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Solutionary Voices

Zoe Weil

Solutionary Voices is a video-first series hosted by Zoe Weil and produced by the Institute for Humane Education. Each episode features in-depth conversations with people working at the forefront of building a more humane, just, and healthy world—for all people, animals, and the ecosystems that sustain life.

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#24
August 25 · 53 min
Peter Singer: Animal Liberation and the Next Moral Frontier
Peter Singer, philosopher and author of Animal Liberation, discusses fifty years of the modern animal liberation movement and where reason, emotion, and effective altruism fit in the fight to reduce unnecessary suffering. The episode covers personal ethical choicemaking as well as systems-level change; how we can extend concern beyond our own families and communities to those who need help most;, AI's growing influence; and effective altruism's evolving priorities. Peter traces his own reckoning with the movement's uneven progress and his hopes for the future. Referenced in this episode: https://www.systemic-altruism.com/ Follow Peter Singer: Website: petersinger.info AI Persona: petersinger.ai Lives Well Lived Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, etc. Substack: boldreasoningwithpetersinger.substack.com YouTube: youtube.com/@peter_singer Follow the Institute for Humane Education for updates, episode releases, and resources: Website: https://www.humaneeducation.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zoe.weil LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/zoeweil Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zoeweilauthor TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zoeweil About the Podcast Solutionary Voices is a podcast hosted by Zoe Weil and produced by the Institute for Humane Education. Each episode highlights individuals who are working on the forefront of building a more humane, just, and healthy world for all people, animals, and the ecosystems that sustain life. Episodes: • Bring solutionary thinkers to a wide audience • Offer ideas for solving the problems we face in a range of arenas • Provide actionable ideas • Turn values into measurable impact
#23
August 18 · 47 min
The Importance of Immeasurables
Abby Falik, Co-Founder of The Flight School and creator of the Taking Flight Substack, shares insights from her career reimagining learning as animation, co-creation, and liberation. Abby focuses on educating for more than just test results;, prioritizing knowledge of our own minds and hearts;, and the opportunities to be found in transitions. Abby joins Zoe fresh off a 10-day silent meditation retreat, and her clarity and presence are palpable in this episode. Also referenced in this episode: https://www.systemic-altruism.com/ Follow Abby Falik: Company site: https://theflightschool.org/ Personal site: https://www.abbyfalik.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abbyfalik Substack: https://abbyfalik.substack.com/ Follow the Institute for Humane Education for updates, episode releases, and resources: Website: https://www.humaneeducation.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zoe.weil LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/zoeweil Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zoeweilauthor TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zoeweil About the Podcast Solutionary Voices is a podcast hosted by Zoe Weil and produced by the Institute for Humane Education. Each episode highlights individuals who are working on the forefront of building a more humane, just, and healthy world for all people, animals, and the ecosystems that sustain life. Episodes: • Bring solutionary thinkers to a wide audience • Offer ideas for solving the problems we face in a range of arenas • Provide actionable ideas • Turn values into measurable impact
#21
July 28 · 33 min
Can Awakening Help Heal a Divided World?
Richard Lang, a teacher of the Headless Way, shares a direct practice for noticing our true nature. Richard describes this awakening not as a belief or, philosophy, but as a simple act of looking and seeing that we are “space” for the world and one another. From that recognition, the episode explores how separation, confrontation, death, and relationships can be understood differently. What emerges is a quiet but radical invitation to live with greater presence, humility, openness, and love. Follow Richard Lang: Website: www.headless.org YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@headexchange Follow the Institute for Humane Education for updates, episode releases, and resources: Website: https://www.humaneeducation.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zoe.weil LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/zoeweil Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zoeweilauthor TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zoeweil About the Podcast Solutionary Voices is a podcast hosted by Zoe Weil and produced by the Institute for Humane Education. Each episode highlights individuals who are working on the forefront of building a more humane, just, and healthy world for all people, animals, and the ecosystems that sustain life. Episodes: • Bring solutionary thinkers to a wide audience • Offer ideas for solving the problems we face in a range of arenas • Provide actionable ideas • Turn values into measurable impact
