Best Mia Birdsong Podcasts (2024)

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4: We All Deserve An Income Floor: Why the Bold Policy of Guaranteed Income Works 19:15

4+ y ago19:15

19:15

If guaranteed income is an attempt to provide people with more resources—resources that come with very few restrictions—it demands a conversation with the people who would most benefit from it. It also demands a conversation about deservedness. When we ask “How much would it be?” “Who would get it?” And “How would we pay for it?” what we are really…

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3: Poverty Makes the Pursuit of Happiness a False Promise 17:37

4+ y ago17:37

17:37

When I travelled across the country to report out this podcast, I found myself doing a lot of thinking about “the good life.” As I talked with folks who are struggling to make ends meet about guaranteed income, it became clear to me very quickly that what is on people’s minds isn’t captured by a conversation about one specific economic policy. As s…

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2: Poverty Can Be Solved. Just Trust Poor People. 17:13

4+ y ago17:13

17:13

If you’ve never been poor, you don’t know how soul-crushingly hard it is to always be struggling to make ends meet. The grinding challenge of not knowing how you are gonna pay for this bill or that fee takes a real toll. But on top of that, our current poverty alleviation programs—things like food stamps, welfare payments, disability assistance—the…

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1: ‘Let’s Give Them Money’: Could Guaranteed Income Be a Solution To Wealth Inequality? 24:10

4+ y ago24:10

24:10

This is the first episode in a new podcast mini-series from me, Mia Birdsong, and The Nation. More Than Enough is about guaranteed income, deservedness, dignity, and the country America can and should be. We hope you’ll subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or your favorite podcast app. New episodes will premiere each Wednesday. Bu…

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1: America Has More Than Enough Wealth For Us All 1:22

4+ y ago1:22

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Launching January 15. Mia Birdsong first heard about the concept of Guaranteed Income in the mid-90s through the 1967 writings of Martin Luther King Jr. King. He asserted that “the time has come for us to civilize ourselves by the total, direct and immediate abolition of poverty” by providing a basic level of material well-being to allow all Americ…

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Mia Birdsong Podcasts

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More Than Enough

Mia Birdsong, The Nation Magazine

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4: We All Deserve An Income Floor: Why the Bold Policy of Guaranteed Income Works 19:15

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3: Poverty Makes the Pursuit of Happiness a False Promise 17:37

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2: Poverty Can Be Solved. Just Trust Poor People. 17:13

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1: ‘Let’s Give Them Money’: Could Guaranteed Income Be a Solution To Wealth Inequality? 24:10

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1: America Has More Than Enough Wealth For Us All 1:22

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