Interviews Episodes

Find out how Kevin left his successful career as a banker in order to change lives following the values of Ubuntu.

No matter how old we are, emotions are part of our lives. Yet, expressing our own feelings and relating to other people doesn't always come easy. It's a skill we need to learn and develop. Roots of Empathy has developed a unique curriculum to increase empathy and emotional literacy for children aged five to thirteen. Their programme helps children to express their feelings and to learn to recognize feelings in others. But it does more than that: it reduces bullying behaviour and it promotes resi...

"Be the change you want to see in the world" - this quote by Ghandi is easy to say but hard to follow, especially when it comes to our own consumption and the magic of reduce, reuse, recycle. Enter Ribhu Vohra and Chandrah Nusselein, the power duo that changes the way children all over India think and act when it comes to waste. Through experimentation, research and the participation of teachers and students alike the WasteLess team develops educational materials that empower children to think c...

According to various studies over 40% of us will feel the aching pangs of loneliness at some point in our lives. Loneliness is experienced by people of all ages, all genders, all cultures and the feeling of disconnection has dramatically increased since 2020. Yet despite how common loneliness is, we never talk about it. It's a secret we all share. But just because you feel lonely doesn't mean you have to remain lonely. The Cares Family is a British organisation that builds connection in a discon...

What's your relationship like with money? Do you have enough money? Does money come easy to you? Do you believe that money is the root of all evil? There are so many concepts around money - after all money makes the world go round. Most often we relate to our own sense of selfworth to the amount of money we make. Value and money seem to be invariably linked. But that doesn't need to be the case. Money relationship expert Sarah McCrum shares her insights on the money-selfworth dynamic and how to ...

If you worked in the film business and had worked with Hollywood greats like Brad Pitt - would you leave that life behind to go to Auroville, South India to start an NGO? That's exactly what Fif Fernandes did. While mental health issues are on the rise everywhere in the world (note: India has one of highest suicide rates among teenagers and students with 28 lives lost every day, according to the The Hindu), MeDi Clown Academy is helping people struggeling with illnesses, fighting depressions, li...