Moved

Gary Watts

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The podcast of 289 people inspiring change. Conversations with people driven to make an impact whether related to the UN Global Goals, other frameworks for impact, or simply their own vision to improve society and the planet. We speak with the people doing the great work, leaders and changemakers, and learn what shaped them, along with what advice they have for listeners. The project is to speak with 289 people - will you be one of them?

Jun 3

#17 Moved by Listening to People Living with Sickle Cell Disease | Noémi Roy

Dr Noemi Roy is a consultant haematologist at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and an Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer in Haematology at the University of Oxford – working with some of the rarest blood disorders there are. But what struck me most wasn't the information she shared on the disorders themselves, but how she thinks about the people in front of her. She listens until patients feel safe enough to push back on her own ideas. She prints out pictures so people can see what's happening in their own body. She built a charity from scratch because her patients simply had no community to belong to (https://togetherwecan.uk/) "Seeing your patient as a partner – even with the time you have, there's a lot we can all do in the way we listen, in the way we speak, that can make a big difference." ✦ KEY TAKEAWAYS ✦ Sickle cell is massively underfunded relative to comparable conditions – research funding runs at roughly one-seventh that of cystic fibrosis, despite affecting tens of thousands in the UK and millions globally. ✦ Racial bias in healthcare is a documented, deadly problem – the APPG report No One's Listening catalogued avoidable deaths where patients in crisis had their pain dismissed or were wrongly suspected of drug-seeking. ✦ Listening is a clinical tool, not just a courtesy – around 30% of prescribed medications are never taken, often because the patient didn't truly feel heard. Real trust-building directly affects outcomes. ✦ Peer support is medicine – Dr Roy's charity CAN grew from 20 to 120 families annually. One mother, seeing young adults with sickle cell living full lives, said it changed her entire outlook on her two-year-old daughter's future. ✦ Gene therapy exists – but at around £1 million per patient, equity of access is a serious question. Dr Roy asks whether that money wouldn't do more invested across the whole system for more patients. ✦ Prescription charges remain a concrete injustice – unlike patients with cystic fibrosis or type 1 diabetes, adult sickle cell patients in England still pay. Repeated parliamentary campaigns have failed to change it. ✦ Cultural humility is essential – assuming Western models of individual decision-making apply universally is itself a failure to listen. Some patients make health decisions as a family, and that deserves respect. ✦ Median survival age is 54 – many patients grew up being told they wouldn't live past 20 or 30. Progress is real, but nowhere near enough. ✦ Early detection saves lives simply – preventive antibiotics and regular monitoring, not cutting-edge drugs, are the foundation of good sickle cell care in the UK. ✦ Dr Roy ended up in this field almost by accident – a maternity cover gap – but gravitated naturally toward a disenfranchised population, echoing an instinct she's carried since childhood. https://www.rdm.ox.ac.uk/people/noemi-roy https://www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/for-staff/staff/noemi-roy https://www.linkedin.com/in/noemi-roy-93891021/?originalSubdomain=uk https://www.imm.ox.ac.uk/news/focus-on-racism-making-a-difference-for-sickle-cell-disease https://togetherwecan.uk/

59 min
May 12

#16 Moved by South Asia | Vibhati Bhatia

Number 16 of 289 - Vibhati Bhatia Vibhati “Vibs” Bhatia is a social sustainability leader, founder and community builder working at the intersection of climate, culture and equity. She is the founder of South Asians for Sustainability (SAFS) – a fast-growing platform amplifying South Asian voices in climate and social impact, while making sustainability more culturally relevant and accessible. Alongside her work, she is also a fusion musician – singing in Hindi, Punjabi and English, and collaborating with artists including The Orchestral Qawwali Project. Mishal Noor and I had the pleasure of speaking with Vibs - exploring her journey and why climate action must include the voices most affected. “We’re all connected… the world is one family.” Vibhati Bhatia Instagram and LinkedIn South Asians for Sustainability Instagram and LinkedIn Orchestral Qawwali Project Instagram and website

