Direct Talk - Season 7 / Year 2022

Season 7 / Year 2022
Network

DatesJan 3, 2022 - Dec 25, 2022
Episodes

Year 2022Episode 112 min
Overcoming Prejudice: Chang-Haeng / Juggling Performer
Jan 3, 2022

Year 2022Episode 212 min
The Peanut Butter of Dreams: Naka Kotobuki / CEO, Sanchai
Jan 4, 2022

Year 2022Episode 312 min
The Challenge of the Food Crisis: Antoine Hubert / Ÿnsect's Chairman and CEO
Jan 6, 2022

Year 2022Episode 412 min
Acting With a Mission - A Better Future for All: Bella Galhos / Human Rights Activist
Jan 7, 2022

Year 2022Episode 512 min
Sustainable Gastronomy Is Possible: Christopher Coutanceau / Chef
Jan 14, 2022

Year 2022Episode 612 min
Love of Sumo: Kon Hiyori / Sumo Wrestler
Jan 24, 2022

Year 2022Episode 712 min
What Dinosaurs Can Teach Us: Steve Brusatte / Paleontologist & Evolutionary Biologist
Jan 26, 2022

Year 2022Episode 812 min
Regreening Sinai Peninsula: Ties van der Hoeven / Co-Founder of The Weather Makers
Jan 27, 2022

Year 2022Episode 912 min
Glaciers Are Our Lifeline: Jemma Wadham / Glaciologist
Jan 28, 2022

Year 2022Episode 1012 min
The Fight To End Digital Violence: Olimpia Coral Melo Cruz / Founder of "Frente Nacional para la Sor
Feb 3, 2022

Year 2022Episode 1112 min
Socially Conscious Performance Artist: Nut Brother / Performance Artist
Feb 4, 2022

Year 2022Episode 1212 min
Filmmaking Beyond Borders: Ota Akimi / Filmmaker, Anthropologist
Feb 7, 2022

Year 2022Episode 1312 min
Anime Is Not to Be Underestimated: Tomino Yoshiyuki / Animation Director
Feb 8, 2022

Year 2022Episode 1412 min
Personalized Dolls for an Inclusive World: Amy Jandrisevits / Founder of A Doll Like Me
Feb 9, 2022

Year 2022Episode 1512 min
Standing Between Elephants and Humans: Wang Bin / Asian Elephant Specialist
Feb 10, 2022

Year 2022Episode 1612 min
This Too Will Pass: Olivia Newton-John / Singer, Actor
Feb 11, 2022

Year 2022Episode 1712 min
Plastic That Returns to Nature: Mori Ryohei / CEO, Green Science Alliance
Feb 14, 2022

Year 2022Episode 1812 min
Turning Uniqueness Into Influence: Brandon Farbstein / Global Empowerment Speaker & Gen Z Activist
Feb 16, 2022

Year 2022Episode 1912 min
Dream Big and Tear Down Barriers: Lamont Marcell Jacobs Jr. / Tokyo Olympic Men's 100m Champion
Feb 17, 2022

Year 2022Episode 2012 min
Taking Classical Music on the Road: Guilhem Fabre / Pianist
Feb 18, 2022

Year 2022Episode 2112 min
The Cutting Edge of Nihonbuyo: Hanayagi Juraku / Nihonbuyo Performer, Choreographer
Feb 21, 2022

Year 2022Episode 2212 min
Advancing Inclusion Through Technology: Joshua Miele / Accessible Technology Designer
Feb 23, 2022

Year 2022Episode 2312 min
Personal Stories Drive Politics: Sarah McBride / Delaware State Senator
Feb 25, 2022

Year 2022Episode 2412 min
A New Wagashi Movement: Mitsubori Junichi / Wagashi Artist
Feb 28, 2022

Year 2022Episode 2512 min
A Gameplan for Change: Leena Kejriwal / Founder of Missing Public Art Project
Mar 4, 2022

Year 2022Episode 2612 min
Taking Fukushima Silk Global: Saito Eita / Managing Director, Saiei Silk
Mar 7, 2022

Year 2022Episode 2712 min
Reviving Rationality: Steven Pinker / Experimental Cognitive Psychologist
Mar 9, 2022

Year 2022Episode 2812 min
A Life Devoted to Bees: Ryad Alsous / Professor, Beekeeper
Mar 10, 2022

Year 2022Episode 2912 min
Math Can Help: Ingrid Daubechies / Mathematician
Mar 11, 2022

