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To the Best of Our Knowledge cracks open the world and the ideas that fuel it through interviews with the world's luminaries, from experts to cultural icons. Each show revolves around a theme where we explore these ideas and the people who consider them.enCopyright 2016 by Wisconsin Public RadioWebmaster@wpr.org (Webmaster)Fri, 9 Dec 2016 19:23:41 -0600http://www.ttbook.org/sites/default/files/public/images/detail/ttbook_logo_300x300.pngWPR: To the Best of our Knowledge - Economicshttp://www.ttbook.org/book/radio/feed
To the Best of Our Knowledge cracks open the world and the ideas that fuel it through interviews with the world's luminaries, from experts to cultural icons. Each show revolves around a theme where we explore these ideas and the people who consider them.Wisconsin Public RadioWebmaster@wpr.orgWisconsin Public RadionoPay To Vote? How Markets Could Fix DemocracyEconomist E. Glen Weyl has invented a market-driven voting system that he believes is much fairer and more democratic than one-vote-per-person majority rule.&nbsp; It's called Quadratic Voting and it starts with giving everyone a bunch of tokens, or chips, along with a simple mathematical formula for voting.http://www.ttbook.org/book/pay-vote-how-markets-could-fix-democracy
http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk161030a4.mp3Sun, 30 Oct 2016 00:00:00 -0500Smart DeclineYoungstown, Ohio is the center of the Rust Belt.&nbsp; During steel's heyday, Youngstown was a city of nearly 200,000. Now, it’s under 70,000. The steel mills closed in the 1980’s, people left, and no one replaced them. Steve Paulson sat down with urban planner Justin Hollander talk about what to do next - what Hollander calls "smart decline."
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http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk160918a4.mp3Sun, 18 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0500Dangerous Idea: Universal Basic IncomeRobin Chase is the co-founder of ZipCar. Her Dangerous Idea? A universal basic income.http://www.ttbook.org/book/dangerous-idea-universal-basic-income
http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk160515a4.mp3Sun, 15 May 2016 00:00:00 -0500The Six-Hour WorkdayBrath.com CEO&nbsp;Maria Brath talks about the benefits of the six-hour workday at her tech start-up in Sweden.http://www.ttbook.org/book/six-hour-workday
http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk160515a2.mp3Sun, 15 May 2016 00:00:00 -0500How Growth Became the Enemy of ProsperityWasn't the digital economy supposed to help all of us gain access to meaningful work? &nbsp;Computers would do the boring jobs while people did the stuff that matters.&nbsp;Instead, we've got workers replaced by robots and taxi drivers losing out to Uber. What went wrong? Media theorist Douglas Rushkoff has a word for it: growth.http://www.ttbook.org/book/how-growth-became-enemy-prosperity
http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk160515a1.mp3Sun, 15 May 2016 00:00:00 -0500Why Borders Are Becoming IrrelevantWhat&nbsp;would a world without national borders look like? There's a good chance it'd look very similar to the one we have today. Parag Khanna is a global strategist who believes borders are becoming irrelevant in an increasingly connected world. More than national boundaries, he believes what matters are the connections between cities.http://www.ttbook.org/book/why-borders-are-becoming-irrelevant
http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk160501a3.mp3Sun, 01 May 2016 00:00:00 -0500The Case For Open BordersThere's a concept that's gaining ground among some economists&nbsp;and the idea's simple -- let anyone who isn't a criminal live and work in any other country.&nbsp;Economist Bryan Caplan and producer Rehman Tungekar explain how this open borders policy&nbsp;could end global poverty.http://www.ttbook.org/book/case-open-borders
http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk160501a2.mp3Sun, 01 May 2016 00:00:00 -0500How to Unleash Your Inner MisfitAlexa Clay and Kyra Maya Phillips give us some advice on how unleashing our inner misfits can lead us to be more innovative.&nbsp;They're the authors of "The Misfit Economy: Lessons in Creativity from Pirates, Hackers, Gangsters, and Other Informal Entrepreneurs."http://www.ttbook.org/book/how-unleash-your-inner-misfit
http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk150927a3.mp3Sun, 27 Sep 2015 00:00:00 -0500Temporary And Part-Time: The Rise Of A New Precarious WorkforceAccording to one estimate, roughly a third of America's workers are employed by the on-demand economy. While that figure does include Uber drivers, i's certainly not limited to participants of the sharing economy. Freelancers, adjunct professors, and independent contractors all fall into that category as well. Economist Guy Standing says all these part-time and temporary employees are creating a new economic class, which he calls the Precariat.http://www.ttbook.org/book/rise-precarious-employment
