Act Global: Recent Episodes
World Basic Income
An upbeat economics podcast from World Basic Income exploring big, global and universal ideas for social, economic and environmental justice.
In this episode we explore the thorny question of debt: sovereign debt, especially as it affects countries of the Global South, and also burgeoning personal debt. Most importantly, we talk about what we can do to throw off the yoke and free ourselves of unjust debt burdens.
A warm welcome to our guest, Heidi Chow, Executive Director of Debt Justice (formerly Jubilee Debt Campaign), a longstanding campaign, which, through working with global partners, succeeded in securing over $100 billion of debt cancellation for countries of the Global South.
Hosted by Laura Bannister and Paul Harnett, and produced by Louis Strappazzon, on behalf of World Basic Income. https://www.worldbasicincome.org.uk/
All music provided by the Galivantes. See https://galivantes.weebly.com/ Many thanks to Rachele Evaroa, Jam Sheppard and the rest of the band for letting us use their fabulous songs.
In this episode we lay our cards on the table and explain the big global idea that we work on: worldwide basic income.
Hosted by Laura Bannister and Paul Harnett, and produced by Louis Strappazzon, on behalf of World Basic Income. https://www.worldbasicincome.org.uk/
All music provided by the Galivantes. See https://galivantes.weebly.com/ Many thanks to Rachele Evaroa, Jam Sheppard and the rest of the band for letting us use their fabulous songs.
In this episode we explore a big picture solution to climate change that could achieve economic and intergenerational justice: global carbon cap and dividend.
We welcome our first guest, Rahul Basu from The Future We Need, who has helped to develop our carbon charge proposals based on his previous successes in Goa while working with the Goa Foundation.
Hosted by Laura Bannister and Paul Harnett, and produced by Louis Strappazzon, on behalf of World Basic Income. https://www.worldbasicincome.org.uk/
All music provided by the Galivantes. See https://galivantes.weebly.com/ Many thanks to Rachele Evaroa, Jam Sheppard and the rest of the band for letting us use their fabulous songs.
In this episode we lay our cards on the table and explain the big idea behind our organisation: worldwide basic income. We discuss what it is, how it could be funded, and how money could be paid out to every person in the world every month.
Hosted by Laura Bannister and Paul Harnett, and produced by Louis Strappazzon, on behalf of World Basic Income. https://www.worldbasicincome.org.uk/
All music provided by the Galivantes. See https://galivantes.weebly.com/ Many thanks to Rachele Evaroa, Jam Sheppard and the rest of the band for letting us use their fabulous songs.
This is a short introduction to our new podcast which will explore big, bold, global ways to solve the world's biggest problems.
Hosted by Laura Bannister and Paul Harnett, and produced by Louis Strappazzon, on behalf of World Basic Income. https://www.worldbasicincome.org.uk/
All music provided by the Galivantes. See https://galivantes.weebly.com/ Many thanks to Rachele Evaroa, Jam Sheppard and the rest of the band for letting us use their fabulous songs.