The Solutionists nabs multiple awards
Finding the problems of the world overwhelming? Ready for solutions? Season 3 of the award-winning podcast The Solutionists is here.
The Solutionists scored two Highly Commended awards at the 2024 Mumbrella Publish Awards (Best podcast episode, Best podcast series), and has scored finalist nominations in three categories at the 2024 Australian Podcast Awards (Best Factual podcast, Best Climate podcast, Best Branded podcast).
The eminently curious Mark Scott, Vice Chancellor of The University of Sydney, dives into issues including how to solve the gender pay gap in Australia, the search for truth and facts in an age of ‘Fake News’ and dis-information, and how to solve the obesity crisis amid our fast-food lifestyle.
You’ll meet Ian Goldin, Professor of Globalisation and Development at the University of Oxford, who talks about how the great cities of the world power innovation. And Dr Jennifer Kent from the University of Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning takes us on a walking tour of the Sydney suburb of Abbotsford so you can hear how a great modern city works in practice.
Image: Mark Scott with Professor Rae Cooper
Rae Cooper, Director of The Australian Centre for Gender Equality and Inclusion @ Work at University of Sydney, unpacks why Australia hasn’t come far enough in the fight for gender equality at work.
And Deanna D’Alessandro - who’s running the Net Zero Institute at Sydney University - explains how collaboration is key to tackling our climate crisis.
“I think we all wish we could solve a problem alone, but these are, as they say, the big, hairy, audacious problems of the time and the net zero transformation is just that and more”
This season looks inward, too. Have you ever wondered where your values really come from? Mark investigates whether the political and moral philosophy, liberalism, might be the source of our souls – and how the lead character from sit-com Parks and Recreation could help you develop that soul.
But what good is a healthy soul without its earthly vessel? In Australia, our bodily health is of national concern, with a shocking 82.9% of men aged 45-54 being obese according to the government – and it’s only getting worse. Mark talks to one of the world’s foremost experts in nutrition and healthy ageing to find out how modern science could reverse that statistic in time.
The Solutionists is produced by Deadset Studios. Join us for season 3 here.