Talk It Thru with Rui Pedro Silva

Candace Lightner | You can be the game changer

June 28, 2020 10:56 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MB

Do you know Candace Lightner? One of the most influential activists in the history of the United States. Known by being the founder of the "Mothers Against Drunk Driving", an organization created after she lost her daughter, hit by someone driving under the influence of alcohol. MADD has changed so many lives, and saved thousands of lives, by educating people on the problematic of driving while being on the influence of alcohol, but as well, by working with lawmakers to change the rules o...

Catarina Marques Rodrigues | Let's talk about Gender Equality?

March 24, 2020 17:42 - 52 minutes - 95.5 MB

Catarina is a TV Host at RTP, the Portuguese Public Broadcast channel, and her biggest focus is related to gender equality, civil rights, and fairness of treatment in general. During this podcast, we talked about Catarina's youth that drover to her current profession, but we also talked about the current society and the state of art in regards to the equality discussions. We debated education, religion, parents, families, stereotypes, and so much more. If you feel this is a topic that needs m...

Ricardo Diniz | Connect with Nature, Part II

March 22, 2020 20:47 - 34 minutes - 62.9 MB

Another great conversation, to inspire people all over the world. Today we talked with Ricardo, a famous personality in Portugal, a lot because of his adventures as solo sailor, but as well speaker, business man, and an inspiring person. We talked about his life, his character, but we also talked about the society, the nature, the oceans and so many more things. This is not a podcast to share a specific story, this is a fluid conversation about life, about inspiration, about people. Don't mi...

Ricardo Diniz | Connect with Nature, Part I

March 22, 2020 20:09 - 30 minutes - 55 MB

Another great conversation, to inspire people all over the world. Today we talked with Ricardo, a famous personality in Portugal, a lot because of his adventures as solo sailor, but as well speaker, business man, and an inspiring person. We talked about his life, his character, but we also talked about the society, the nature, the oceans and so many more things. This is not a podcast to share a specific story, this is a fluid conversation about life, about inspiration, about people. Don't mis...

Barry White Jr | Treating children as individuals

March 14, 2020 13:13 - 40 minutes - 74.9 MB

Barry became famous because of his personalized handshakes at the school where he teaches. We had to talk to him and learn where did that come from, what is behind, and who is the men behind the handshake thing. Well, the outcome is brilliant. An amazing conversation debating how much we should treat children as individuals, how much school system still differentiates social classes, but as well, how much is being done by teachers to fight that. We still shouldn't judge a fish by his ability ...

Juliet Birungi | Say NO to more orphans in Uganda

March 12, 2020 20:44 - 37 minutes - 69.1 MB

The number of Orphans in Uganda is quite significant, and while the institutions do the best they can to give a good life to these kids, the fact is that they won't, likely, ever relate with their biological family. This is even more obvious, if we take in consideration the large business around international adoption, and the big interest some countries have to have a larger number of Orphans, as that is a clear source of significant revenue. The borderline between business and human traffic...

Marieke Bink | Combating Elderly Loneliness

March 09, 2020 08:04 - 41 minutes - 38 MB

How many times do we hear "that virus is just killing older people" or "at that age what would you expect?" Loneliness is an issue no matter what age. Everyone deserves dignity and happy life at all stages of their lives. We connected with Singapore to talk with Marieke, a Dutch woman that took the typical Dutch cycling culture to Singapore. She did more than that though, she understood that connecting the generations and getting people to spend time together while going for a bicycle ride,...

Conscious Change | The narcissistic abuse

February 18, 2020 20:20 - 35 minutes - 65.8 MB

Have you ever heard about Narcissistic people? Is the first thing it comes to your mind, the person that often looks at the mirror? Well, there is a lot more in there to be known. Today, we talked about Narcissistic Personality Disorder, and how much people with that disorder can abuse others, and cause so much damage in their life. Nadina, who is working with victims of this type of abuse, has helped us to better understand this topic, and more important, gave her testimonial on how much we ...

