• 2018

Episode list

Earn a Living
The Stateless Society
Sun, Nov 18, 2018
  • S1.E5
  • The Stateless Society
On the banks of a quiet canal in Amsterdam, Susanne Tarkowski Tempelhof lays the foundations of a new nation - Bitnation. The founder of this so-called "virtual state," Tarkowski Tempelhof and her merry band of libertarian programmers hope to make governments "redundant" and gamify social welfare. Is their vision a utopia in-the-making, or a nightmare?
0 /10
The Social Contract
Sun, Nov 18, 2018
  • S1.E6
  • The Social Contract
In France, 19 regional governments have banded together in order to launch an ambitious basic income experiment. Can basic income reverse the trends of poverty in the country, especially among the youth? And what will those who receive the money be expected to give back in return?
0 /10
Utopia in Reality
Sun, Nov 18, 2018
  • S1.E4
  • Utopia in Reality
On a small farming community in Israel's Arava desert, residents' basic needs are covered regardless of whether or not they work. But after 42 years of existence, the community's founding principle of "absolute independence and absolute personal responsibility" is being pushed to its limits. Can a basic income work even when we don't completely trust our neighbors?
0 /10
The Good Life

S1.E1 ∙ The Good Life

Sun, Nov 18, 2018
Since 1997, every member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has received an equal share of the revenue from the casino on their reservation. What might the tribe's 20 year-old "per cap" program tell us about the long-term effects of a basic income?
0 /10
Work Is Life

S1.E2 ∙ Work Is Life

Sun, Nov 18, 2018
When Kona Shiomachi anonymously published her manga You Should Quit Your Job Before You Die on Twitter it quickly went viral in Japan. What if, far from being an anomaly, the Japanese phenomenon of karoshi, or death by overwork, is a sign that we all need to rethink our work-life balance?
0 /10
Money Is Power

S1.E3 ∙ Money Is Power

Sun, Nov 18, 2018
A small village in Western Kenya is home to a radical experiment - every month for the next 10 years every resident will receive a $22 cash transfer courtesy of Silicon Valley-backed NGO GiveDirectly. What happens when you give someone more money than they've ever had in their lives, no strings attached and no questions asked?
0 /10
Utopia in Reality

S1.E4 ∙ Utopia in Reality

Sun, Nov 18, 2018
On a small farming community in Israel's Arava desert, residents' basic needs are covered regardless of whether or not they work. But after 42 years of existence, the community's founding principle of "absolute independence and absolute personal responsibility" is being pushed to its limits. Can a basic income work even when we don't completely trust our neighbors?
0 /10
The Stateless Society

S1.E5 ∙ The Stateless Society

Sun, Nov 18, 2018
On the banks of a quiet canal in Amsterdam, Susanne Tarkowski Tempelhof lays the foundations of a new nation - Bitnation. The founder of this so-called "virtual state," Tarkowski Tempelhof and her merry band of libertarian programmers hope to make governments "redundant" and gamify social welfare. Is their vision a utopia in-the-making, or a nightmare?
0 /10
The Social Contract

S1.E6 ∙ The Social Contract

Sun, Nov 18, 2018
In France, 19 regional governments have banded together in order to launch an ambitious basic income experiment. Can basic income reverse the trends of poverty in the country, especially among the youth? And what will those who receive the money be expected to give back in return?
0 /10
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