#22
July 14 · 58 min
How to Resist Algorithmic Drift
Rahim Hirji, author of Super Skills: The Seven Human Skills for the Age of AI and creator of Box of Amazing, explores what it means to stay fully human as intelligent machines become more embedded in daily life, work, education, and decision-making. Rahim emphasizes that the most urgent challenge is not whether people use technology, but whether they surrender their judgment, agency, and humanity to it. His framework focuses on seven human skills: curiosity, change readiness, big picture thinking, empathy, global adaptability, principled innovation, and augmented mindsets. The episode ultimately frames AI not as something to fear or worship, but as a force that requires stronger human capacities, clearer ethics, and more intentional education. Follow Rahim Hirji: Website: https://www.thesuperskills.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahimhirji/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rahimhirji/ Follow the Institute for Humane Education for updates, episode releases, and resources: Website: https://www.humaneeducation.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zoe.weil LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/zoeweil Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zoeweilauthor TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zoeweil About the Podcast Solutionary Voices is a podcast hosted by Zoe Weil and produced by the Institute for Humane Education. Each episode highlights individuals who are working on the forefront of building a more humane, just, and healthy world for all people, animals, and the ecosystems that sustain life. Episodes: • Bring solutionary thinkers to a wide audience • Offer ideas for solving the problems we face in a range of arenas • Provide actionable ideas • Turn values into measurable impact
#20
June 30 · 51 min
When Hope Becomes a Verb
Rae Sikora, Co-Founder of the Institute for Humane Education, reflects on more than four decades of humane education rooted in compassion for all life. At the heart of the episode is her practice of meeting harm, resistance, and disagreement with love as her most powerful inclination and strategy. The result is a deeply personal and useful episode about how humane education can keep people’s “heart door” open while still asking them to examine the impact of their choices. Follow Rae Sikora: Website: www.plantpeacedaily.org Follow the Institute for Humane Education for updates, episode releases, and resources: Website: https://www.humaneeducation.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zoe.weil LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/zoeweil Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zoeweilauthor TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zoeweil About the Podcast Solutionary Voices is a podcast hosted by Zoe Weil and produced by the Institute for Humane Education. Each episode highlights individuals who are working on the forefront of building a more humane, just, and healthy world for all people, animals, and the ecosystems that sustain life. Episodes: • Bring solutionary thinkers to a wide audience • Offer ideas for solving the problems we face in a range of arenas • Provide actionable ideas • Turn values into measurable impact
#19
June 23 · 1 hr 4 min
Educating for Agency in an Age of Distraction
Navin Amarasuriya, CEO of the Contentment Foundation, explores what it means to educate for agency, attention, compassion, and contentment in a time shaped by persuasive technologies and accelerating change. Nav connects his own path from a family business to contemplative practice and service with a broader question about what schools can cultivate beyond academic performance. He emphasizes that educator wellbeing is not a side issue, but a foundational necessity for the children they teach. Navin’s perspective invites a deeper view of education as a place where inner development, systems awareness, and human flourishing meet. Follow Nav: Website: https://contentment.org Instagram: https://www.linkedin.com/in/navin-amarasuriya-b4496211a/ Follow the Institute for Humane Education for updates, episode releases, and resources: Website: https://www.humaneeducation.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zoe.weil LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/zoeweil Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zoeweilauthor TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zoeweil About the Podcast Solutionary Voices is a podcast hosted by Zoe Weil and produced by the Institute for Humane Education. Each episode highlights individuals who are working on the forefront of building a more humane, just, and healthy world for all people, animals, and the ecosystems that sustain life. Episodes: • Bring solutionary thinkers to a wide audience • Offer ideas for solving the problems we face in a range of arenas • Provide actionable ideas • Turn values into measurable impact
#18
June 16 · 41 min
Can We Build a World That Works for All?
