Action 2 Impact Podcast with Gwen Jones

Gwen Jones

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Episodes 313

Avg. Duration 49m

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Apple Rating ★ 4.9 (10)

Since Oct 2019

Latest Episode Jun 2026

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About This Podcast

Since 2019, host Gwen Jones — a proud Rotarian — has been sharing powerful stories of extraordinary people who turn bold ideas into meaningful impact. While many guests are Rotarians making a difference through service, the heart of the Action 2 Impact Podcast goes far beyond any one organization. Each episode spotlights inspiring individuals from around the world who took a single step to make life better for others — and ended up changing communities, and sometimes the world.

Listeners will discover uplifting stories, practical inspiration, and proof that real change doesn’t require perfection or permission — just action. Because impact isn’t reserved for a select few. It starts with one person, one idea, and one step.

Listen, subscribe, and get inspired to turn your own actions into impact.

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Recent Episodes

S2E12 Why Throw Away Food When It Can Feed People Twice

Jun 10, 2026 42m Transcript

Send us Fan MailWe talk dirt with Eric Gardner from Loaves and Fishes and Chuck Corrigan from Rotary, digging into how food waste can become soil instead of methane. We walk through the real numbers,…

S2E11 Breaking Democracy’s Chains

Jun 03, 2026 1h 7m Transcript

Send us Fan MailWe question what “democracy” really means when choices feel filtered and money shapes outcomes more than voters do. We unpack Metin Perkin’s argument that party politics captures…

S11E14 MAY ENCORE SHOW: Robyn Curtis and the Climate Change Action Group

May 27, 2026 1h 2m

Send us Fan MailMAY ENCORE SHOW: Join me and my new friend Robyn Curtis from the Rotary Climate Change Action Group. We are talking ECO, we are talking big problems, and even some big solutions. We…

S2E10 Rotary And Change a talk with Cindie Kish

May 20, 2026 54m Transcript

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S2E10 From Congolese Filmmaker To Refugee-Led Nonprofit Founder In Uganda

May 13, 2026 55m Transcript

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S2E9 ICRC Beyond The Red Vest

May 06, 2026 53m Transcript

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S10E26 ENCORE SHOW: I'm A Rotarian Podcast Season 10 EP. 26 Peace Fellow and Cellist Diego Carneiro

Apr 29, 2026 45m Transcript

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S2E8 Peace Building Through Football (Soccer)

Apr 22, 2026 45m Transcript

Send us Fan MailSoccer becomes a practical pathway to peace when we pair skills training with family-focused lessons on respect, safety, and belonging. Ron and Marcos share how a “Soccer Plus” model…

S2E7 From Delinquents To Dream Team With Less Moose Hats NEPELS PT2

Apr 15, 2026 58m Transcript

Send us Fan MailWe meet four first-time district governors stepping into leadership across the Northeast and hear what they want clubs to feel when the year is done. Then we check back in with the…

S2E7 Voices From Rotary President-Elect Training Part 1

Apr 08, 2026 56m Transcript

Send us Fan MailWe hit the road to Northeast PELS and hand the mic to presidents-elect, district leaders, and longtime Rotarians who are stepping into big roles. The stories range from hilarious…

S2E6 Action 2 Impact Podcast Season 2 EP.6 Why Community Arts Matter And How To Support Them

Apr 01, 2026 47m Transcript

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S8E15 ENCORE SHOW!! I'm A Rotarian Podcast Season 8 EP.15 PE Gordon McInally

Mar 25, 2026 48m Transcript

Send us Fan Mail Encore Presentation — MarchJoin us for a special encore: an intimate conversation with Past RI President Gordon McInally, recorded before his term. Hear his vision to spotlight…

S2E4 Food Security Starts In The Soil

Mar 18, 2026 45m Transcript

Send us Fan MailWe talk with Eduardo Tavar Lopez from the New Entry Sustainable Farming Project in Beverly about how new farmers get trained and why sustainable farming depends on real systems like…

S2E3 Action 2 Impact Podcast Season 2 EP. 3 The Peace Pole Project

Mar 11, 2026 40m Transcript

Send us Fan MailWe talk with Larry Strober about why Peace Poles still matter in a world full of conflict and how Rotary can turn a simple public marker into real peacebuilding momentum. We trace the…

S2E2 Action 2 Impact Podcast Season 2 EP.2 When Women Lead, Rotary Grows with Celia Cruz De Giay

Mar 04, 2026 51m Transcript

Send us Fan MailWe sit down with Celia Cruz de Shi to trace a life of service shaped by family, faith in community, and bold leadership, from a childhood moment of empathy to steering Rotary’s first…

S8E10 ENCORE SHOW: I'm A Rotarian Podcast Season 8 EP.10 POA Champions of Inclusion Award Winner, Anderson Zerwes

Feb 25, 2026 44m

Send us Fan MailTHIS MONTHS ENCORE SHOW : Out of 1.4 million Rotarians six were chosen by RI as "People of Actions, Champions of Inclusion" and one of those six Rotary members is our friend Anderson…

S2E2 Action 2 Impact Podcast Season 2 EP.2 Time to learn about "Bedlessness" with Sleep in Heavenly Peace founder Luke Miklenson

Feb 18, 2026 52m Transcript

Send us Fan MailTime to learn about "Bedlessness" maybe a made up word, but it's not a made up problem, kids with no beds, or safe places to sleep. Luke joins me to tell of how a simple project in…

S2E1 Action 2 Impact Podcast Season 2 EP.1 Catching up with Stephanie Urchick!

Feb 11, 2026 51m Transcript

Send us Fan MailWelcome to Season Two of the Action 2 Impact podcast and round two for 2024/25 RI President Stephanie Urchick. She's BACK!Stephanie is back to talk about her life as RI President,…

S1E24 Action 2 Impact Podcast Season 1 EP. 24 Rotary is Growing in Africa...WHY?

Feb 04, 2026 50m

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S9E18 GREAT ANCORE SHOW TIME FOR SOME ROTARY HISTORY: Season 9 EP.18 The Paul & Jean Harris Home Foundation Chair Cheryl McIntyre

Jan 28, 2026 42m

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