GUARANTEED with Eve L. Ewing

On our finale episode, Eve takes her learnings from talking with program participants over the last five episodes and brings a final set of questions to the folks who have run two of the guaranteed income pilots discussed–Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle, who oversees the Cook County Promise Pilot: and Richard Wallace, who as Executive Director of EAT Chicago has run the Black Future Fund pilot. Then she sits down with the GUARANTEED production crew to talk through our final takeaways, as we think about what new pathways are more possible when some cash is guaranteed.

Raul is a mathematician, movie nerd, deeply analytical thinker, and dad who is a participant in the guaranteed income pilot run by the municipality of Evanston, which is the suburb just north of Chicago.SHOW NOTESLearn more about Respair Production & Media - http://respairmedia.comConnect with the Economic Security Project - http://economicsecproj.org/

Topaz is a health care worker, BDSM and kink educator, and Chicagoan who is a participant in the Cook County guaranteed income pilot, which recently was made permanent by the county. SHOW NOTESLearn more about Respair Production & Media - http://respairmedia.comConnect with the Economic Security Project - http://economicsecproj.org/

John is a minister, grandfather, military veteran, and former Freedom Rider who lives on the West Side of Chicago. He's a participant in the guaranteed income pilot run by the City of Chicago. SHOW NOTESLearn more about Respair Production & Media - http://respairmedia.comConnect with the Economic Security Project - http://economicsecproj.org/

Stephanie is a dance teacher, parent, and lifelong resident of the Southeast Side of Chicago. She is a participant in a guaranteed income pilot from LIFT, which includes one-on-one coaching programs that empower parents to set and achieve goals that put families on the path toward economic mobility, as well as the pilot run by the City of Chicago.SHOW NOTESLearn more about Respair Production & Media - http://respairmedia.comConnect with the Economic Security Project - http://economicsecproj.org/

Sherrif is a Chicagoan, father, community builder, and participant in the Chicago Future Fund, a guaranteed income pilot program for formerly incarcerated individuals run by community organization EAT (Equity and Transformation). Also, a small note for our non-Chicago listeners: 26th and California is the intersection where the Cook County Jail is located.SHOW NOTESGet in tune with the Chicago Future Fund - https://www.eatchicago.org/chicago-future-fund-1Come to the launch party of GUARANTEED on 7/14/23! - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-guaranteed-tickets-658516489547Learn more about Respair Production & Media - http://respairmedia.comConnect with the Economic Security Project - http://economicsecproj.org/

Economist Damon Jones, philosopher Juliana Bidadanure, and former mayor Michael Tubbs discuss the socioeconomic impacts and freedom associated with guaranteed income. They analyze crime rates, unemployment, home ownership, and personal ambition, while challenging the stigma around poverty and work. The podcast also explores how guaranteed income improves financial situations, addresses emergencies, and positively impacts mental health. They emphasize the need for structural change and recognize universal basic humanity.

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