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Gus and Amy recently attended Women Deliver 2026 – the world’s largest global conference on gender equality. Beyond reporting on the sessions, it was an opportunity to sit down with the people driving social change at every level. From feminist leaders in the Pacific to youth-led innovation, policymakers, and evolving conversations about the role of men in the fight for gender equality, Women Deliver 2026 offered a snapshot of a global movement in motion - and the tensions, ideas, and leadership shaping what comes next.

In this episode:

• The value of global conferences
• Why the current “crisis” feels like a reckoning
• How the frontlines of feminism are reshaping the Pacific
• Vanuatu and the landmark ICJ climate decision
• Why global organisations are focusing on adolescent girls
• The uncomfortable question around youth leadership
• Helen Clark on why the UN Charter needs to adapt to the 21st century
• Good news in global health and women’s health
• The Melbourne Declaration on gender equality
• The State of the World’s Fathers report
• A glimmer of hope from conflict zones

Timestamps:

00:58 Why do we cover these conferences?
03:01 Gus & Amy - same conference, different responses
06:19 The legacy of gender equality conferences
08:08 Oceanic feminist leadership
08:48 Virisila Buadromo - Urgent Action Fund
10:29 Climate is not a single-issue story
11:23 Virisila Buadromo on echo chambers and global solidarity
12:49 Flora Vano - ActionAid Vanuatu
14:08 Climate and maternal health intersect
15:16 The power of community-led solutions
16:47 Vanuatu and the landmark ICJ climate ruling
18:44 Renewed focus on adolescent girls
19:16 Julia Fan - Director for Collective Action, Women Deliver
21:06 Emily McChrystal - Restless Development
22:18 Youth-led digital solutions
23:38 Rethinking the UN Charter for the 21st century
24:02 Helen Clark - former Prime Minister of New Zealand
25:01 Good news in global health
26:35 The Melbourne Declaration for gender equality
28:33 Paola Salwan Daher - Women Deliver
29:36 Unexpected outcomes from the Melbourne Declaration
31:24 State of the World’s Fathers report
31:47 “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All”
33:08 Dr Taveeshi Gupta - Equimundo
34:56 What’s working with fathers globally?
36:38 Gary Barker - Equimundo
38:31 Bright sparks from Women Deliver
39:33 Anna Jarrett Rawlence - Women for Women International
40:47 Final reflections

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👉 Women Deliver
👉 Image credit: Joburg Ballet School/ Ihsaan Haffejee

About Fix The News:
Fix The News is a solutions-focused media platform sharing stories from the frontlines of progress - exploring what’s working in the world and the people making it happen.

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 This episode was produced in Australia on the lands of the Gadigal, Wurundjeri and Woi Wurrung peoples.

What happens when two solutions-focused news platforms compare notes on how to change the narrative of the world? Meet Myra Anubi - BBC journalist and host of People Fixing the World - who, like Fix The News, is part of a growing movement to challenge the doom and gloom by reporting on what’s working. Through stories of climate innovation, global health breakthroughs and grassroots problem-solving, Myra is helping prove that solutions journalism isn’t a soft alternative - it’s rigorous, necessary, and reshaping the future of news.

Myra takes us behind the scenes to unpack how these stories are found, verified and told inside one of the world’s largest media organisations. She also reflects on her lifelong relationship with the BBC World Service - and why telling stories of progress may be one of journalism’s most important challenges, and greatest opportunities, today.

In this episode:

·      What solutions journalism actually is - and why it matters

·      Why “good news” still faces resistance in mainstream media

·      Growing up in Kenya “raised by radio” 

·      How COVID and George Floyd coverage reshaped her family’s media diet

·      Collaboration as a practical remedy

·      Why audiences are hungry for stories of progress

·      What the future of journalism could look like

Timestamps:
02:15 What Myra really thinks of the news
03:50 What counts as someone fixing the world?
05:19 Inside the BBC: Pitching “What’s Working”

09:13 Raised by radio in Kenya
10:43 How the BBC shaped Myra’s worldview
12:16 Myra’s journey from solutions sceptic to evangelist

15.47 Gus & Amy’s midpoint reflections

17.11 The power of Kangaroo Care as a solution

19.03 The pattern of change

20.07 What makes someone fix the world?

22.13 Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka and conservation through public health 

24.42 How being detained in Uganda exposed deeper challenges within journalism

26.56 The work ahead for solutions journalism

28.48 How to change your children’s media diet

31.55 Myra’s remedy for the world – collaboration

32.55 The personal impact of solutions journalism 

34.00 Gus & Amy’s final reflections 

Find out more:

👉 BBC People Fixing The World

👉 Podcast link

👉 Linkedin
👉 Instagram

About Fix The News:
Fix The News is a solutions-focused media platform sharing stories from the frontlines of progress - exploring what’s working in the world and the people making it happen.

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Production credits:
Hosted by Angus Hervey and Amy Davoren-Rose
Produced by Fix The News
Audio production: Anthony Badolato, Hear That!

 This episode was produced in Australia on the lands of the Gadigal, Wurundjeri and Woi Wurrung peoples.

This week’s headlines include – a historic shift in the global energy transition as renewables meet all new electricity demand; Africa’s measles vaccination drive saving 19.5 million lives; a breakthrough gene therapy restoring hearing; major global progress on poverty reduction and mental health; expanded access to education in Chicago; and  two different comeback stories for seagrass ecosystems in France and Australia.

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What happens when two friends in rural Australia take on the global hunger crisis? Meet Rob Houghton and Ken Dachi - a third-generation farmer and a multicultural advisor from Leeton, NSW - who turned a single conversation into Grain of Hope: a grassroots initiative shipping Australian wheat to Sudan, where millions face displacement and acute malnutrition.(We’ve linked ways to support their work below.)

