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Solvable showcases the world’s most innovative thinkers and their proposed solutions to the world’s most daunting problems. The interviews, hosted by Ronald Young Jr., will launch a dialogue that both acknowledges the complexity of the issues while inspiring hope that the problems are, in fact, solvable. iHeartMedia is the exclusive podcast partner of Pushkin Industries.

Solvable Pushkin

    • Society & Culture
    • 3.7 • 3 Ratings

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Solvable showcases the world’s most innovative thinkers and their proposed solutions to the world’s most daunting problems. The interviews, hosted by Ronald Young Jr., will launch a dialogue that both acknowledges the complexity of the issues while inspiring hope that the problems are, in fact, solvable. iHeartMedia is the exclusive podcast partner of Pushkin Industries.

Listen on Apple Podcasts
Requires subscription and macOS 11.4 or higher

    The IT Revolution

    The IT Revolution

    The digital revolution has been happening for a while now, but with 5G, it’s about to reach a whole new level. IT departments are about to rule the world. So in this paid partnership with T-Mobile for Business, Malcolm sits with leaders in the world of retail and healthcare to discuss how their industries are changing.
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    • 28 min
    Introducing Weight For It from Ronald Young Jr.

    Introducing Weight For It from Ronald Young Jr.

    Former Solvable host Ronald Young Jr has a new podcast! “Weight For It unpacks the nuanced thoughts of fat folks, and of all folks who think about their weight all the time. Through narrative storytelling and some memoir, host Ronald Young Jr. hopes to have the conversations that we tend to avoid when it comes to our bodies.” Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts: https://apple.co/45kiRLG
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    • 11 min
    Paul Rosolie, Protecting the Amazon Rainforest

    Paul Rosolie, Protecting the Amazon Rainforest

    Paul Rosolie is an Amazon Rainforest conservationist, author, and filmmaker. He is the co-founder of Tamandua Expeditions and Junglekeepers.

    Here are links to those organizations he mentions in this episode:
    Www.Junglekeepers.org 
    Www.Tamanduajungle.com 
    Www.PaulRosolie.com
    Save the Sunlight, Brooklyn Botanical Gardens

    Solvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank, research by David Zha, booking by Lisa Dunn, editorial support for Keishel Williams. The Managing Producer is Sachar Mathias and the Executive Producer is Mia Lobel.

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    • 24 min
    Sterlin Harjo, Reservation Dogs

    Sterlin Harjo, Reservation Dogs

    Sterlin Harjo strives to tell the stories of Native and Indigenous people by positioning beauty and triumphs alongside honest frailty and shortcomings. Harjo is an award-winning film maker and he’s the creator and show runner of the TV show Reservations Dogs. 

    Here are some links to organizations and works he recommends in this episode:
    https://illuminatives.org/
    Reservation Dogs
    Four Sheets to the Wind
    Barking Water
    Mekko
    This May Be the Last Time 
    Love and Fury

    Solvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank, research by David Zha, booking by Lisa Dunn, editorial support for Keishel Williams. The Managing Producer is Sachar Mathias and the Executive Producer is Mia Lobel.

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    • 24 min
    Misogyny in Game Design is Solvable

    Misogyny in Game Design is Solvable

    Laila Shabir is the co-founder and CEO of Girls Make Games. Here are some links to learn more about her game design studio, summer camp and quest to welcome more girls and women into the world of game design.

    Girls Make Games
    https://www.girlsmakegames.com/

    What They Don’t Sea (2019) - Explore the underwater seas to collect special algae for an alternative energy project

    Shredded Secrets (2022) - A game about bullying, that follows the bullied kid and the struggling bully as well. Nintendo Switch

    Find Me (2021) - A beautiful and surreal 2D puzzle platformer about a lost shadow seeking to be reunited with her human girl, while searching for memories and avoiding the dangerous city lights. Steam, Playstation

    Blubblub (2016) - Jennifer is out on a hunt to extract cuteness from anything and everything in sight to create the world's finest line of make up. It just so happens, BlubBlub is the cutest blub there ever was... Rescue your friends and thwart Jennifer's scheme for building a cosmetics empire. Down with the syringes! Steam, X-box

    Interfectorem (2015) - A young sheriff-in-training who lives alone with her sister Sali in a small town next to the woods decides to go on a hike one day, but comes home to find her younger sister brutally murdered! Steam, Playstation

    The Hole Story (2014) - When an unsuspecting young girl finds herself transported to a mystical world, she must rely on her trusty shovel and quick wits to find her way home. Steam

    Solvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank, research by David Zha, booking by Lisa Dunn, and editing support from Keishel Williams. The Managing Producer is Sachar Mathias and Executive Producer is Mia Lobel.

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    • 24 min
    Reality TV is Solvable

    Reality TV is Solvable

    Lizzy Pace and Chad Kultgen are the hosts of the podcast, Game of Roses and they have ideas about how to solve The Bachelor and reality TV more generally.

    Solvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank, research by David Zha, booking by Lisa Dunn, editing help from Keishel Williams. The managing producer is Sachar Mathias and the executive producer is Mia Lobel. 

    Here are additional resources suggested by Lizzy and Chad, where you can learn more:
     
    How To Win The Bachelor by Lizzy Pace and Chad Kultgen
    https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/How-to-Win-The-Bachelor/Chad-Kultgen/9781982172947

    Bachelor Nation by Amy Kaufman
    https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781101985915

    TV Show: Unreal
    https://www.hulu.com/series/unreal-dcd85133-0465-410f-8792-aeb94ebd5755

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    • 17 min

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