
All About Change
Jay Ruderman - allaboutchangepodcast.com
Latest episode: Mon Dec 08 2025
How do we build an inclusive world? Hear intimate and in-depth conversations with changemakers on disability rights, youth mental health advocacy, prison reform, grassroots activism, and more. First-hand stories about activism, change, and courage from people who are changing the world: from how a teen mom became the Planned Parenthood CEO, to NBA player Kevin Love on mental health in professional sports, to Beetlejuice actress Geena Davis on Hollywood’s role in women’s rights. All About Change is hosted by Jay Ruderman, whose life’s work is seeking social justice and inclusion for people with disabilities worldwide. Join Jay as he interviews iconic guests who have gone through adversity and harnessed their experiences to better the world. This show ultimately offers the message of hope that we need to keep going. All About Change is a production of the Ruderman Family Foundation. Listen and subscribe to All About Change wherever you get podcasts.
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Dec8Alex Ryvchin: The resilience of Australian Jewry30mins
Nov24Jonah Platt: 'Being Jewish' in Hollywood and Ending the "Bad Jew" Myth31mins
Nov10AJ Edelman: The National Mission of an Olympic Athlete35mins
Oct27Abraham Hamra: A Syrian Jew Challenging Stereotypes20mins
Oct13Lizzy Savetsky: Doubling Down on Israel22mins
Sep29Emma's Torch’s Kerry Brodie: Cooking Up a New Life for Refugees31mins
Sep15Kalina Silverman: Creating Human Connection in a Disconnected World Through Big Talk31mins
Sep2Tracy-Ann Oberman: Unabashedly Fighting Antisemitism and Reclaiming "The Merchant of Venice"27mins
Aug18Mercy Kafotokoza: How Nurses are Revolutionizing Community Health in Rural Africa28mins
Aug4Gene Baur: Confronting the Morality of Factory Farming28mins
Jul21Lani Anpo: The Erasure of Native American & Jewish Identity, and the Indijewnous Response27mins
Jul7Chama Mechtaly — Using Art to Deradicalize the Middle East35mins
Jun23Tiffany Yu — Smashing Stereotypes and Building a Disability-Inclusive World30mins
Jun16Princess Noor Pahlavi - Advocating for a Democratic Iran32mins
Jun9The Goodwill You Don't Know with CEO Steve Preston29mins
May27Gary Sinise: Doing More for Our veterans with the Gary Sinise Foundation27mins
May12Ashlyn So: Combating AAPI/Asian- Hate Through Peaceful Protest & Fashion26mins
Apr28Eli Beer & United Hatzalah: Saving Lives in 90 seconds or Less30mins
Apr14Professional football player Jonathan Jones: Mentorship and Making an Impact in Your Community22mins
Mar31Jay Ruderman - How to Find Your Fight & Drive Social Change32mins
Mar17Alexis Tutunnique of United Ukrainian Ballet - Ukrainian Cultural Resistance26mins
Mar3Chris Nowinski - Protecting Athletes from Head Injuries & Preventing CTE27mins
Feb18Tyler Merritt - Before You Call the Cops, Storytelling and Empathy Driven Social Justice30mins
Feb3Joe Bates - Indigenous Resistance Against Big Oil26mins
Jan21Yuriy Boyechko - Hope for Ukraine in 202531mins
Jan6Vicki Sokolik - Fighting for Unhoused Youth32mins
Dec23Lee Asher - How Rescuing Dogs Rescue Us38mins
Dec9Peter Egan - International Animal Activism36mins
Nov25Mia Silverman - Allergy Activism: Navigating Life and Speaking Out34mins
Nov11Montana Tucker - From Auschwitz to Advocacy32mins
Oct28Dr. Michelle Oakley - Treating Wildlife in the Wild38mins
Oct15Amanda Jones - Standing Up Against Book Bans35mins
Sep30Princess Noor Pahlavi - Advocating for a Democratic Iran32mins
Sep16Bugha - Navigating Fame, Fortnite, and Family41mins
Sep3Octavia Spencer - A Catalyst for Change in Hollywood42mins
Aug19Sophie Trudeau - Breaking Generational Cycles of Trauma35mins
Aug5Torrey DeVitto - Speaking Out with Love for Women and Reproductive Rights33mins
Jul22Erin Brockovich - Fighting for Safe Water41mins
Jul8Bill Courtney - Undefeated Football Coach's Guide to Building a Better Community42mins
Jun24Lee Asher - How Rescuing Dogs Rescues Us41mins
Jun10Jason Collins - First Out: Being Openly Gay in a Major Team Sport43mins
May28Ronald E. Richter - Fighting for Children at Risk41mins
May13Shane Burcaw - Proud to be Disabled36mins
May1Brett Gelman - Hollywood Speaking out Against Antisemitism36mins
Apr15Ed Begley Jr - How to Keep Your Planet and Pocketbook Healthy33mins
Apr1Jane Velez-Mitchell - Sober and Vegan for the Planet43mins
Mar18Troy Kotsur - Advocating for Onscreen Authenticity46mins
Mar4The Black Mambas: Women Saving Rhinos and Elephants from Extinction38mins
Feb19Bobby Farrelly - Directing for a more Inclusive Hollywood32mins
Feb5Michael Maren - The Road to Hell and the Pitfalls of Food Aid42mins
Jan22Julianna Margulies - The Vital Importance of Holocaust Education38mins
Jan7Nas Daily and Bringing His Life From Good to Great36mins
Dec27Fran Drescher - Kicking Cancer to the Curb48mins