Julia Lalla-Maharajh | Female genital cutting is not a myth

February 17, 2020 22:37 - 42 minutes - 78 MB

When we think of Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting, we tend to believe it is not something that still exists. Well...it does, and we need to bring that up, so we raise awareness to that. We had a great conversation with Julia about the beginning of the Orchid Project, something that she set up to battle this social issue. We talked about the challenges they face, the cultural shift that is needed, and in some cases even political shift too. After listening to Julia, we got a much clear und...

Dr. Eric Harris | Dental care can't be a nice to have

February 07, 2020 20:27 - 36 minutes - 29.3 MB

Do you think Dental Care is not something we would bring as social awareness? No way we would leave that out. For the record, dental care is one of the most important things we should think of, because contrary to what people may think, if we have problems on our mouth, we have a massive risk to develop an endless count of conditions that ultimately put our lives at risk. Talking to Dr. Eric Harris has been just an extraordinary experience, because we truly believe that we talked with an extr...

Maria Martinez | Get the Plastic Off

February 06, 2020 19:08 - 37 minutes - 68.5 MB

We are back on the environmental topics, and this time we went to Spain to discuss it with Maria. Maria has created a company that is aiming to raise awareness to the fact that we are the first ones to blame when it comes to plastic issue all over the world. She produces content to get people to understand that small behavior changes are needed in order to have a big impact on our society's future. Interesting conversation, discussing how did she think of creating plasticOff, and the journey ...

Abhik Bhattacherji | Go out and help others through education

February 03, 2020 09:01 - 36 minutes - 66.9 MB

You may not think about it, but there are plenty of people without access to proper education. It may sound crazy that these days we have those issues, but it is still quite a big issue. Today we talked to Abhik Bhattacherji from "Teach for India," an organization placing young people in schools that have a lack of teachers. These "fellows" as they are called, teach in those locations for a period of 2 years giving children a proper access to a education. Like so many other "Teach for Countr...

Avani Prasad | What is good or bad touch?

February 01, 2020 11:07 - 36 minutes - 66.5 MB

Not every day we meet someone so young pausing a potential successful career after a successful journey in her education, to make something entirely different. Avani is such an inspiration. Few months ago, she started Project Sparsh, which is a project trying to raise awareness to what is good or bad touch, educating schools, children and parents that child abuse is out there, and we can't ignore it. Proper education on that, is a very strong measure to prevent it to happen. More than 80% of...

Susan Pratt | Help the planet by going Vegan

January 29, 2020 23:20 - 37 minutes - 68.9 MB

Veganism is something we all believe is positively contributing to a better world, supporting animal protection, and overall environment protection. Today we talked with Susan, who is a Home Cook, and the conversation was super funny and interesting. We learned that vegetables can taste much better if cook right. We talked about Susan's channel on Instagram, but we also talked about her views about the impact that we can have in the world, if we all start going more vegan. She was not extrem...

Help the planet by going Vegan, with Susan Pratt

January 29, 2020 23:20 - 37 minutes - 68.9 MB

Veganism is something we all believe is positively contributing to a better world, supporting animal protection, and overall environment protection. Today we talked with Susan, who is a Home Cook, and the conversation was super funny and interesting. We learned that vegetables can taste much better if cook right. We talked about Susan's channel on Instagram, but we also talked about her views about the impact that we can have in the world, if we all start going more vegan. She was not extreme...

Neisha Himes | Surviving Domestic Violence

January 29, 2020 09:45 - 38 minutes - 29.9 MB

"Domestic Violence has no face" That may sound like a cliché, but it is just a fact. Today, we talked with Neisha about her story, and how did she survive a 5y relationship that not just affected her physically, but psychologically. She walked us through the painful journey of realization that she was in a serious situation, and she needed to do something. It has been an absolutely fantastic conversation, where we talked not "just" about how did she survive, but also how did she create the ...

Surviving Domestic Violence, with Neisha Himes

January 29, 2020 09:45 - 38 minutes - 29.9 MB

"Domestic Violence has no face" That may sound like a cliché, but it is just a fact. Today, we talked with Neisha about her story, and how did she survived a 5y relationship that not just affected her physically, but psychologically. She walked us thru the painful journey of realization that she was in a serious situation, and she needed to do something. It has been an absolutely fantastic conversation, where we talked not "just" about how did she survive, but also how did she created t...