1h 2m
Apr 15

#15 Moved by Olio | Tessa Clarke

Her parents are farmers, so she knows how much work goes into producing food – and hates throwing it away. That led to forming Olio • Share More, Waste Less in 2014, so it's a pleasure to bring this story through the latest episode of Moved. Meet Tessa Clarke – solving food waste at scale, 140M+ meals shared safely, 15M+ household items rehomed. We know food waste is wrong, yet a third of food produced globally never gets eaten, and millions are hungry. 🌍 9M+ people have joined the Olio community 🍽️ 140M+ meals redistributed 🏠 15M+ household items rehomed ♻️ 300,000+ tonnes of CO₂e prevented 💧 40B+ litres of water saved 🤝 1M+ volunteer collections every year Moved by Olio, with Tessa Clarke. Download the Olio app from the Apple App Store or Google Play. Read more at https://olioapp.com/en/

45 min
Mar 27

#14 Moved by Design | Madelaine McLaughlin

In this episode of Moved, Gary Watts speaks with Madeleine (Maddie) McLaughlin – an award-winning designer, researcher and entrepreneur working at the intersection of design, resilience and human impact. From designing tsunami escape routes in Japan to developing life-saving maritime safety solutions, Maddie shares how design goes beyond aesthetics – it becomes a tool for saving lives, rebuilding communities and solving “wicked problems.” This conversation explores: How design thinking can transform organisationsWhy empathy and culture are critical in innovationThe hidden failures of disaster relief systemsHow small interventions can create massive global impact It’s a powerful reflection on responsibility, creativity and what it really means to design for people. Further InformationMadeleine McLaughlin – LinkedIn Madelaine McLaughlin | LinkedInEstu ESTU | ESTU Courses | Learning Made SimpleHelm Helm Innovation LtdRoyal College of Art Royal College of Art | HomeCreative Types Creative Types by Adobe

46 min
Mar 17

#13 Moved by Water | Charlotte Harrington

Most of us don’t think about water. We turn on the tap. Brush our teeth. Make a cup of tea. Have a shower. Most of us interact with water dozens of times before we even leave the house. But for millions of people around the world, clean water isn’t guaranteed. And without it, everything becomes harder. Health. Education. Work. Opportunity. Charlotte Harrington saw that reality up close on a trip to Malawi with WaterAid. They visited a maternity hospital. There was no running water. Midwives were delivering babies through long shifts without being able to wash their hands. Charlotte had given birth in an NHS hospital just a year earlier. The contrast stayed with her. Today she’s Co-CEO of Belu Water, a UK social enterprise trying to change the way people think about water. Belu invests 100% of its net profits into tackling water challenges and has donated more than £6 million to WaterAid so far. Their mission is about getting people to notice something we normally take for granted. Because water sits in that same category as air. Essential. Invisible. Easy to overlook. Until it isn’t. Charlotte Harrington is Guest #13 of 289 people inspiring change on the Moved podcast. “Without water, none of us can survive.”Further Information Belu Water – https://www.belu.org WaterAid – https://www.wateraid.org UN Sustainable Development Goals – https://sdgs.un.org/goals

