Journalist Megan Greenwell talks about programs that offer monthly stipends with no strings attached with the hopes of lifting people out of poverty, and why the movement now finds itself at a crossroads.
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Social Action, Offscreen
This hour, we’ll talk about why personal connections are the key to helping the less fortunate with computer scientist Kentaro Toyama, author of ‘Geek Heresy: Rescuing Social Change From the Cult of Technology.’
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A Place Called Jubilee
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/140/8520fb78-7cf5-4f46-b30e-bb5ed85fc6e6/KERA_Think_03-19-15_HR_1.mp3 The cost of living poor can be staggering: Racking up interest on a payday loan, working for minimum wage, paying fees to cash a check, and eating healthy when groceries are hard to find. This hour, as part of KERA’s One Crisis Away: Inside a Neighborhood initiative, we’ll talk to Courtney Collins, who reported the series, and Ben Leal, CEO of Jubilee Park Community Center.
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