, Allyson JohnsonIntuitive Eating, 4th Edition: A Revolutionary Anti-Diet Approach By Evelyn Tribole, M.S., R.D., Elyse Resch, M.S., R.D., F.A.D.A. Johann Hari, Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong (TED talk)The View from Rat Park, Bruce AlexanderBody Respect: What Conventional Health Books Get Wrong, Leave Out, and Just Plain Fail to Understand about Weight By Lindo Bacon, Lucy AphramorOn Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss By Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, David Kessler Anti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being, and Happiness Through Intuitive Eating By Christy Harrison Radical Belonging: How to Survive and Thrive in an Unjust World (While Transforming It for the Better) By Lindo Bacon, Ijeoma Oluo Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gabi Fresh is a body positive digital content creator. She was formerly an MTV Twitter Jockey and InStyle's first plus-size editor.Gabi Fresh on Instagram Solvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank, research by David Zha, booking by Lisa Dunn. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael Moss is a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter and author of the books Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us and Hooked: Food, Free Will, and How the Food Giants Exploit Our Addictions. He explains that food addiction is not our fault but we can break out of it. Here are some links to additional reading Moss recommends:The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease by Daniel LiebermanNeurogastronomy: How the Brain Creates Flavor and Why It Matters by Gordon Shepherd Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Molly Burhans is the founder and executive director of GoodLands an organization that works to map the land holdings of the Catholic Church to encourage socially and ecologically sound decisions to help the future health of the earth and its people.GoodLandsBiodiversity Observation Tracking on Lands Owned by the Catholic Church (and other Catholic Organizations) using iNaturalist, Saint Kateri Conservation CenterAbout the Great Backyard Bird Count, Audubon SocietySolvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank, David Zha, and Sachar Mathias. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.