http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk150920a4.mp3Sun, 20 Sep 2015 00:00:00 -0500What It's Like To Work In The On-Demand EconomyA few years ago, Tamara Altman did what many of us dream of doing — she ditched a well-paying job in healthcare to travel all across the Pacific Northwest. How'd she finance the adventure? By&nbsp;freelancing in the on-demand economy.http://www.ttbook.org/book/what-its-work-demand-economy
http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk150920a3.mp3Sun, 20 Sep 2015 00:00:00 -0500How The Sharing Economy Is Reshaping CapitalismWhen Robin Chase started the rideshare company Zipcar in 1999, she had no idea whether or not the idea would take off. While the idea of sharing a common car might have been a novel idea back then, these days it's the new normal, thanks in part to the so-called sharing economy. Robin says the business model behind companies like Uber and Airbnb is here to stay, and will upend traditional industrial capitalism.http://www.ttbook.org/book/how-demand-economy-changing-capitalism
http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk150920a1.mp3Sun, 20 Sep 2015 00:00:00 -0500Why Do We Work?Psychologist Barry Schwartz says&nbsp;we've gotten it all wrong when it comes to work. He says the conventional belief that workers are motivated by money is deeply flawed, and rooted in false theories that date back to Adam Smith.http://www.ttbook.org/book/when-does-job-become-calling
http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk150920a6.mp3Sun, 20 Sep 2015 00:00:00 -0500Make Energy Democratic"Shock Doctrine" journalist Naomi Klein's Dangerous Idea?&nbsp; Democratize the world's energy supply.http://www.ttbook.org/book/make-energy-democratic
http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk140920b1.mp3Fri, 18 Sep 2015 00:00:00 -0500On Our Minds: The Eurozone CrisisEuropean leaders are once again trying to hash out an agreement with Greece to resolve its debt crisis.&nbsp;If a deal isn’t reached, Greece could leave, or be removed from,&nbsp;the Eurozone. That&nbsp;could&nbsp;trigger an even bigger crisis—one that could easily spill over to the U.S.&nbsp; British historian Adam Tooze says this is about the future of Europe, the ongoing struggles of capitalist economies, and the fate of the American Empire.
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http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk150607a6.mp3Sun, 07 Jun 2015 00:00:00 -0500Life as a Cuban Tour GuideTour guides get paid more than surgeons in Cuba.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; Tips from foreigners, especially Americans. Rosa Ricardo describes her life as a tour guide.http://www.ttbook.org/book/life-cuban-tour-guide
http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk160320a1.mp3Sun, 24 May 2015 00:00:00 -0500How The Creative Class Got CrushedIt's not just writers that are struggling to make a living these days. Artists and other creative types are also&nbsp;feeling the pinch, especially as more and more businesses that support them disappear — think indie record stores or bookstores. Scott Timberg is a writer who believes the arts economy is collapsing. He tells Sara Nics that if the trend continues, the only artists who'll surive are those at the very top.http://www.ttbook.org/book/decline-creative-class
http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk150208a3.mp3Sun, 08 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0600On Our Minds: Rethinking Our Approach to Climate ChangeIn her latest book, "This Changes Everything," journalist Naomi Klein takes a critical view of our current approaches to climate change. She sees the solution resting in the hands of an emerging global movement.http://www.ttbook.org/book/our-minds-rethinking-our-approach-climate-change
http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk141116b6.mp3Sun, 16 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0600Dangerous Idea: Capitalism Creates PsychopathsJon Ronson believes capitalism favors psychopaths and is creating more of them.&nbsp;&nbsp;http://www.ttbook.org/book/dangerous-idea-capitalism-creates-psychopaths
http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk141012a6.mp3Wed, 08 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0500Dangerous Idea: Put America Back to WorkPeter Edelman's Dangerous Idea? &nbsp; Putting people to work doing things we need done.http://www.ttbook.org/book/dangerous-idea-put-america-back-work
http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk140803a5.mp3Sun, 03 Aug 2014 00:00:00 -0500The Mayor of ReykjavikJon Gnarr is a professional comedian who ran for mayor of Reykjavik on a lark. And to his surprise, won.http://www.ttbook.org/book/mayor-reykjavik
http://podcast.wpr.org/tbk/tbk140727a4.mp3Sun, 27 Jul 2014 00:00:00 -0500