The AshokaTECH Podcast
By Alex Budak
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Podcast Description
Host Alex Budak brings you interviews with social entrepreneurs from around the world who are creating change both locally and globally through harnessing the power of technology.
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Clean14: Marc Maxson of Global Giving | -- | 5/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean13: Leo Laporte | -- | 5/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean12: Martin Fisher, Co-founder of Kickstart | -- | 4/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean11: Jim Fruchterman, CEO of Benetech | Alex Budak interviews Jim Fruchterman, CEO of Benetech. | 4/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean10: Leila Janah, Founder & CEO of Samasource | Host Alex Budak and Leila discuss trends in ICT in the developing world, theories of microwork, and what the story of a Facebook friend request from a man in a refugee camp tells us about the future of our interconnected world. | 3/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean9: Matt Flannery: Co-founder and CEO of Kiva.org | Alex Budak and Matt Flannery discuss how technology is changing microfinance. | 3/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean8: Ben Rattray Founder & CEO of Change.org | Alex gets Ben’s take on how technology is changing the game for non-profits, strategies for striking a balance between economic gain and social good, and what his experience suggests to counter critiques of so-called online “slacktivism.” | 2/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean7: Julia Novy-Hildesley, Executive Director of the Lemelson Foundation | -- | 2/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean6: Elizabeth Hausler, Earthquake-resistant building expert | -- | 1/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean5: Interview with Howard Weinsten | On this week's episode of the AshokaTECH Podcast, host Alex Budak interviews social entrepreneur Howard Weinstein, who is giving the gift of hearing to thousands in the developing world. | 1/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean4: Interview with the founders of BlueEnergy | On this week's episode of the AshokaTECH Podcast host Alex Budak interviews Ashoka-Lemelson Fellow Mathias Craig and his brother Guillaume, the cofounders of Blue Energy. Blue Energy implements a reliable clean energy model for poor Nicaraguan communities and puts development in the hands of residents by emphasizing the local manufacture and maintenance of wind and solar energy systems. In Nicaragua, nearly half of its 5 million citizens do not have electricity, which stunts economic and social development -- especially in rural communities. Blue Energy presents a sustainable solution to bringing electricity to these and other rural areas. Alex talks to the Craigs about the work they are doing, as well as the challenges faced in implementing new technologies in rural communities. | 12/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean3: Interview with Bright Simons (Coordinator, MPedigree.net) | -- | 12/16/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean1: Interview with Jack Sim (Founder, World Toilet Organization) | An interview with Ashoka fellow, and founder of the World Toilet Organization, Jack Sim. | 11/16/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 13 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Interesting & Diverse Material!!!
The AshokaTECH Podcast is excellent due to Alex Budak's selection of diverse and interesting interviewees. This podcast helps give organizations focused on social justice a broader audience. I have been enlightened through this podcast. Whether discussing earthquake-resistant construction or the lack of sanitary latrines throughout the world, Alex and the participants bring many societal issues to light.
