Episodes 31
Avg. Duration 32m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (19)
Since Mar 2025
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Every 2 Weeks
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Welcome to GiveWell’s podcast sharing the latest updates on our work. Tune in for conversations with GiveWell staff members discussing current priorities of our Research team and recent developments in the global health landscape.

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Expanding Our Search for Cost-Effective Ways to Reduce Poverty

Jun 04, 2026 45m Transcript

In September 2025, we created a livelihoods research subteam to specifically focus on programs that increase the economic well-being of people in extreme poverty. While we have evaluated and funded…

What a Decade of Iron Funding Has Taught Us

May 21, 2026 37m Transcript

Anemia, which is commonly caused by iron deficiency, can cause fatigue, cognitive impairment, and complications during pregnancy—and it affects roughly a quarter of the world’s population. Over the…

Behind the Analysis: Assessing Past Malaria Nets Grants

May 14, 2026 37m Transcript

GiveWell’s research doesn’t end once we’ve made a grant. We evaluate a subset of completed grants, comparing what we thought would happen to what actually took place, then try to use what we learn to…

Evaluating and Funding a New Kind of Grant (Clubfoot Treatment)

Apr 16, 2026 36m Transcript

Clubfoot, a congenital condition where children are born with one or both feet twisted inward, affects roughly one in 800 newborns globally. Most of those cases are in low- and middle-income…

Scrutinizing One of Our Longest-Funded Programs

Apr 02, 2026 36m Transcript

Vitamin A supplementation is one of the programs GiveWell has supported the longest, and we’re currently funding it in many African countries. The program has an unusually strong evidence base for…

Investing in Information for Greater Future Impact

Mar 19, 2026 34m Transcript

GiveWell’s primary focus has always been researching, identifying, and directing donations to programs we believe will do the most good. When GiveWell first started, we approached this by looking for…

Following the Data on Dispensers for Safe Water

Mar 05, 2026 37m Transcript

GiveWell aims to find and fund programs that will do the most good per dollar. To do this, we carefully evaluate potential grants before making them—assessing academic evidence, building…

Testing New Strategies to Increase Vaccination Coverage

Feb 19, 2026 36m Transcript

Vaccines are remarkably effective at preventing deadly diseases, and, while global needs for them are great, vaccines already receive substantial global funding. This creates a challenge: How do you…

Generating Evidence for the Future of Malaria Prevention

Feb 05, 2026 27m Transcript

Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC)—a program that provides preventive antimalarial medication to young children during the months when malaria is mostly likely to be transmitted—is one of the…

Evolving Our Research Approach for Greater Impact

Jan 22, 2026 34m Transcript

GiveWell is often thought of for its Top Charities, but over the last several years, we’ve been substantially broadening our work. We’ve developed new ways to identify potential grantees, funded…

Testing Our Assumptions through Local Insights

Jan 08, 2026 33m Transcript

GiveWell has built its reputation on rigorous research—analyzing randomized controlled trials, building cost-effectiveness models, and reviewing monitoring data to identify cost‑effective ways to…

Taking Lessons from a Year of Aid Cuts into 2026

Dec 30, 2025 37m Transcript

Global health programs faced major disruptions to their funding in 2025. Back in March, we published our first podcast episode to share a timely snapshot of the immediate impacts caused by the…

Growing Needs, Shrinking Aid Webinar Recording

Dec 15, 2025 50m Transcript

On Thursday, December 4, 2025, GiveWell hosted a live webinar titled “Growing Needs, Shrinking Aid: Cost-Effective Action in a Year of Funding Cuts.” Major cuts to foreign aid this year created deep…

Behind the Planet Money ALIMA Grant Story

Dec 09, 2025 34m Transcript

This episode follows up on the November 26, 2025 episode of Planet Money, “Saving lives with fewer dollars,” which covered GiveWell’s evaluation of a grant to the Alliance for International Medical…

Bridging an Uncertain Time for a Lifesaving Program

Nov 20, 2025 30m Transcript

Despite significant progress over the past several decades, malaria remains a leading cause of death globally for children under five. This year’s cuts to foreign aid funding disrupted highly…

Beyond the Spreadsheets: Malawi Site Visit Days 5 and 6

Oct 30, 2025 32m Transcript

Our Beyond the Spreadsheets mini-series lets you ride along with our leadership team on their recent weeklong site visit to Malawi. Recorded daily during the trip, the series shares the…

Beyond the Spreadsheets: Malawi Site Visit Day 4

Oct 16, 2025 23m Transcript

Our Beyond the Spreadsheets mini-series lets you ride along with our leadership team on their recent weeklong site visit to Malawi. Recorded daily during the trip, the series shares the…

Beyond the Spreadsheets: Malawi Site Visit Day 3

Oct 09, 2025 24m Transcript

Our Beyond the Spreadsheets mini-series lets you ride along with our leadership team on their recent weeklong site visit to Malawi. Recorded daily during the trip, the series shares the…

Beyond the Spreadsheets: Malawi Site Visit Day 2

Oct 02, 2025 20m Transcript

Our Beyond the Spreadsheets mini-series lets you ride along with our leadership team on their recent weeklong site visit to Malawi. Recorded daily during the trip, the series shares the…

Beyond the Spreadsheets: Malawi Site Visit Day 1

Sep 25, 2025 34m Transcript

Our Beyond the Spreadsheets mini-series lets you ride along with our leadership team on their recent weeklong site visit to Malawi. Recorded daily during the trip, the series shares the…

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