Dec11Chrissy Beckles - Giving New Life to Stray Dogs in Puerto Rico48mins
Nov27Chelsea Miller - Freedom March NYC and Building an Intersectional Grassroots Movement37mins
Nov13J.R. Martinez - A Veteran’s Advocacy Journey from a Military Burn Unit to the Dance Floor34mins
Oct30Le Roy Torres - Veterans Speak Out on the Dangers of Burn Pits42mins
Oct17Linor Attias - An Israeli First Responder on the Front Lines of Massacre in Israel23mins
Oct2Jas Boothe - Standing Up For Female Veterans31mins
Sep18Katie Barnes - Sports and Debates About Gender Identity31mins
Sep5Emily Penn - Microplastics, Ocean Pollution, And Female Health31mins
Aug21Jean Wiener - Revitalizing Haiti’s Coastlines32mins
Aug7Lek Chailert - Rescuing Asian Elephants33mins
Jul24Genesis Butler - Amplifying Youth Activism31mins
Jul10Noa Tishby - On Antisemitism29mins
Jun26Evon Benson-Idahosa - Modern Day Slavery47mins
Jun12Dr. Benjamin Gilmer - The Tale of Two Gilmers44mins
May29Kris Henning - The Over-Policing of Brown and Black Youth45mins
May15Olivier Bernier - My Son Deserves to Be Included44mins
May1Meggie Palmer - Closing the Gender Pay Gap42mins
Apr17Deborah Lipstat - Confronting Antisemitism47mins
Apr3Meg Appelgate - The Troubled Teen Industry39mins
Mar20Lise Deguirre - Trauma and Resilience36mins
Mar6Jason Docton - Gaming to Save lives48mins
Feb21Katy Sullivan - Breaking Barriers32mins
Feb6Eleanor Reissa - My Life is Revenge for The Holocaust39mins
Jan23Becky Margiotta - Housing 100,000 Houseless41mins
Jan16Niambe McIntosh - Head of Peter Tosh Legacy & Brand on Cannabis Legalization and Justice System Reform39mins
Jan3Geena Davis - Dying of Politeness30mins
Dec5Ben Freeman: Gay, Jewish, & Proud40mins
Nov21Special Episode: Iranian Hijab Protests with Guest Hadi Ghaemi37mins
Nov7Zack Gottsagen - Conquering Hollywood23mins
Oct24Gloria Feldt - Feminist Icon40mins
Oct3Kevin Hines - Surviving & Thriving32mins
Sep12Anastasia Vlasova – Gen Z Mental Health Advocate30mins
Aug29Jason Kander – Veteran and Public Figure38mins
Aug15Erica Rose - Co-creator & Co-director of The Lesbian Bar34mins
Aug1Eric Marcus - Founder and Host of Making Gay History41mins
Jul18Saving Britney Spears - Tess Barker and Babs Gray, Co-hosts of the Britney's Gram and Toxic Podcasts34mins
Jul5Tiahna Pantovich - Military Veteran, Therapist, and Activist31mins
Jun20Niambe McIntosh - Head of Peter Tosh Legacy & Brand on Cannabis Legalization and Justice System Reform39mins
Jun7Maria Garcia - Host of Anything for Selena on the Life & Legacy of Selena Quintanilla40mins
Jun3All About Change - trailer (announcement!)4mins
May23Losing a Child to America’s Gun Violence – Nicole Hockley42mins
May9Sophie Riegel, Author of Don’t Tell Me to Relax!35mins
Apr25Dr. Vladyslava Kachkovska of Sumy, Ukraine29mins
Apr11Kevin Love – Professional Basketball Star, Mental Health Advocate, & Founder of the Kevin Love Fund42mins
Mar23Sergiy Gamaliy - Governor of Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine19mins
Mar14Dara Horn – Author of 'People Love Dead Jews'37mins
Feb28ERIC GARCIA - Journalist & Author of We’re Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation39mins
Feb14Ron Suskind – Influencer at the Top of His Game: Oscar-nominated Don’t Look Up Producer & Pulitzer Prize-Winner48mins
Jan31Hollywood Isn’t Just for the Boys46mins
Jan18Breaking Down Barriers for Disabled Actors48mins
Jan4Ending the Rape Kit Backlog53mins
Dec13Advocating for the Wrongfully Convicted58mins
Nov29Is Antisemitism Part of American Politics?61mins
Nov15Confronting Antisemitism Series: Part I48mins
Nov1Fat Activism and the Fight for Social Justice46mins
Oct18Creating a More Diverse Hollywood53mins
Oct4Fran is Just FINE54mins
Sep13Saving America’s Lesbian Bars50mins
Aug30Remembering 9/11: 20 Years Later49mins
Aug16The Golden Gate Bridge Suicide Attempt Survivor47mins
Aug2Swiping Away Hunger38mins
Jul19The Tragic Toll of Cyberbullying42mins
Jul6Striking Out Global Warming41mins
Jun21Protecting America’s Children from Gun Violence41mins
Jun7"Tackling White Supremacy in Court"42mins
May24Stop the Bullying: Author and Gen. Z Activist Brandon Farbstein40mins
May10The Power of Feminism: Acclaimed Director Julie Taymor on Gloria Steinem32mins
Apr26"Sports Gives Our Life a New Meaning" - Moran Samuel35mins
Apr13"Never In Anger" - Ruth Bader Ginsburg, with Director Julie Cohen41mins
Mar30Sassy Show Stealer: Sammi Haney ('Esperanza', Netflix's Raising Dion)37mins
Mar15Civil Rights Leader John Lewis and the Power Of Non-Violence with Brenda Jones36mins
Mar1Justice is Blind: Richard Bernstein, Michigan Supreme Court Justice35mins
Feb15Congressman Jim Langevin: "Disability Has The Power To Unite Us"33mins
Feb1Bear-Crawling up Mt. Kilimanjaro: Extreme Athlete Kyle Maynard47mins
Jan18Diversity in Television, with Tiffany Smith-Anoa’i32mins