Make Me Care About Podcast
1) Season Wrap-Up with Melinda French Gates
To close out Season 1 of Make Me Care About, we talk with the co-chair of The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Melinda French Gates.Make Me Care About is produced by Magnificent Noise in partnership...Show More
2) Make Me Care About Iodized Salt
The next time you reach for the salt, read the label. More often than not, it is iodized salt you’re consuming. Turns out, salt fortified with iodine may actually make you smarter and has changed the ...Show More
3) Make Me Care About Wastewater
You may have never thought about the water you flush down your toilet or wash down your shower drain. Turns out, signs of disease can be detected in our wastewater systems from these very sources. Mon...Show More
4) Make Me Care About Malaria
Do you know what the deadliest animal is on the planet? From movies and TV shows, you might be thinking sharks, but that's wrong (sharks kill about five people a year). The answer is…mosquitoes. They ...Show More
5) Make Me Care About Digital Money
These days, there’s an app for everything, including your financial information. But what if you didn’t have access to receive and manage your own money? How would this limit how you live, thrive, or ...Show More
6) Make Me Care About Ninth Grade
K-12 education is the foundation of a student’s academic career. But one grade sticks out above the rest: ninth grade. Success in ninth grade is the single most powerful metric for predicting students...Show More
7) Make Me Care About Ancient Grains
Did you know that most of the world is consuming food that's more than 10,000 years old? Well, at least descended from the same plant…Quinoa, farro, millet, sorghum, teff, fonio, and even things like ...Show More
8) Make Me Care About College
With rising tuition and the changing nature of work, is college worth it? According to the president of Northern Arizona University, the answer is yes, and he’s on a mission to make the case for the v...Show More
9) Make Me Care About My Kid's Friend Circle
Having friends from diverse economic backgrounds is beneficial for all of us, but it is especially important for kids from low-income communities. Learn why, as well as how and where to make friends w...Show More
10) Make Me Care About Garbanzo Beans
Garbanzo BeansMost of us eat garbanzo beans in our hummus or salads. What you might not know is that these little round legumes are actually one of the world’s best ingredients to improving gut health...Show More