# Solvable Solvable showcases the world’s most innovative thinkers and their proposed solutions to the world’s most daunting problems. The interviews, hosted by Ronald Young Jr., will launch a dialogue that both acknowledges the complexity of the issues while inspiring hope that the problems are, in fact, solvable. iHeartMedia is the exclusive podcast partner of Pushkin Industries. Page: Feed: --- ## [Decoding Psychedelics with Dr. Grace Blest-Hopley from Decoding Women's Health](https://omny.fm/shows/decoding-womens-health-with-dr-elizabeth-poynor/decoding-psychedelics-with-dr-grace-blest-hopley) _2026-01-27_ What if psychedelics could transform the way we treat trauma, chronic pain, and insomnia? This week, neuroscientist and psychedelic researcher Grace Blest-Hopley joins the show to break down the research on psychedelics and female biology. She discusses how psychedelics work in the brain, and the ways that psychedelic-assisted therapies might be beneficial for women in midlife. Links to resources… [Listen](https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdrl.fm/bfdd8d/tracking.swap.fm/track/SxlTEPDY7xDg35RXkASs/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/ed1c4822-458e-4490-ad84-b3590112525b/5547c041-3d10-4ea0-a533-b3de01704984/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=8f4bbee0-9d5a-4f61-b49c-ae3c000268ff) ## [From Smart Talks with IBM: How AI Assistants Can Transform Education](https://omny.fm/shows/smart-talks-with-ibm/how-ai-assistants-can-transform-education) _2025-06-12_ Malcolm Gladwell visits Kennesaw State University to learn about Jiwoo, an AI Assistant that helps future teachers practice responsive teaching by simulating classroom interactions with students. Discover AI's impact on teaching methods to prepare teachers for the classroom. This is a paid advertisement from IBM. The conversations on this podcast don't necessarily represent IBM's positions,… [Listen](https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdrl.fm/bfdd8d/tracking.swap.fm/track/SxlTEPDY7xDg35RXkASs/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/85547dfc-49bd-4e63-a6cc-ae32006cd832/fe2079d2-cc19-410d-8064-b2e200fff495/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=8f4bbee0-9d5a-4f61-b49c-ae3c000268ff) ## [Introducing Weight For It from Ronald Young Jr.](https://omny.fm/shows/solvable/introducing-weight-for-it-from-ronald-young-jr) _2023-08-22_ Former Solvable host Ronald Young Jr has a new podcast! “Weight For It unpacks the nuanced thoughts of fat folks, and of all folks who think about their weight all the time. Through narrative storytelling and some memoir, host Ronald Young Jr. hopes to have the conversations that we tend to avoid when it comes to our bodies.” Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts: https://apple.co/45kiRLG See… [Listen](https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdrl.fm/bfdd8d/tracking.swap.fm/track/SxlTEPDY7xDg35RXkASs/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/fa5cd4e7-dc32-42e1-8ba9-ae3c000268f6/53acd561-8783-45ea-a785-b0650100cd34/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=8f4bbee0-9d5a-4f61-b49c-ae3c000268ff) ## [Paul Rosolie, Protecting the Amazon Rainforest](https://omny.fm/shows/solvable/paul-rosalie-protecting-the-amazon-rainforest) _2022-04-13_ Paul Rosolie is an Amazon Rainforest conservationist, author, and filmmaker. He is the co-founder of Tamandua Expeditions and Junglekeepers. Here are links to those organizations he mentions in this episode: Www.Junglekeepers.org Www.Tamanduajungle.com Www.PaulRosolie.com Save the Sunlight, Brooklyn Botanical Gardens Solvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank, research by David Zha, booking by Lisa… [Listen](https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdrl.fm/bfdd8d/tracking.swap.fm/track/SxlTEPDY7xDg35RXkASs/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/fa5cd4e7-dc32-42e1-8ba9-ae3c000268f6/0a9f11ac-b2b5-497e-8e2d-ae760043d1ea/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=8f4bbee0-9d5a-4f61-b49c-ae3c000268ff) ## [Sterlin Harjo, Reservation Dogs](https://omny.fm/shows/solvable/sterlin-harjo-reservation-dogs) _2022-03-09_ Sterlin Harjo strives to tell the stories of Native and Indigenous people by positioning beauty and triumphs alongside honest frailty and shortcomings. Harjo is an award-winning film maker and he’s the creator and show runner of the TV show Reservations Dogs. Here are some links to organizations and works he recommends in this episode: https://illuminatives.org/ Reservation Dogs Four Sheets to