Shariff Abdullah, author of Creating a World That Works for All and founder of the Commonway Institute, frames his life’s work around a deceptively simple question: how do we create a world that works for all living beings? He connects that question to a shift in consciousness, moving from separateness toward a recognition of interdependence. Shariff emphasizes that inclusivity is not about liking everyone or agreeing with them, but about recognizing shared belonging and acting from that recognition. The episode moves through his upbringing in Camden, NJ, his framework of Keepers, Breakers, and Minders, and the practical challenge of living in accordance with one’s deepest values. Shariff does not offer a simple policy solution. Rather, he asks what kind of consciousness, behaviors, and sense of responsibility would be required to build institutions that serve life, arguing that transformation begins with how people relate to what they do not like, do not understand, or would rather ignore. Follow Shariff Abdullah: Website: https://www.commonway.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shariff-abdullah-2a551714/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base%3BowvfKDX6R2i75sURrSz%2Bxg%3D%3D Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shariff.abdullahJD Follow the Institute for Humane Education for updates, episode releases, and resources: Website: https://www.humaneeducation.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zoe.weil LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/zoeweil Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zoeweilauthor TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zoeweil About the Podcast Solutionary Voices is a podcast hosted by Zoe Weil and produced by the Institute for Humane Education. Each episode highlights individuals who are working on the forefront of building a more humane, just, and healthy world for all people, animals, and the ecosystems that sustain life. Episodes: • Bring solutionary thinkers to a wide audience • Offer ideas for solving the problems we face in a range of arenas • Provide actionable ideas • Turn values into measurable impact
#17
June 9 · 1 hr 5 min
The Olympic Medalist Challenging Dairy’s Myths
Dotsie Bausch, Olympic silver medalist and Founder of Switch4Good, discusses how cycling saved her life and how compassion shaped her life’s work. Dotsie traces her shift away from animal products to a deeper awareness of the food system, then explains how dairy became Switch4Good’s primary leverage point for health, justice, animal protection, and environmental impact. Her perspective is grounded in practical behavior change: people need more than information, and lasting shifts often begin with access, choice, and a first experience of feeling better. The episode connects personal values with systems-level advocacy, especially around school meals, dairy marketing, plant-based options, and the cultural myths that shape what people believe is necessary for health. Follow Dotsie Bausch: Website: switch4good.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/switch4good Follow the Institute for Humane Education for updates, episode releases, and resources: Website: https://www.humaneeducation.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zoe.weil LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/zoeweil Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zoeweilauthor TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zoeweil About the Podcast Solutionary Voices is a podcast hosted by Zoe Weil and produced by the Institute for Humane Education. Each episode highlights individuals who are working on the forefront of building a more humane, just, and healthy world for all people, animals, and the ecosystems that sustain life. Episodes: • Bring solutionary thinkers to a wide audience • Offer ideas for solving the problems we face in a range of arenas • Provide actionable ideas • Turn values into measurable impact
#16
June 2 · 53 min
The System Failures Behind Opioid Addiction
Dr. Andrew Kolodny, medical director of the Opioid Policy Research Collaborative at Brandeis University, frames the opioid crisis as an epidemic of opioid addiction rooted in aggressive prescribing, pharmaceutical influence, regulatory failure, and inadequate access to treatment. The episode moves beyond blame toward a systems-level examination of what failed, what remains unrepaired, and what would be required to prevent similar public health crises in the future. Dr. Kolodny consistently returns to the same solutionary structure: prevent opioid use disorder and ensure people already suffering from it can access effective treatment. The episode also raises difficult questions about pharmaceutical accountability, sealed litigation records, settlement funds, cannabis legalization, kratom, chronic pain, and the need for more nuanced policy than simple prohibition or legalization. His core solution centers on preventing new cases of opioid addiction while making effective treatment easier to access than illicit opioids. Follow Andrew Kolodny: Brandeis: https://scholarworks.brandeis.edu/esploro/profile/andrew_kolodny/overview LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-kolodny-3b8409a/ Follow the Institute for Humane Education for updates, episode releases, and resources: Website: https://www.humaneeducation.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zoe.weil LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/zoeweil Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zoeweilauthor TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zoeweil About the Podcast Solutionary Voices is a podcast hosted by Zoe Weil and produced by the Institute for Humane Education. Each episode highlights individuals who are working on the forefront of building a more humane, just, and healthy world for all people, animals, and the ecosystems that sustain life. Episodes: • Bring solutionary thinkers to a wide audience • Offer ideas for solving the problems we face in a range of arenas • Provide actionable ideas • Turn values into measurable impact
#15
May 26 · 40 min
The Real Drivers Behind Inequity In America
Ayo Magwood, founder of Uprooting Inequity, focuses on reducing racial and income disparities through measurable, system-level interventions, particularly in healthcare. She outlines a structured framework for understanding structural racism through interconnected factors of bias, income, and place, emphasizing how these forces shape real-world outcomes. Her work shifts the focus from individual attitudes to institutional design, showing how organizations can create tangible improvements in health equity. By grounding solutions in data, geography, and personal experiences, she demonstrates how complex inequities can be addressed with clarity and precision. Follow the Institute for Humane Education for updates, episode releases, and resources: Website: https://www.humaneeducation.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zoe.weil LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/zoeweil Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zoeweilauthor TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zoeweil About the Podcast Solutionary Voices is a podcast hosted by Zoe Weil and produced by the Institute for Humane Education. Each episode highlights individuals who are working on the forefront of building a more humane, just, and healthy world for all people, animals, and the ecosystems that sustain life. Episodes: • Bring solutionary thinkers to a wide audience • Offer ideas for solving the problems we face in a range of arenas • Provide actionable ideas • Turn values into measurable impact