The Bakog Foundation in Nigeria, with Emmanuel Ikoro

January 25, 2020 17:27 - 27 minutes - 50.2 MB

Today we visited Nigeria, and the Bakog Foundation. Emmanuel Ikoro, directly from a location where an outreach was being prepared, walked us through the amazing work done by this foundation. They try to fight poverty and marginalized areas, by bringing food, clothing and hygiene products to those areas. This group is built out of volunteers who are there just to help and make people's life better. We talked about the rough conditions in Nigeria, how much the system doesn't really help to m...

Feeding and Dressing Up Nigeria, with Emmanuel Ikoro

January 25, 2020 17:27 - 27 minutes - 50.2 MB

Today we visited Nigeria, and the Bakog Foundation. Emmanuel Ikoro, directly from a location where an outreach was being prepared, walked us through the amazing work done by this foundation. They try to fight poverty and marginalized areas, by bringing food, clothing and hygiene products to those areas. This group is built out of volunteers who are there just to help and make people's life better. We talked about the rough conditions in Nigeria, how much the system doesn't really help to m...

Emmanuel Ikoro | Feeding and Dressing Up Nigeria

January 25, 2020 17:27 - 27 minutes - 50.2 MB

Today we visited Nigeria, and the Bakog Foundation. Emmanuel Ikoro, directly from a location where an outreach was being prepared, walked us through the amazing work done by this foundation. They try to fight poverty in marginalized areas, by bringing food, clothing and hygiene products to those areas. This group is built out of volunteers who are there just to help and make people's life better. We talked about the rough conditions in Nigeria, how much the system doesn't really help to make...

Preetham Murva | Fly Higher India

January 25, 2020 08:47 - 32 minutes - 58.9 MB

After having this conversation with Preetham, we are even more sure that India can fly really high. Preetham, together with his volunteers, has created a quite interesting concept to support children through special programs, that aim to provide tools and skills for them to be successful in a sustainable manner. There is not better or worse way to help, but when you aim for sustainability, it makes it more powerful for their future. Mindful meditation, team work, arts or creativity, are some...

Fly Higher India, with Preetham Murva

January 25, 2020 08:47 - 32 minutes - 58.9 MB

After having this conversation with Preetham, we are even more sure that India can fly even higher. Preetham, together with his volunteers, have created a quite interesting concept to support children with special programs, that aim to provide tools and skills for them to be successful. There is not better or worse ways of helping, but when you aim for sustainability, it makes it more powerful for their future. Mindful meditation, team work, arts, creativity are some examples of the programs ...

Michael Anthony | Think Unbroken

January 24, 2020 18:21 - 36 minutes - 32.2 MB

We have talked with a lot of people that went through quite traumatic experiences, and Michael is definitely on of them, with quite an impressive story. From psychological violence, abuse, drug addiction, Michael went through a lot, but that did not define who he wanted to be. His "mirror moment" at the age of 28, is the turning page. He decided to take the control of his life back, and today is a successful person, who is also helping others, not through therapy, but through working step by...

Think Unbroken, with Michael Anthony

January 24, 2020 18:21 - 36 minutes - 32.2 MB

We have talked with a lot of people that went through quite traumatic experiences, and Michael is definitely one of them. From psychological violence, abuse, drug addiction, to get to up to 350 pounds, Michael went through a lot, but that did not define who he wanted to be. His "mirror moment" at the age of 28, is the turning page. He decided to take the control of his life back, and today is a successful person, who is also helping others, not through therapy, but through working step by ste...

Cleaning up the basics, with Tomas Tigchelaar Lourenco

January 19, 2020 20:25 - 34 minutes - 62.4 MB

How a simple act can make such a difference? Well, that is exactly what Tomas just explained us during a fantastic conversation. Today we talked about cleaning up the beaches and the oceans, but not necessarily with very big initiatives, but rather with a very simple and old fashion process: With your own hands Tomas just explained us where did the project @givesealifeahand start, and just gave as an overwhelming class on environmental protection preventive behaviors. If you care about oce...

