The Global Good Podcast Nicole Roberts

If we care about preserving our planet, the importance of the oceans’ health cannot be overstated. They cover over 70% of the Earth’s surface and produce more than 50% of our oxygen. Unfortunately, our daily actions can be incredibly detrimental to the ocean-health we so desperately need. Set sail with us as we head to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an area where, thanks to both natural currents and our negligent contamination, plastic is turning our oceans into chemical soup.
Intro music by Siddhartha Corsus - Sita's Song
Research and writing by Nicole Roberts with assistance by Tyler Wikoff
Produced by WillPower Productions


Watch the Vice Documentary: https://video.vice.com/en_us/video/garbage-island/563b9c912aab5c416bc75039
Learn more about Charles Moore, Oceanographer and Discoverer of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch: http://www.captain-charles-moore.org/
Watch Sea Sick: Ocean in Crisis TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crPiV4C_t7k
Learn more from Nat Geo: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/great-pacific-garbage-patch/
Watch Plastic Paradise: https://plasticparadisemovie.com
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Since the start of the show, Listeners have been writing in telling us about the Changemakers in their lives – sometimes the very place they work or volunteer. To wrap up the year, we’re reading some of your emails to highlight the small and large groups keeping children safe, saving pets, supporting underrepresented groups in film, and honoring trailblazers in their field.
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Produced by WillPower Productions
RESOURCES:
Visit First Nations Films: http://www.firstnationsfilms.com
Visit Women’s Centers International: https://www.womenscentersintl.org
Visit Independent Animal Rescue: https://animalrescue.net
Visit WeeCare: https://weecare.co
Visit the Chester Pierce Human Rights Award:  https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/awards-leadership-opportunities/awards/chester-pierce-award-endowment-campaign
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Globally, we pay a high economic price for lack of investment in promoting, protecting and caring for children. This week, at our first LIVE event, we meet several people wearing Many Hats in the U.S. and Latin America, working to lift up children and give a voice and spotlight to those doing good in the world. Best of all, our conversations takes place learning about the beautiful sport of polo – a unique form of diplomacy.
Intro music by Siddhartha Corsus - Sita's Song
Episode music by Julius H. – Tango de Salon
Audio and Visual Production by WillPower Productions
Images & Video provided by Many Hats Institute
Visit www.theglobalgoodpodcast.com to find all the resources you need to learn more and Take Action with the organizations and partners mentioned in today’s episode.
The Many Hats Institute: http://www.themanyhats.org
DC Scores: https://www.dcscores.org
Ricky Martin Foundation: https://rickymartinfoundation.org
International Peace Honors: https://internationalpeacehonors.org
Barr Hill: https://barrhill.square.site
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In many countries around the world, it’s election time. In fact, in weeks, 16 countries hold elections at some level. With that in mind, we’re diving into some of the wild ways and different rules that other countries use to conduct their elections. It’s also important to address some barriers to voting (and of course those breaking barriers) that may surprise everyone who doesn’t live there.
Intro music by Siddhartha Corsus - Sita's Song
Research and writing by Tyler Wikoff
Produced by WillPower Productions
Voting Rights Around The World: https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/voting-rights-around-the-world/
Global Election Calendar: https://www.ndi.org/elections-calendar-all?sort_order=ASC&year=2021
The Science Of Voting Ink: https://www.livemint.com/science/news/the-science-of-indelible-ink-1556023764108.html
Technology-Based Solutions: https://elections.smartmatic.com/can-illiterate-voters-benefit-election-technology/
Sign Up To Vote: https://www.rockthevote.org
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Domestic violence happens in every country, town, age group, race and income level. And yet, Mexico is continuously rated one of the most violent countries for women in the world. This week, we travel into the making of a documentary that will change the way we view violence – painting a new picture of traumatic brain injury (TBI), CTE and the role violence plays in the lives of 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men.
Intro music by Siddhartha Corsus - Sita's Song
Episode music by Julius H.
Produced by WillPower Productions
Images & Video provided by This Hits Home (thishitshome.com)
Visit www.theglobalgoodpodcast.com to find all the resources you need to learn more and Take Action with the organizations and partners mentioned in today’s episode.
Visit This Hits Home Documentary: https://www.thishitshome.com
Learn more about Panfila Domestic Violence HOPE Foundation: https://panfila.org/how-can-i-help/
Learn more about the Domestic Violence & TBI Connection: https://www.biausa.org/public-affairs/media/domestic-violence-as-a-cause-of-tbi
Join the Brain Donation Initiative: https://panfila.org/brain-donation-initiative/
Get Resources from the National Domestic Violence Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org
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This week were headed to 1895 when America was deep into The Great Book Scare to meet Jessie Allan, a librarian in Omaha, Nebraska whose death from tuberculosis unwittingly fueled a book burning fire. Although tuberculosis was common at the time, Allan’s case of "consumption" reignited misinformation about the disease – specifically that she had contracted it from… books. The Great Book Scare lasted roughly from 1880–1915. Welcome to our 1stDiversion episode, where we’ll take a deep dive to learn more about human reaction to fear, misinformation, book burning, and how Americans became convinced that library books spread deadly diseases.
Visit www.theglobalgoodpodcast.com to find all the resources you need to learn more and Take Action with the organizations and partners mentioned in today’s episode.
Intro music by Siddhartha Corsus - Sita's Song
Produced by WillPower Productions
Information Resources:
Joseph Hayes, Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/during-great-book-scare-people-worried-contaminated-books-could-spread-disease-180972967/
Annika Mann: https://www.amazon.com/Reading-Contagion-Hazards-Age-Print/dp/0813941776
Michael Kevane & William A. Sundstrom: https://scholarcommons.scu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1039&context=econ
Gerald Greenberg's 1988 article Books as Disease Carriers: https://kb.osu.edu/bitstream/handle/1811/47391/GreenbergGS_LibrariesandCulture_1988_v23n3p281-294.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
History of Tuberculosis: https://www.cdc.gov/tb/worldtbday/history.htm
Top 35 Libraries in the world: https://www.thebestcolleges.org/amazing-libraries/
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