the… [Listen](https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdrl.fm/bfdd8d/tracking.swap.fm/track/SxlTEPDY7xDg35RXkASs/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/fa5cd4e7-dc32-42e1-8ba9-ae3c000268f6/5e03edc5-a249-42f0-a7a3-ae53006f28a7/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=8f4bbee0-9d5a-4f61-b49c-ae3c000268ff) ## [Misogyny in Game Design is Solvable](https://omny.fm/shows/solvable/misogyny-in-game-design-is-solvable) _2022-02-09_ Laila Shabir is the co-founder and CEO of Girls Make Games. Here are some links to learn more about her game design studio, summer camp and quest to welcome more girls and women into the world of game design. Girls Make Games https://www.girlsmakegames.com/ What They Don’t Sea (2019) - Explore the underwater seas to collect special algae for an alternative energy project Shredded Secrets (2022) -… [Listen](https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdrl.fm/bfdd8d/tracking.swap.fm/track/SxlTEPDY7xDg35RXkASs/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/fa5cd4e7-dc32-42e1-8ba9-ae3c000268f6/d6df8507-2a69-4006-a487-ae3c00026de2/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=8f4bbee0-9d5a-4f61-b49c-ae3c000268ff) ## [Reality TV is Solvable](https://omny.fm/shows/solvable/reality-tv-is-solvable) _2022-01-12_ Lizzy Pace and Chad Kultgen are the hosts of the podcast, Game of Roses and they have ideas about how to solve The Bachelor and reality TV more generally. Solvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank, research by David Zha, booking by Lisa Dunn, editing help from Keishel Williams. The managing producer is Sachar Mathias and the executive producer is Mia Lobel. Here are additional resources suggested by… [Listen](https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdrl.fm/bfdd8d/tracking.swap.fm/track/SxlTEPDY7xDg35RXkASs/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/fa5cd4e7-dc32-42e1-8ba9-ae3c000268f6/d5140678-3159-4efb-af8e-ae3c00026ed1/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=8f4bbee0-9d5a-4f61-b49c-ae3c000268ff) ## [Solutions for 2022](https://omny.fm/shows/solvable/solutions-for-2022) _2021-12-22_ The staff of Solvable discuss the problems, big and small, that they'd like to see solved in 2022 and beyond. Special thanks to Maggie Taylor and Pushkin podcast hosts Sam Fragoso ( Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso ), Tim Harford ( Cautionary Tales ), Michael Lewis ( Against the Rules ), Laurie Santos ( The Happiness Lab ) and Justin Richmond ( Broken Record ). Solvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank,… [Listen](https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdrl.fm/bfdd8d/tracking.swap.fm/track/SxlTEPDY7xDg35RXkASs/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/fa5cd4e7-dc32-42e1-8ba9-ae3c000268f6/397c2f4e-cdfd-49db-b260-ae3c00026e2e/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=8f4bbee0-9d5a-4f61-b49c-ae3c000268ff) ## [Mike Gauyo: Insecure](https://omny.fm/shows/solvable/mike-gauyo-insecure) _2021-12-15_ Mike Gauyo is a TV writer in LA. Credits include Insecure (HBO) and Ginny & Georgia (Netflix) among other projects. He’s the founder of The Black Boy Writes Black Girl Writes Mentorship Initiative which is paving pathways for emerging Black writers in Hollywood. Here are some resources Gauyo recommends in this episode: Black Boy Writes Black Girl Writes Insecure Fruit Podcast The Writer's Room… [Listen](https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdrl.fm/bfdd8d/tracking.swap.fm/track/SxlTEPDY7xDg35RXkASs/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/fa5cd4e7-dc32-42e1-8ba9-ae3c000268f6/8d60d1e2-7ef8-4d7c-ba8c-ae3c0002c1bf/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=8f4bbee0-9d5a-4f61-b49c-ae3c000268ff) ## [Crypto Payments, No Custody (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Dh8voQAprDJx) _2021-12-15 · **Sponsored**_ Send crypto to merchant wallets via API with real-time updates and automatic fees. ## [Kidney Failure is Solvable](https://omny.fm/shows/solvable/kidney-failure-is-solvable) _2021-12-08_ Dr. Carmen Peralta is the Chief Medical Officer at Cricket Health. She co-founded the Kidney Health Research Collaborative at University of California San Francisco and the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She works to provide support to patients, doctors and all the steps in between to improve kidney health outcomes. Dr. Peralta recommends these sites to learn more: CDC Chronic… [Listen](https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdrl.fm/bfdd8d/tracking.swap.fm/track/SxlTEPDY7xDg35RXkASs/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/fa5cd4e7-dc32-42e1-8ba9-ae3c000268f6/1c2a1b03-13af-4e16-96a9-ae3c00030e9f/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=8f4bbee0-9d5a-4f61-b49c-ae3c000268ff)