44 min
Mar 3

#12 Moved by Divya | Dr Navjot Sawhney

It’s easy to assume most people have a washing machine. But half of the world’s population don’t, which means hand washing. That might sound innocuous – until you realise it can equate to 20 hours a week of manual labour. Which falls mainly on women and girls. There’s the physical toll – hands, wrists, backs. And then there’s the opportunity cost. Because while they’re spending those 20 hours washing clothes, they’re not reading, not studying, not doing paid work, not resting. Not doing the things many of us do while our washing machine quietly whirs in the background. That’s why the story of Dr Navjot Sawhney and The Washing Machine Project is so powerful. In 2017, while volunteering in India after leaving a role at Dyson, Nav met a woman called Divya. She was hand washing clothes for up to 20 hours a week. “I’ll get you an electric washing machine,” he said. But there was no point. They had no running water. No reliable electricity. The manual work had to continue. But Nav couldn’t ignore what he’d seen. As he left the village, he made her a promise: “I will come back one day and bring you a washing machine you can use.” He returned in 2019 to show her how her story had already inspired something bigger. And in 2024 – seven years after that original promise – he came back again. This time with the machine itself. A machine that reduced Divya’s laundry time from 20 hours to around 5 hours a week. Fifteen hours regained. What would you do with 15 extra hours every single week? That moment brought tears to my eyes. But it didn’t end there. That promise became a mission – refining the design, manufacturing challenges, distribution – with the ambition of reaching millions. Dr Navjot Sawhney (“Nav”) is Guest #12 of 289 people making an impact on society and the planet. "A woman would spend up to 20 hours a week for her family hand washing clothes." Listen on Spotify, Apple, Amazon or via the Captivate link in the comments. Dr Navjot Sawhney is a London‑born, Indian‑origin engineer and social entrepreneur who received the UK Prime Minister’s Points of Light Award in February 2023 for his humanitarian innovation through The Washing Machine Project, which designs and distributes energy‑efficient, hand‑cranked washing machines to communities without reliable electricity. At the time he was awarded, the Prime Minister invited Dr Nav for lunch at 10 Downing Street, and of course he brought his mum with him. She had recently retired after a 40-year career in HMRC for the government after coming to the UK with £5 in her pocket. What a wonderful point in the story that's unfolding. Further Information The Washing Machine Project – https://www.thewashingmachineproject.org/divya-washing-machine Engineers Without Borders UK – https://www.ewb-uk.org Points of Light Award – https://www.pointsoflight.gov.uk

51 min
Feb 10

#11 Moved by Tech For Good | Edward Hibbert

“You can ruthlessly optimise to produce social good.”The next of my 289 featured people is Edward Hibbert. Founder and CTO of Freegle, one of the UK’s largest platforms for getting and giving things away for free, and an important voice in the Tech for Good movement. Gary Watts speaks with Edward not just about reuse, but about how systems shape behaviour, why the bin is the competitor, and what happens when you apply tech thinking to human generosity. We explore how tech for good needs the same rigour as commercial tech, how design choices can increase altruism, the value in reuse (not just money), and how volunteering increases the amount of kindness in the world. Edward Hibbert | Guest #11 of 289, moved by Tech for Good Connect & Learn More https://www.ilovefreegle.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/freegle https://www.instagram.com/thisisfreegle/ https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/freegle/id970045029 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.ilovefreegle.direct&hl=en-US https://www.ted.com/talks/paul_piff_does_money_make_you_mean

1h 6m
Jan 27

#10 Moved by Climate + Comedy | Stuart Goldsmith

“I’ve been throwing myself into the mouth of the wolf for decades.” — Stuart Goldsmith Are you having a laugh? Laughter is the best medicine and a powerful way of making people look at things differently – but have you thought about what it's like for comedians on stage, looking into the mouth of the wolf? Gary Watts speaks with Stuart Goldsmith — host of The Comedian’s Comedian Podcast, as seen on Live at the Apollo, and one of the UK’s leading climate comedians — not just about making people laugh and the power of that, but what comedian's go through, and the resilience it takes. We explore: ➡️ Why comedy is a powerful vehicle for the climate conversation ➡️ What it means to “walk into mouth of the wolf” again and again ➡️ How humour disarms opens dialogue ➡️ The difference between preaching and provoking thought This is a conversation about courage disguised as comedy — and why laughter might be one of our most underused tools for change. Stuart Goldsmith | Guest 10 of 289, MOVED by Climate + Comedy #MovedPod #289Conversations #ComediansComedian #LiveAtTheApollo #ClimateComedy #ComedyForChange Connect & Learn More https://www.stuartgoldsmith.com/climate https://www.instagram.com/stuartgoldsmithcomedy/ https://www.instagram.com/comcompod/

49 min

The podcast of 289 people inspiring change. Conversations with people driven to make an impact whether related to the UN Global Goals, other frameworks for impact, or simply their own vision to improve society and the planet. We speak with the people doing the great work, leaders and changemakers, and learn what shaped them, along with what advice they have for listeners. The project is to speak with 289 people - will you be one of them?

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Gary Watts
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