How To Change The World Podcast

World Within Studios
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The How to Change the World Podcast and host Rostam Zafari invite you to sit down with builders, artists, and organizers as they wrestle with today’s challenging questions while providing blueprints, cautionary tales, and calls to action for anyone ready to fight for a more just world. Produced by World Within Studios with PRX. New episodes every other Thursday.

Episodes

  1. Arian Moayed (Succession, Marvel): How to Tell Better Stories

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    Arian Moayed (Succession, Marvel): How to Tell Better Stories

    Arian Moayed (Stewy on Succession, Agent Cleary in the MCU) joins us for a joyfully real conversation about acting, ambition, and stories that can actually move culture. Arian opens up about his humble beginnings, the winding road to the stage and screen, and why the stories we tell actually matter. He also shares what it was like working with Robin Williams on Broadway (and why Robin was exactly who you hoped he’d be).  Plus, Arian shares how his impact work with Waterwell uses theater to spark change. ----- The How to Change the World Podcast is produced by World Within Studios with PRX. Producer and Composer: Alexandre Miller Editors: Eve Weston and Martin McGreevy Special Thanks: Gabe Sweeney

    1h 12m
  2. Chicago CRED: How to End Gun Violence

    12/18/2025

    Chicago CRED: How to End Gun Violence

    In this episode, we hear from Arne Duncan, Curtis Toler, and Billy Moore - leaders whose lives and work are deeply entwined with the realities of violence, healing, and transformation on Chicago’s South and West Sides. This is Chicago Cred. The How to Change the World Podcast is produced by World Within Studios. Our producer and composer is Alexandre Miller, our editing team is Eve Weston, Martin McGreevy, and Kenny McMillan. Special thanks to Gabe Sweeney for technical assistance.

    1h 15m
  3. Sam Kass: Is This our Last Supper? The Future of Food and How to Change It

    12/04/2025

    Sam Kass: Is This our Last Supper? The Future of Food and How to Change It

    With a story that’s one part The Bear, one part The West Wing, Sam Kass might just be the most interesting man in the fight against climate change. He shares his unique path from the highest echelons of fine dining, to White House Chef, to the frontlines of nature-based climate solutions. Sam leads us through a critical conversation about how food and agriculture can become our biggest lever to fight climate change.

    48 min
  4. Geralyn Dreyfous: How to Revive Independent Filmmaking

    11/20/2025

    Geralyn Dreyfous: How to Revive Independent Filmmaking

    Legendary, Oscar-winning documentary producer Geralyn Dreyfous explores the future of impact storytelling. We get into what makes a film resonate, why Hollywood’s economics are broken, and how new models could shift power back to creators, communities, and independent filmmakers.

    47 min
  5. The Ginjan Bros: How to Change the World with Less than $1000

    11/06/2025

    The Ginjan Bros: How to Change the World with Less than $1000

    You've never heard a story quite like the Ginjan Bros. Brothers Mo and Rahim Diallo share their winding journey from Guinea to New York City. What started as an african juice brand with less than $1,000 is now poised to open new economic pathways for thousands of Guineans and New Yorkers alike. Learn more about the Ginjan Bros (and order some delicious juice!).

    56 min
  6. Humans of New York: How to Tell a Story

    10/23/2025

    Humans of New York: How to Tell a Story

    Brandon Stanton is the most famous artist you've probably never heard of. He’s the creator of Humans of New York and his portraits and stories of everyday people have over 30 million followers online, yet to most of his audience he remains invisible. Today we speak with the man behind the camera about art, faith, loneliness, perseverance, and what it means to truly see one another.

    54 min
  7. Humans of New York: How to Take Over Grand Central Station

    10/09/2025

    Humans of New York: How to Take Over Grand Central Station

    The first episode of How to Change the World features Brandon Stanton, the visionary behind  online storytelling sensation Humans of New York. He shares the story behind his boldest project yet - turning Grand Central Station into an immersive gallery of New Yorkers and their stories. Together, we explore how to realize a dream this big, the moral complexity of capturing human stories, and the extraordinary wisdom in each of us. The How to Change the World Podcast is produced by World Within Studios with PRX. Additional SFX from: subway_ departs.wav by martats -- https://freesound.org/s/127819/ Trains Arriving and Departing (NYC Subway) by ericnorcross81 -- https://freesound.org/s/611093/

    54 min
  8. Introducing: The How to Change the World Podcast

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    Introducing: The How to Change the World Podcast

    The How to Change the World Podcast invites you to sit down with builders, artists, and organizers as they wrestle with today’s challenging questions while providing blueprints, cautionary tales, and calls to action for anyone ready to fight for a more just world. As our host Rostam Zafari put it: "Our world is organized by a financial system that concentrates power and wealth––pulling resources out of communities and putting them into the pockets of the few, but right now, across the globe, people are breaking those rules, and building towards a fair future. The How to Change the World podcast is where we come together, learn, and chart a path toward that future together.”  New episodes every other Thursday starting October 9th. Produced by World Within Studios with PRX.

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The How to Change the World Podcast and host Rostam Zafari invite you to sit down with builders, artists, and organizers as they wrestle with today’s challenging questions while providing blueprints, cautionary tales, and calls to action for anyone ready to fight for a more just world. Produced by World Within Studios with PRX. New episodes every other Thursday.

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