Year 2022Episode 3012 min
Protecting Biodiversity Through "Edible Tea": Kenneth Rimdahl / Founder & CEO Monsoon Tea / MONTEACO
Mar 30, 2022

Year 2022Episode 3112 min
Protecting Venice: Jane Da Mosto / Environmental Scientist
Mar 31, 2022

Year 2022Episode 3212 min
An Inside View of Policing: Rosa Brooks / Police Reformer, Law Professor
Apr 1, 2022

Year 2022Episode 3312 min
Eco-Friendly Graffiti Removal: Fujimoto Yasushi / Ultra-High Pressure Washer Developer
Apr 11, 2022

Year 2022Episode 3412 min
Resilient Afghan Tech Women: Roya Mahboob / CEO of Digital Citizen Fund
Apr 13, 2022

Year 2022Episode 3512 min
Living With Robots in Aging Countries: Gajan Mohanarajah / Robot Engineer
Apr 14, 2022

Year 2022Episode 3612 min
Keeping the Beauty of Life Alive: Inata Miori / Photographer
Apr 18, 2022

Year 2022Episode 3712 min
Ocean Rescue Is Fun: Benoit Schumann / Director, Project Rescue Ocean
Apr 29, 2022

Year 2022Episode 3812 min
A Supercomputer for Everyone: Matsuoka Satoshi / Director, Riken Center for Computational Science
May 2, 2022

Year 2022Episode 3912 min
Preventing Disaster-Related Deaths: Takahashi Tomohiro / Journalist, Photographer
May 3, 2022

Year 2022Episode 4012 min
Projecting Diversity on Screen: Yalitza Aparicio / Actor, Activist
May 11, 2022

Year 2022Episode 4112 min
A New Model for Capitalism: Jay Coen Gilbert / Cofounder, Global B Corporation Movement
May 12, 2022

Year 2022Episode 4212 min
The Power of Plants: James Wong / Botanist
May 13, 2022

Year 2022Episode 4312 min
Accessible and Inclusive Fashion: Hirabayashi Kei / Representative Director, Japan Persons with Disa
May 16, 2022

Year 2022Episode 4412 min
Building Relief Shelters from Paper: Ban Shigeru / Architect
May 23, 2022

Year 2022Episode 4512 min
Agents of Change: Rafa Jafar / Founder, EwasteRJ
May 26, 2022

Year 2022Episode 4612 min
Makeup That's Changing the Homeless: Shirley Raines / Founder of Beauty 2 The Streetz
May 27, 2022

Year 2022Episode 4712 min
Broadway Diversified by Asian Power: Baayork Lee / Co-founder of National Asian Artists Project
May 25, 2022

Year 2022Episode 4812 min
Soothing Sounds for the Soul: Okawa Yoshiaki / Koto Player
May 30, 2022

Year 2022Episode 4912 min
Food Waste Into Nutrients!: Tinia Pina / Founder & CEO of AgTech Startup, Re-Nuble
Jun 1, 2022

Year 2022Episode 5012 min
Breaking the Oil Stranglehold: Mark van Baal / Founder, Follow This
Jun 2, 2022

Year 2022Episode 5112 min
Rediscovering the True Russia: Boris Akunin / Author
Jun 6, 2022

Year 2022Episode 5212 min
Supporting Expectant Mothers in Tanzania: Shinpuku Yoko / Midwife / Professor, Global Health Nursing
Jun 7, 2022

Year 2022Episode 5312 min
Eradicating Female Genital Mutilation: Waris Dirie / Founder of Desert Flower Foundation
Jun 8, 2022

Year 2022Episode 5412 min
A Gen Z Response to Global Problems: Avi Schiffmann / Internet Activist
Jun 9, 2022

Year 2022Episode 5512 min
Changing the World Through the Power of Food: José Andrés / Chef/Founder, World Central Kitchen
Jun 10, 2022

Year 2022Episode 5612 min
Gaming with Passion: Tokido / Pro Gamer
Jun 13, 2022

Year 2022Episode 5712 min
Serving Up Udon Worldwide: Awata Takaya / President & CEO, Toridoll Holdings
Jun 14, 2022

Year 2022Episode 5812 min
Drones Changing Logistics: Keller Rinaudo / CEO of Zipline
Jun 15, 2022

Year 2022Episode 5912 min
Speak Up! Generation Z!: Deja Foxx / Activist, Founder of GenZ Girl Gang
Jun 16, 2022

Year 2022Episode 6012 min
Russia - A Filmmaker's Story: Vitaly Mansky / Documentary Filmmaker
Jun 17, 2022