#14
May 19 · 55 min
From Success to Service
Nimo Patel’s story follows several forms of success, including business, music, entrepreneurship, and performance, before arriving at a deeper definition of purpose. The episode reveals how the recognition of misalignment can become a doorway into service when one is willing to listen, change course, and release attachment to outcomes. Nimo’s work with children in Ahmedabad becomes the clearest expression of this shift, where art is not the mission but the shared practice that makes dignity, belonging, and transformation possible. The episode also explores how music and presence can create connection, whether in prisons or universities. Follow the Institute for Humane Education for updates, episode releases, and resources: Website: https://www.humaneeducation.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zoe.weil LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/zoeweil Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zoeweilauthor TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zoeweil About the Podcast Solutionary Voices is a podcast hosted by Zoe Weil and produced by the Institute for Humane Education. Each episode highlights individuals who are working on the forefront of building a more humane, just, and healthy world for all people, animals, and the ecosystems that sustain life. Episodes: • Bring solutionary thinkers to a wide audience • Offer ideas for solving the problems we face in a range of arenas • Provide actionable ideas • Turn values into measurable impact
#13
May 12 · 53 min
What US Students Learned Living on $2 a day
Shirin Karsan, a former refugee from Uganda, long-time educator, and peacebuilder, explores how conflict, bias, and disconnection persist when we fail to pay attention to our relationality. Drawing from immersive experiences she developed as a college professor when she joined her students in an experiment to live on $2/day in preparation for their service work in Africa –she illustrates how perspective shifts occur when people confront their assumptions and recognize their interdependence. Without this awareness, conflict can escalates into division and harm, but with it, even disagreement can become a pathway to connection and change. Follow the Institute for Humane Education for updates, episode releases, and resources: Website: https://www.humaneeducation.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zoe.weil LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/zoeweil Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zoeweilauthor TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zoeweil About the Podcast Solutionary Voices is a podcast hosted by Zoe Weil and produced by the Institute for Humane Education. Each episode highlights individuals who are working on the forefront of building a more humane, just, and healthy world for all people, animals, and the ecosystems that sustain life. Episodes: • Bring solutionary thinkers to a wide audience • Offer ideas for solving the problems we face in a range of arenas • Provide actionable ideas • Turn values into measurable impact
#12
May 5 · 56 min
Rethinking Journalism in an Age of Complexity
Andrew Revkin, longtime environmental journalist and former New York Times reporter, reflects on how decades of covering climate have reshaped his understanding of the role of journalism in creating positive change. He emphasizes that complex, interconnected challenges like climate change cannot be reduced to simple narratives or singular solutions. Instead, he advocates for a shift toward ongoing inquiry, community dialogue, and shared learning. With a surprise ending to this episode exploring the solutionary potential for journalism, Andy provides a hopeful (and comic!) vision of the future. Follow the Institute for Humane Education for updates, episode releases, and resources: Website: https://www.humaneeducation.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zoe.weil LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/zoeweil Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zoeweilauthor TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zoeweil Stay connected with Andrew Revkin: Substack: https://revkin.substack.com/ Twitter: @revkin Facebook: http://fb.com/andrew.revkin.5 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andyrevkin YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/anrevk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew_revkin Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/revkin.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_revkin TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@andy_revkin Music: http://bit.ly/revkinsmusic About the Podcast Solutionary Voices is a podcast hosted by Zoe Weil and produced by the Institute for Humane Education. Each episode highlights individuals who are working on the forefront of building a more humane, just, and healthy world for all people, animals, and the ecosystems that sustain life. Episodes: • Bring solutionary thinkers to a wide audience • Offer ideas for solving the problems we face in a range of arenas • Provide actionable ideas • Turn values into measurable impact
#11
April 28 · 50 min
Human Connection in the Age of AI
Michelle Culver, founder of The Rithm Project and former leader of Teach For America’s Reinvention Lab, is focused on rebuilding human connection in a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence. Drawing from her work with young people, she describes how AI is already influencing human relationships. Michelle centers the need for intentional design that prioritizes human connection alongside technological advancement. Through immersive experiences and cross-generational dialogue, Culver is creating spaces where people can actively engage with possible futures and clarify what they want to preserve. Her work challenges the assumption that human connection will naturally (and healthily) endure in the age of AI, instead positioning it as something that must be consciously cultivated. Stay Connected Follow the Institute for Humane Education for updates, episode releases, and resources: Website: https://www.humaneeducation.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zoe.weil LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/zoeweil Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zoeweilauthor TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zoeweil Stay Connected with Michelle Culver Website: https://www.therithmproject.org/ Michelle's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-culver The Rithm Project's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-rithm-project/posts/?feedView=all The Rithm Project's Substack: https://therithmproject.substack.com/ About the Podcast Solutionary Voices is a podcast hosted by Zoe Weil and produced by the Institute for Humane Education. Each episode highlights individuals who are working on the forefront of building a more humane, just, and healthy world for all people, animals, and the ecosystems that sustain life. Episodes: • Bring solutionary thinkers to a wide audience • Offer ideas for solving the problems we face in a range of arenas • Provide actionable ideas • Turn values into measurable impact
#10
April 21 · 41 min
What Happens When You Stop Chasing Goals?