Rob & Ken share the reality of delivering 100 tonnes of grain into a crisis zone - from complex logistics and rising fuel costs to working outside traditional aid systems. Backed by a groundswell of public support, Grain of Hope challenges the idea that global hunger is too big to tackle and shows what’s possible when ordinary people decide to act. 

In this episode:

·      How Grain of Hope started with a single conversation

·      The real cost of shipping food aid

·      Why Sudan - and why now

·      What works (and doesn’t) in traditional aid

·      The power of multiculturalism

·      From emergency aid to long-term food systems

·      What it takes to act on global problems from a local place

Timestamps:
00:40 Why This Story Matters
02:33 Meeting Ken and Rob
03:06 The Real Challenges
05:11 From Idea to Mission
06:49 Why Sudan, Why Now
09:06 Community Backs Grain of Hope
14:30 Leeton: The UN of Country Towns
17:04 Stubborn Vision, Flexible Details
19:20 Growing Food vs Moving Systems
21:54 The Team behind Grain of Hope
24:39 Five-Year Vision and Self-Sufficiency
29:21 How You Can Help
31:06 Remedies for a Hard World
32:24 Amy & Gus Reflect and Wrap Up
34:21 Credits and Subscribe

Support Grain of Hope:
If you want to help get this shipment to Sudan - or support future projects - you can find out more below.

👉 FTN Story
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About Fix The News:
Fix The News is a solutions-focused media platform sharing stories from the frontlines of progress - exploring what’s working in the world and the people making it happen.

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If you enjoyed this episode, follow the podcast and leave a review - it helps more people find these stories.

Production credits:
Hosted by Angus Hervey and Amy Davoren-Rose
Produced by Fix The News
Audio production: Anthony Badolato, Hear That!

 This episode was produced in Australia on the lands of the Gadigal, Wurundjeri and Woi Wurrung peoples.

This week’s headlines include – a global milestone in ocean protection; Brazil’s new deforestation crackdown using satellite monitoring; major gains in women’s rights and maternal health; record renewable energy growth in the US and Europe; and a groundbreaking IVF breakthrough that could change fertility treatment.

NewsFix has moved to its own feed! You can check it out here or search 'NewsFix' on your favourite podcast app. Make sure you look out for the new artwork - we've had a pretty big glow-up! If you need a bit more time, don't worry, we’ll keep popping up here for a couple more weeks .

This podcast is brought to you by ⁠Fix The News⁠. Hosted by Anthony Badolato, ⁠Hear That!⁠ If you want to get in touch with the team, email [email protected]

This week’s headlines include – Yes, we can end TB; the biggest expansion of education in human history; LGBTQ rights gaining ground; whales staging a dramatic comeback in Antarctic waters; a global energy shift; and the particle discovery that was not thought possible.

NewsFix has moved to its own feed!
You can check it out here or search 'NewsFix' on your favourite podcast app. Make sure you look out for the new artwork - we've had a pretty big glow-up! If you need a bit more time, don't worry, we’ll keep popping up here for a couple more weeks .

This podcast is brought to you by ⁠Fix The News⁠. Hosted by Anthony Badolato, ⁠Hear That!⁠ If you want to get in touch with the team, email [email protected]

Big News: Hope Is A Verb is becoming Fix The News Podcast.

This is our final episode as Hope Is A Verb  - but it's not the end of these conversations. Over 52 episodes, we’ve met the people who are changing the world through conservation, education, healthcare, social reform and grassroots action. Each one has expanded our sense of what’s possible. Now, it’s time to evolve.

From our next episode, this show will be called Fix The News - Same hosts. Same mission. Just a wider lens on the hidden stories of progress that are shaping the world. Subscribe now so you don’t miss what’s next. Learn more: fixthenews.com
🎧 New episodes every second Wednesday - starting April 15, 2026.

This podcast is brought to you by ⁠Fix The News⁠. Hosted by Angus Hervey and Amy Davoren-Rose, Produced and audio design by Anthony Badolato. ⁠Hear That! ⁠ If you want to get in touch with the team, email [email protected]

This week’s headlines include – DNA building blocks discovered on asteroids; global child mortality down 60%; China consolidates environmental laws; monarch butterflies rebound in Mexico; women in politics rise across Africa; and AI supporting dementia care.

NewsFix has moved to its own feed!
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This podcast is brought to you by ⁠Fix The News⁠. Hosted by Anthony Badolato, ⁠Hear That!⁠ If you want to get in touch with the team, email [email protected]

This week's headlines include – Nigeria’s record investment in basic education; Indigenous-led land restoration across the United States; cities cutting air pollution by up to 45%; rhinos returning to the DRC; and a breakthrough stem cell treatment offering new hope for Parkinson’s.

NewsFix has moved to its own feed!
You can check it out here or search 'NewsFix' on your favourite podcast app. Make sure you look out for the new artwork - we've had a pretty big glow-up! If you need a bit more time, don't worry, we’ll keep popping up here for a couple more weeks .

This podcast is brought to you by ⁠Fix The News⁠. Hosted by Anthony Badolato, ⁠Hear That!⁠ If you want to get in touch with the team, email [email protected]

This week’s headlines include – India launches the world’s largest HPV vaccination campaign; school meal programmes across Europe reach 25 million children; solar becomes the fastest-growing energy source in history; EV giant BYD unveils a nine-minute charging system; river otters make a comeback in the Great Lakes and southern Africa launches its first cross-border birding route.

NewsFix is brought to you by ⁠Fix The News⁠. Hosted by Anthony Badolato, ⁠Hear That! ⁠ If you want to get in touch with the team, email [email protected]