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How can you change lives with a single idea? Basic Income might be that idea. But how do you get from idea to policy? This is the question we aim to answer with this podcast, and we do so by sharing the stories of the people who make it happen! Voices of Basic Income is the official podcast of the Basic Income Research & Action Lab network (BIRAL). By highlighting the practicalities of making Basic Income a reality on a local level, we hope to inspire more people to join us on this journey. One person at a time, one step at a time, let’s make Basic Income a reality in your lives!

Rigorous research paired with visionary public policy has shaped countless policies and programs worldwide. In this podcast from MIT's Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), you’ll come to know the stories behind the impact. Hear from advocates and program coordinators, researchers, and most importantly, the participants themselves about why these programs matter to them and why they should matter for all of us.

Produit en collaboration avec l'organisme Égale Action et le laboratoire PROFEMS, le balado aborde la question de la place des femmes dans le monde du sport et l'image qu'elles projettent. L'animateur Marc Durand et la Dre Guylaine Demers, une experte en équité reconnue par le comité international olympique, participent à cette discussion franche et nécessaire. Cette série met en lumière le travail qu'il reste à accomplir pour rendre le système sportif québécois équitable et égalitaire pour les femmes et les filles. Malgré un titre controversé faisant référence à un ...

Max Haiven is Canada Research Chair in the Radical Imagination at Lakehead University, where he runs RiVAL: The ReImagining Value Action Lab

The Nonviolent Action Lab Podcast brings you the latest research, insights, and ideas on how nonviolent action can — or sometimes fails — to transform injustice.

Wicked Complex is an insightful podcast produced by Action Lab, located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. This podcast delves into some of the most wicked and complex problems we face today, and the approaches used to work on them. Renowned worldwide, Action Lab is celebrated for its work in social innovation and systemic change, tackling intricate issues head-on. In our episodes, we engage with innovative thinkers and problem-solvers, dissecting complex problems and the myriad solutions being pursued. Join us as we explore what makes a problem "wicked complex" and the diverse methodologies, ...

The World After Amazon is a collection of 9 short speculative stories, written by rank-and-file workers at the corporation that has transformed the way we read and so much more.Amazon's sci-fi propaganda tells the story of a company using cutting-edge technology to deliver a utopia of cheap consumer convenience. But its workers pay the price, toiling in dystopian conditions to create a future that will exclude them. What happens when those workers reclaim the radical imagination and their power to tell their own stories?The World After Amazon can be ordered in print or read or downloaded ...