Rudy Karsan, an immigrant from Kenya and a serial entrepreneur who experienced repeated bankruptcies before selling a company to IBM for more than $1 billion, describes a turning point where achievement no longer provided meaning. In that recognition, he began to reorient his life toward joy, curiosity, and human connection. Through the creation of FunCon, he now cultivates spaces where people can engage in deep conversations and feel seen, supported, and fully present with one another. His perspective offers a redefinition of success as something that arises in loving relationships rather than material accumulations. Stay Connected Follow the Institute for Humane Education for updates, episode releases, and resources: Website: https://www.humaneeducation.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zoeweil LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/zoeweil Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zoeweilauthor TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zoeweil About the Podcast Solutionary Voices is a podcast hosted by Zoe Weil and produced by the Institute for Humane Education. Each episode highlights individuals who are working on the forefront of building a more humane, just, and healthy world for all people, animals, and the ecosystems that sustain life. Episodes: • Bring solutionary thinkers to a wide audience • Offer ideas for solving the problems we face in a range of arenas • Provide actionable ideas • Turn values into measurable impact
#9
April 14 · 58 min
Can Generosity Become Contagious?
In this episode, Tom Cledwyn reframes generosity from a private moral act into a visible cultural force that can inspire wider participation. Through his own kidney donation, the work of Drop Dead Generous, and the thinking behind the podcast, Move Over Mother Teresa, Tom invites us to consider storytelling as a multiplier of impact. The conversation also pushes against the idea that meaningful change is reserved for saints, emphasizing instead that ordinary people can create real ripples when generosity is made practical, creative, and shareable. What emerges is the tension between humility and visibility: the instinct to stay quiet about good deeds, with the recognition that telling stories of generosity inspires others to act. The episode ultimately positions generosity as something that can be democratized, modeled, and culturally reactivated when people are willing to make it seen. Stay Connected Follow the Institute for Humane Education for updates, episode releases, and resources: Website: https://www.humaneeducation.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zoe.weil LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/zoeweil Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zoeweilauthor TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zoeweil About the Podcast Solutionary Voices is a podcast hosted by Zoe Weil and produced by the Institute for Humane Education. Each episode highlights individuals who are working on the forefront of building a more humane, just, and healthy world for all people, animals, and the ecosystems that sustain life. Episodes: • Bring solutionary thinkers to a wide audience • Offer ideas for solving the problems we face in a range of arenas • Provide actionable ideas • Turn values into measurable impact
#8
April 7 · 46 min
Rethinking Education for a Complex World
Mary Pat Champeau, Director of Graduate Programs at the Institute for Humane Education, reflects on a lifetime of work in global education systems—from the Peace Corps to refugee camps to the World Trade Institute to writing teachers’ editions of textbooks—and how those experiences shaped her approach to teaching and leadership. She emphasizes the importance of cultivating curiosity, critical thinking, and moral imagination as essential tools for addressing complex, interconnected challenges. Mary Pat centers education in general, and humane education in particular, not as information transfer, but as a process of liberating thought and expanding perspectives. She invites us to understand humane education as a dynamic, evolving practice that prepares people to think systemically and act with intention. Stay Connected Follow the Institute for Humane Education for updates, episode releases, and resources: Website: https://www.humaneeducation.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zoe.weil LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/zoeweil Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zoeweilauthor TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zoeweil About the Podcast Solutionary Voices is a podcast hosted by Zoe Weil and produced by the Institute for Humane Education. Each episode highlights individuals who are working on the forefront of building a more humane, just, and healthy world for all people, animals, and the ecosystems that sustain life. Episodes: • Bring solutionary thinkers to a wide audience • Offer ideas for solving the problems we face in a range of arenas • Provide actionable ideas • Turn values into measurable impact
#7
March 31 · 46 min
Can Personal Healing Change the World?
