2025-12-26
43 分钟Hey there, Steven Dubner.
The episode you're about to hear is one that we originally made in 2017,
but we have updated it and are replaying it now as part of a new campaign called pods fight poverty,
which is run by the charity give directly.
Their goal is to well give directly to families in poor countries,
which according to the academic research on the topic is a really good idea.
If you are inspired to give, and I hope you are, Go to givedirectly.org slash freak radio.
We are joining a bunch of fellow podcasters here,
and the goal is to collectively raise $1 million, which will lift 700 families out of poverty.
700 families.
That's something to feel good about.
Again, go to givedirectly.org slash freak radio to learn more about this cause.
Thanks for giving whatever you can.
And as always, thanks for listening.
What inspired this is discussion that has come up in the last four or five years about the growing income disparity.
We're rich growing richer, the poorer, poorer.
That's Jim Andreoni.
I'm a professor of economics at the University of California in San Diego.
The discussion he's talking about, now I'm guessing you've had this discussion yourself.
The rich, as the data have shown, are getting richer.