How would you react to being given money on a regular basis, with no strings attached? And how might this change you, your family or the wider community?
This is the question faced by the Kenyan village of Kogutu after being chosen as a location for the largest ever experiment in Universal Basic Income.
Filmmakers Lauren DeFilippo and Sam Soko spent five y ... Show More
Jan 22
Global employment in 2026: A fragile stability
In this episode of the Future of Work podcast, we unpack the ILO’s new Employment and Social Trends 2026 report with its lead author, Stefan Kühn, and ILO trade expert Marva Corley. Together, they explore why labour markets look stable yet remain fragile – and what this means for ... Show More
19m 23s
Nov 21
Social Summit for Development: What it means for the world of work
This episode of the ILO Future of Work’s special series on the Second World Summit for Social Development examines the implications of the Summit’s renewed commitment to eradicating poverty, promoting decent work, and social inclusion, on the world work, with guests Juan Somavia, ... Show More
7m 36s
Nov 3
Can the Doha Summit revive global social justice?
In this episode of the Future of Work podcast, the ILO's Claire Courteille-Mulder explains why the Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha matters, and what’s at stake for social development, multilateralism, and the ILO’s mission to advance social justice.
12m 1s
Aug 2018
Annie Lowrey, “Give People Money: How a Universal Basic Income Would End Poverty, Revolutionize Work, and Remake the World” (Crown, 2018)
How can we end the scourge of poverty? How we can sustain ourselves once robots eliminate the need for many jobs? Annie Lowrey offers an answer in the title of her book, Give People Money: How a Universal Basic Income Would End Poverty, Revolutionize Work, and Remake the World (C ... Show More
36m 58s
Jan 2018
1: The Surprising (Scientific) Truth Behind What Makes You Successful with Mr. Money Mustache
On this first episode of the BiggerPockets Money Podcast, we speak with Mr. Money Mustache (AKA Pete) about what truly makes you a happy person. (Hint! It isn't money, and it isn't material possessions.) We'll talk about shifting your mindset to pursue financial freedom, how to l ... Show More
1h 3m
Aug 2023
Money Happiness | Financial Freedom | False Money Beliefs with Jason Vitug
What do you believe? Money can buy happiness or money can’t buy happiness? Our guest on this vault episode, Jason Vitug, author of the book Happy Money Happy Life, A Multidimensional Approach to Health, Wealth and Financial Freedom and founder of phroogal.com, believes that money ... Show More
45m 11s
Jun 2023
The town that changed economics
In the early 90s, when a young economist named Michael Kremer finished his PhD, there had been a few economic studies based on randomized trials. But they were rare. In part because randomized trials – in which you recruit two statistically identical groups, choose one of them to ... Show More
24m 43s