#6: Human library, paid parental leave for fathers, influencers fighting conflicts

Jonathan Widder | Posted on October 17, 2021 |

In this episode, we’re talking about a library of “human books”, the global trend towards parental leave for fathers, village women in India protesting for an alcohol ban in order to reduce cases of domestic violence, and how social media influencers in Lebanon use their outreach to mitigate ethnic conflicts.

Hosts: Ed Crasnick, Jonathan Widder. Editing: Nina Bohlmann.

The Squirrel News Podcast

A German Journalist and a Jewish Comic discuss the latest and greatest solution based news stories from around the world. A podcast about the amazing, wildly creative things people are doing to solve our biggest social problems today – from goats helping to fight wildfires to prisons without wardens and guns.

Hosts: Ed Crasnick, Jonathan Widder

Tags: solutions, society, sustainability, social innovation, solutions journalism, constructive journalism.