In this episode, Mark Anderson explores the idea that nervous-system literacy is a missing foundation in both personal well-being and social change. Reflecting on his own personal transformation from being the youngest CFO of a billion-dollar division of a Fortune 500 company to hitting rock bottom to finding a path forward to help others, Mark shares what he’s learned, with the hope that it will benefit others. Mark emphasizes that many people are too overwhelmed by fear, suffering, and internal dysregulation to fully participate in the larger work of repairing broken systems. His core belief is that helping people understand and regulate their inner lives is not separate from solutionary work, but a prerequisite for it. The episode ultimately makes the case that calmer, more self-aware people are better able to act with clarity, compassion, and agency in the world. Stay Connected Follow the Institute for Humane Education for updates, episode releases, and resources: Website: https://www.humaneeducation.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zoe.weil LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/zoeweil Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zoeweilauthor TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zoeweil About the Podcast Solutionary Voices is a podcast hosted by Zoe Weil and produced by the Institute for Humane Education. Each episode highlights individuals who are working on the forefront of building a more humane, just, and healthy world for all people, animals, and the ecosystems that sustain life. Episodes: • Bring solutionary thinkers to a wide audience • Offer ideas for solving the problems we face in a range of arenas • Provide actionable ideas • Turn values into measurable impact
#6
March 24 · 52 min
The Hidden Ideology Shaping What We Eat
In this episode, Melanie Joy unpacks carnism as the invisible belief system that conditions people to see some animals as worthy of compassion while accepting the abuse of those used for food as normal, necessary, and/or not open to debate. She explains that the issue is not only what people eat, but how ideology shapes perception, numbs empathy, and teaches people to disconnect from the consequences of their choices. The conversation expands beyond food politics into a deeper examination of violence, relational disconnection, and the cultural habits that make harm easy to ignore. Melanie also emphasizes that meaningful change does not come from shame or moral superiority, but from truth-telling grounded in compassion, emotional awareness, and honest reflection. A major thread of the episode is how to challenge entrenched systems without reproducing the same hostility and dehumanization that those systems depend on. Stay Connected Follow the Institute for Humane Education for updates, episode releases, and resources: Website: https://www.humaneeducation.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zoe.weil LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/zoeweil Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zoeweilauthor TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zoeweil Follow Melanie Joy: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmelaniejoy Facebook: https://facebook.com/melaniejoyphd LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmelaniejoy/ Follow Beyond Carnism: Website: https://carnism.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beyondcarnism Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beyondcarnism Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/beyondcarnism.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beyondcarnism YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BeyondCarnism About the Podcast Solutionary Voices is a podcast hosted by Zoe Weil and produced by the Institute for Humane Education. Each episode highlights individuals who are working on the forefront of building a more humane, just, and healthy world for all people, animals, and the ecosystems that sustain life. Episodes: • Bring solutionary thinkers to a wide audience • Offer ideas for solving the problems we face in a range of arenas • Provide actionable ideas • Turn values into measurable impact
#5
March 17 · 54 min
How Can We Harness AI for Collective Flourishing?
In this episode, Doug Alexander explores how AI is not simply another innovation, but a world-shaping force that can radically expand human possibility. At the same time, AI can also destabilize labor, governance, social cohesion, and escape democratic control if it outpaces our ability to set wise safeguards and policies. The central tension is whether society can build the moral, political, and economic frameworks needed to direct AI toward shared abundance, human meaning, and public good before the competitive race for dominance hardwires risk, concentration of power, and large-scale disruption into everyday life. Stay Connected Follow the Institute for Humane Education for updates, episode releases, and resources: Website: https://www.humaneeducation.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zoe.weil LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/zoeweil Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zoeweilauthor TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zoeweil About the Podcast Solutionary Voices is a podcast hosted by Zoe Weil and produced by the Institute for Humane Education. Each episode highlights individuals who are working on the forefront of building a more humane, just, and healthy world for all people, animals, and the ecosystems that sustain life. Episodes: • Bring solutionary thinkers to a wide audience • Offer ideas for solving the problems we face in a range of arenas • Provide actionable ideas • Turn values into measurable impact

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