The next season of True Heroes will be out soon, with all new interviews with the ordinary people on extraordinary missions to make the world a better place, one community at a time. Format of the voicemail is: (your name, city/region, and a 10-word-or-less introduction of your city) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/s…

Naomi Fuller works with Avon Wildlife Trust, and she's an activist who advocates for creatures, critters, and the surrounding landscape that give these creatures their homes by telling stories of hope about nature’s recovery in the Avon region of England. Check out more of Avon Wildlife Trust here: www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk All the other wonderf…

Natalie Fee, started City to Sea in 2014, when she was distraught by the amount of plastic floating down Bristol channel to the seas. Since then, she has campaigned to ban plastic stems from cotton buds sold in the UK, promoting reusable plastic bottles, and stopping plastic reaching the oceans. In this conversation, we cover the realities of plast…

Jamie-lee Cole is dedicated to spreading the truth about the people experiencing homelessness and helping the rest of the world grow their understanding and empathy for these people. She serves as the Communications Manager for the Wallich, a charity that works to combat homelessness in Wales. In this conversation, we cover unconventional ways to s…

Sara Telahoun is the Senior Sustainability Consultant, and a bona fide expert in urban carbon emissions. She helps cities map their carbon footprint and develops strategies to reduce their impact on the environment. Her mission is to enable sub-national governments to implement strategies that reduce their emissions whilst protecting their most vul…

Eva Fernades is the Project Manager working to build the first eco-village in Bristol and the founder of Baby Bank Network, a charity that fights against child poverty by redistributing pre-loved childcare supplies to families in need. Her mission is to support people to live a joyful and productive life while living in harmony with each other and …

Vincent Chiu is the youngest candidate to run for Canadian parliament, and Junior Project Manager at World of Walas, where he shares the knowledge of the most sustainable ways to build and develop our cities. His mission is to increase the capacity of urban developers and to champion the role of cities as the solution to climate change, not the cau…

Federica Foti works with vulnerable youth at the most critical stage in their lives, supporting their transition from foster care or refugee care to independent adulthood. In this episode, we talk about the lose-lose struggle of our modern foster care system, how youth workers manage to keep their sanity while working with the emotional ups and dow…

Federico Biadene works for Partnerships for Forests, an incubator for innovative businesses that use and manage our tropical rainforests more sustainabilty. In this episode, we talk about how he landed in a microfinance and sustainable forestry business in Kenya, how to discover your passion as you go along, and what part you can play to combat cli…

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