The podcast episodes provided touch on the topic of global poverty and its connections to various other issues, such as climate change, public health, and philanthropic efforts.

The first episode, How Bill Gates spends $9 billion a year - The TED Interview, discusses the work of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in addressing problems like child mortality and lack of basic resources in developing countries, which are key drivers of global poverty.

The second episode, Darrel Moellendorf, "Mobilizing Hope: Climate Change and Global Poverty" (Oxford UP, 2022), focuses on the impact of climate change on global poverty and the need for a global solidarity to tackle these interrelated challenges.