Small Changes

By The Guardian

Small Changes episodes

February 27, 2015 Doubled-edged bitcoin: are virtual currencies a plus for poor countries?
Digital money offers a quick, cheap and convenient medium for money transfers, but its anonymity has raised security fears
23 min
February 03, 2015 How middle-income countries became fat – podcast
The Guardian’s health editor, Sarah Boseley, reports on the rise of obesity in middle income countries, from South Africa to Mexico, and the steps taken to prevent generations of health problems
31 min
February 03, 2015 How middle-income countries became fat
The Guardian’s health editor, Sarah Boseley, reports on the rise of obesity in middle income countries, from South Africa to Mexico, and the steps taken to prevent generations of health problems
31 min
December 22, 2014 Climate change to Ebola: what happened next?
This year we have reported on pollution from Mexico City to Manila, corruption in Mali and how Ebola is scarring west Africa. But what happened next? Hugh Muir talks to our reporters to find out• Read a transcript of the podcast
43 min
December 22, 2014 Climate change to Ebola: what happened next? – podcast
This year we have reported on pollution from Mexico City to Manila, corruption in Mali and how Ebola is scarring west Africa. But what happened next? Hugh Muir talks to our reporters to find out• Read a transcript of the podcast
43 min
December 04, 2014 What kind of climate deal will we get in Lima?
With the stakes higher than ever for a climate deal at talks in Peru next week, we talk to some of the key players in Lima• Read a transcript of the podcast
40 min
December 04, 2014 What kind of climate deal will we get in Lima? – podcast
With the stakes higher than ever for a climate deal at talks in Peru next week, we talk to some of the key players in Lima• Read a transcript of the podcast
40 min
October 31, 2014 What does the Ebola crisis reveal about the state of global health?
The tardy initial response to the Ebola outbreak in west Africa was compounded by flawed health systems. We examine why the global health community was so slow to mobilise, and what can be done to prevent a recurrence of the crisis• What lessons can be drawn from the Ebola outbreak? Talk point• Read a transcript of this podcast
27 min
October 31, 2014 What does the Ebola crisis reveal about the state of global health? – podcast
The tardy initial response to the Ebola outbreak in west Africa was compounded by flawed health systems. We examine why the global health community was so slow to mobilise, and what can be done to prevent a recurrence of the crisis• What lessons can be drawn from the Ebola outbreak? Talk point• Read a transcript of this podcast
27 min
October 02, 2014 What does the Ebola crisis mean for long-term progress in Sierra Leone and Liberia?
What weaknesses has the Ebola outbreak exposed in the infrastructure of west Africa? And how can the countries affected get through the epidemic and ensure they are less susceptible to future crises?
24 min

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Small Changes is a podcast series of one-on-one interviews with people who've seen a problem in the world and set out to change it – often in small and unexpected ways