Year 2022Episode 6112 min
The Man Who Predicts Punches: Fukuda Naoki / Boxing Photographer
Jun 20, 2022

Year 2022Episode 6212 min
The War Seen From the "Grey Zone": Andrey Kurkov / Writer
Jun 22, 2022

Year 2022Episode 6312 min
Turning Waste Into Luxury Brands: Giulio Bonazzi / Chairman and CEO at Aquafil Group
Jun 23, 2022

Year 2022Episode 6412 min
Giving Food Waste a Chance: Nicole Klaski / Founder of The Good Food
Jun 24, 2022

Year 2022Episode 6512 min
Secrets of the Swarm: Maeno Ould Koutaro / Entomologist
Jun 27, 2022

Year 2022Episode 6612 min
Murals for a Brighter Future: Miyazaki Kensuke / Artist
Jun 28, 2022

Year 2022Episode 6712 min
Seeking True Equality: Nalutporn Krairiksh / Executive Editor, ThisAble.me
Jun 29, 2022

Year 2022Episode 6812 min
A Digital Revolution in Fashion: Kerry Murphy / Co-Founder & CEO of The Fabricant
Jun 30, 2022

Year 2022Episode 6912 min
Steady Effort Saves Lives: Firdausi Qadri / Vaccine Scientist
Jul 1, 2022

Year 2022Episode 7012 min
Illuminating Lives in Rural Africa: Kawaguchi Nobuhiro / CEO, Kawaguchi Steel Industry
Jul 4, 2022

Year 2022Episode 7112 min
Understanding Volcanoes: Tamsin Mather / Professor of Earth Sciences, Oxford University
Jul 6, 2022

Year 2022Episode 7212 min
Ukraine as the Breakwater for Europe: Oleksandr Frazé-Frazénko / Poet, Musician, Filmmaker
Jul 7, 2022

Year 2022Episode 7312 min
The Alchemist of Copper Coloring: Orii Koji / CEO, Momentum Factory Orii
Jul 11, 2022

Year 2022Episode 7412 min
Farming for the Future: James Rebanks / Farmer and Author
Jul 13, 2022

Year 2022Episode 7512 min
A Safer World for Children: Firzana Redzuan / Founder of Monsters Among Us
Jul 14, 2022

Year 2022Episode 7612 min
Bravely Climb to New Heights: Xia Boyu / Mountain Climber
Jul 15, 2022

Year 2022Episode 7712 min
Taking on the Waves: Horie Kenichi / Ocean Adventurer
Jul 18, 2022

Year 2022Episode 7812 min
The Necessity of an Intimacy Coordinator: Jean Franzblau / Intimacy Coordinator
Jul 20, 2022

Year 2022Episode 7912 min
Rising From the Slums as an E-Sport Professional: Brian Diang'a / Pro Gamer
Jul 21, 2022

Year 2022Episode 8012 min
Determined To Be Me: Naomi Shimada / Model and Author
Jul 22, 2022

Year 2022Episode 8112 min
Pushing the Boundaries of Bamboo: Tanabe Chikuunsai IV / Artist
Jul 25, 2022

Year 2022Episode 8212 min
Sacred Flowers, Sacred River: Ankit Agarwal / Founder & CEO of Phool
Jul 29, 2022

Year 2022Episode 8312 min
Saving Ukraine's Forgotten Animals: Radosław Fedaczyński / Veterinary Surgeon
Aug 4, 2022

Year 2022Episode 8412 min
Confronting "Europe's Last Dictator": Svetlana Tikhanovskaya / Exiled Belarus Opposition Leader
Aug 5, 2022

Year 2022Episode 8512 min
Aiding Others: Osa Yukie / President, Association for Aid and Relief, Japan
Aug 8, 2022

Year 2022Episode 8612 min
Taking Tokachi Cheese Global: Nagahara Chisato / Fromager
Aug 9, 2022

Year 2022Episode 8712 min
Illustrating War for Children: Romana Romanyshyn / Picture Book Creator, Art Studio Agrafka
Aug 12, 2022

Year 2022Episode 8812 min
A Temple of Refuge: Thich Tam Tri / Buddhist Nun
Aug 15, 2022

Year 2022Episode 8912 min
For a More Tolerant World: Hayakawa Chie / Film Director
Aug 16, 2022

Year 2022Episode 9012 min
Making Baseball Fun the "Fans First Way": Jesse Cole / Owner, Savannah Bananas
Aug 18, 2022

