Innovate Podcast

Innovate Podcast


Latest Episodes

Liwanag Ojala, CEO of Caring Bridge: Making Your Health Journey a Group Effort
April 29, 2021

From the launch of the very first CaringBridge site in 1997, they’ve been working toward a single vision: a world where no one goes through a health journey alone. In order to turn this vision into re

Glenn Bergman: Distributing Food to Help Those in Need and Advocating Food-Access Policies through Philabundance
March 18, 2021

Glenn Bergman is the executive director of Philabundance, the region’s largest hunger-relief organization, acquiring, rescuing and distributing food to help feed those in need, and advocating for poli

Ann Friedman, Founder & CEO of Planet Word: Making Words and Language Fun
March 05, 2021

Planet Word is the world’s first voice-activated museum, with interactive galleries and exhibits that bring words and language to life in all sorts of fun ways… inspiring and renewing a love of langua

Dr. Jason Karlawish—Author of The Problem of Alzheimer’s: How Science, Culture, and Politics Turned a Rare Disease into a Crisis and What We Can Do About It
February 18, 2021

Part case studies, part meditation on the past, present and future of the disease, The Problem of Alzheimer's traces its beginnings to its recognition as a crisis. An unambiguous account of decades of

Jeff Carter, Executive Director of Physicians for Social Responsibility: Advocating for Nuclear Disarmament, Climate Responsibility and Racial Justice
February 05, 2021

Physicians for Social Responsibility, known as PSR, is a physician-led and membership organization of health professionals in the United States working to protect the public from the global threats po

Jeffrey Rosen and the National Constitution Center: Visit—Learn—Debate
January 20, 2021

Jeffrey Rosen is the president & CEO of the National Constitution Center, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization whose mission is to educate the public about the U.S. Constitution. Located steps from In

Jonathan Reckford, CEO of Habitat for Humanity: Home Is Where Our Hearts Are
December 24, 2020

Habitat partners with people in your community, and all over the world, to help them build or improve a place they can call home. Habitat homeowners build their own homes alongside volunteers, and pay

Eleanor Allen and Water for People: Ensuring the Waters Flow Forever
November 12, 2020

Eleanor Allen is CEO of Water for People. A compassionate truth-teller and advocate of empowered equality for people across the globe, Eleanor is a world-leading water expert dedicated to helping bi

Alex Sarian, President & CEO of Arts Commons: Making Art Available to All Calgarians
October 29, 2020

For 34 years, Arts Commons has been one of Canada’s largest and most vibrant arts centers. Located in the heart of Calgary’s Cultural District in the downtown core, the center occupies a full city block and is home to five theatres and the world-class ...

David Devan, General Director and President of Opera Philadelphia: Innovation that Broadens and Diversifies Audiences
October 15, 2020

Managing Editor Robert Rimm talks with Opera Philadelphia’s General Director and President David Devan. Their mission is to deliver outstanding productions of traditional and new repertoire that engage the public and propel the genre forward.