Tomas Tigchelaar Lourenco | Cleaning up the basics

January 19, 2020 20:25 - 34 minutes - 62.4 MB

How a simple act can make such a difference? Well, that is exactly what Tomas just explained to us during a fantastic conversation. Today we talked about cleaning up the beaches and the oceans, but not necessarily with very big initiatives, but rather with a very simple and old fashion process: With your own hands Tomas just explained to us where did this project @givesealifeahand start, and just gave as an overwhelming class on environmental protection and preventive behaviors. If you care ...

Part I: The Institutional Racism, with Chris Parkes

January 19, 2020 16:47 - 24 minutes - 44.9 MB

The first part of an extraordinary conversation with Chris. We talked about his career, the passion about photography...but we also talked about Apartheid or the fact that we have likely been helping the racial discrimination, with institutional racism. Chris opened up his views about the world, his experiences in several African countries, but as well, how much he changed through this process and what does that mean for his life and future. Listening to this podcast is not just an inspirati...

Chris Parkes | Part I: The Institutional Racism

January 19, 2020 16:47 - 24 minutes - 44.9 MB

The first part of an extraordinary conversation with Chris. We talked about Chris's career, his passion about photography, but we also talked about Apartheid or the fact that we have likely been helping the racial discrimination, by institutionalizing racism. Chris opened up his views about the world, his experiences in several African countries, but as well, how much he changed through this process and what does that mean for his life and future. Listening to this podcast is not just an in...

Part II: The Institutional Racism, with Chris Parkes

January 19, 2020 16:27 - 34 minutes - 64.1 MB

The second part of an extraordinary conversation with Chris. We talked about his career, the passion about photography...but we also talked about Apartheid or the fact that we have likely been helping the racial discrimination, with the institutional racism. Chris opened up his views about the world, his experiences in several African countries, but as well, how much he changed through this process and what does that mean for his life and future. Listening to this podcast is not just an insp...

Chris Parkes | Part II: The Institutional Racism

January 19, 2020 16:27 - 34 minutes - 64.1 MB

The second part of an extraordinary conversation with Chris. We talked about Chris's career, his passion about photography, but we also talked about Apartheid or the fact that we have likely been helping the racial discrimination, by institutionalizing racism. Chris opened up his views about the world, his experiences in several African countries, but as well, how much he changed through this process and what does that mean for his life and future. Listening to this podcast is not just an i...

Part I: The Institutional Racism, with Chris Parkes

January 18, 2020 23:37 - 24 minutes - 45.3 MB

The first part of an extraordinary conversation with Chris. We talked about his career, the passion about photography...but we also talked about Apartheid or the fact that we have likely been helping the racial discrimination, by institutional racism. Chris opened up his views about the world, his experiences in several African countries, but as well, how much he changed through this process and what does that mean for his life and future. Listening to this podcast is not just an inspiration ...

Experteering rather than volunteering, with Agne Nainyte

January 12, 2020 21:27 - 30 minutes - 55.9 MB

Today we talked to Agne about her time in the rural Uganda, during her career-break. Interesting conversation about something that we usually know as volunteering, but that she clearly describes as experteering because she believes she brought expertise in a specific area, rather than just come and make work in random areas. We debated a lot of things regarding sustainability of the local businesses supported by NGOs. Not least important, we talked about her experience of living in rural Uga...

Agne Nainyte | Experteering rather than volunteering

January 12, 2020 21:27 - 30 minutes - 55.9 MB

Today we talked with Agne about her time in the rural Uganda, during her career-break. Interesting conversation about something that we usually know as volunteering, but that she clearly describes as experteering, as she believes she brought expertise in a specific area, rather than just come and make work in random areas, without real knowledge on that. We debated a lot of things regarding sustainability of the local businesses supported by NGOs. Not least important, we talked about her ex...

Experteering rather than volunteering with Agne Nainyte

January 12, 2020 21:27 - 30 minutes - 55.9 MB

Today we talked to Agne about her time in the rural Uganda, during her career-break. Interesting conversation about something that we usually know as volunteering, but that she clearly describes as experteering because she believes she brought expertise in a specific area, rather than just come and make work in random areas. We debated a lot of things regarding sustainability of the local businesses supported by NGOs. Not least important, we talked about her experience of living in rural Uga...