Year 2022Episode 9112 min
Saving the "Sea Slaves": Patima Tungpuchayakul / Co-founder, Labour Protection Network
Aug 31, 2022

Year 2022Episode 9212 min
Clear Leadership for Diversity: Bill Kramer / CEO of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
Sep 2, 2022

Year 2022Episode 9312 min
Sportswomen Shining With Equality: Kathryn Bertine / Former Pro Cyclist & Activist
Sep 7, 2022

Year 2022Episode 9412 min
Shaping a Shrine's Legacy: Kishikawa Masanori / Priest, Kanda Myojin Shrine
Sep 12, 2022

Year 2022Episode 9512 min
The Joy of Social Change: Robin Takashi Lewis / Social Entrepreneur
Sep 13, 2022

Year 2022Episode 9612 min
Solid Solutions for Regional Challenges: Ikehara Masaki / CEO, Morutaru Magic
Sep 18, 2022

Year 2022Episode 9712 min
Casting Light on Gender Inequality: Matsuda Aoko / Novelist
Sep 26, 2022

Year 2022Episode 9812 min
Tackling the Global Food Crisis: Mark Lowcock / The Relief Chief 2017-2021, United Nations
Sep 30, 2022

Year 2022Episode 9912 min
Capturing a Black Hole: Honma Mareki / Astronomer/Professor, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
Oct 2, 2022

Year 2022Episode 10012 min
Ultrarealistic Metal Creatures: Mitsuta Haruo / Jizai Craftsman
Oct 3, 2022

Year 2022Episode 10112 min
Sustainable Pads Empower Indian Women: Kristin Kagetsu / Saathi Co-Founder
Oct 4, 2022

Year 2022Episode 10212 min
A Maestro's Passion: Fabio Luisi / Conductor
Oct 17, 2022

Year 2022Episode 10312 min
Striving for Sustainable Design: Shinohara Tomoe / Designer, Artist
Oct 17, 2022

Year 2022Episode 10412 min
The Key to Preventing School Shootings: Dewey Cornell / Forensic Clinical Psychologist
Oct 20, 2022

Year 2022Episode 10512 min
Finding New Visions: Yamamura Koji / Animation Artist
Oct 23, 2022

Year 2022Episode 10612 min
Keeping Hope Alive for Myanmar: Shibuya Źarny / Fashion Designer, Full Moon Foundation Founder
Oct 25, 2022

Year 2022Episode 10712 min
Turning Pollution Into Ink: Anirudh Sharma / Co-founder, Graviky Labs
Oct 27, 2022

Year 2022Episode 10812 min
Visualizing War with Digital Tools: Watanave Hidenori / Professor, The University of Tokyo
Oct 30, 2022

Year 2022Episode 10912 min
A New Foot Forward: Misawa Noriyuki / Shoemaker, Artist
Oct 31, 2022

Year 2022Episode 11012 min
Music Is the Firestarter: Mukengerwa Tresor Riziki / Musician and Refugee Activist
Nov 1, 2022

Year 2022Episode 11112 min
Between Wildness and Civilization: Miyazaki Manabu / Photographer
Nov 7, 2022

Year 2022Episode 11212 min
The Pianist Ukraine Loves: Nakamura Tempei / Composer & Pianist
Nov 9, 2022

Year 2022Episode 11312 min
Finding a Cure for Allergies: Nadim and Tanya Ednan Laperouse / Founders, Natasha Allergy Research Foundation
Nov 15, 2022

Year 2022Episode 11412 min
Believing in the Power of Haiku: Mayuzumi Madoka / Haiku Poet
Nov 21, 2022

Year 2022Episode 11512 min
AI Translation for a Better World: Jaroslaw Kutylowski / Founder and CEO of DeepL
Dec 8, 2022

Year 2022Episode 11612 min
Medical Support for a World in Crisis: Zaher Sahloul / Physician and the President of MedGlobal
Dec 13, 2022

Year 2022Episode 11712 min
The Language of Incense: Fu Jingliang / Modern Incense Culture Founder
Dec 15, 2022

Year 2022Episode 11812 min
Signs of Change for Deaf Performers: Monique Holt / Actor, Director, Writer
Dec 20, 2022

Year 2022Episode 11912 min
A New Frontier in Space: Maggie Aderin-Pocock / Space Scientist
Dec 23, 2022

Year 2022Episode 12012 min
Mime Speaks Louder than Words: Gamarjobat / Mime Artist
Dec 25, 2022
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