Interviews(of me)

Audio-Video

Link to my YouTube channel’s playlist of interviews of me

Links to Print and Audio-Video

• Widerquist: Republicans Smell Victory (video interview). Interview by Joumanna Berchteche, Bloomberg Daybreak: Horizons Middle East and Africa, Bloomberg TV: Middle East and Africa, July 18th, 2024.
• FOX LiveNOW – Karl Widerquist (video interview), By Fox News TV, July 21, 2024
• Kamala Harris has supported affordable housing in the past. This refloated policy might benefit renters (video interview). By Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, July 25 2024
• Building the middle class may be a ‘defining goal’ under a Harris presidency — how that may shape a key tax credit (video interiew). By Jessica Dickler, CNBC, July 26, 2024.
• The New Abnormal [podcast] (audio interview). By Danielle Moodie and Andy Levy, iHeart Radio, June 25, 2024 (Widerquist interview begins at 35:43).
• Left Libertarianism, Basic Income, and Property(?) with Karl Widerquist [Imagine More Episode #36]. Interview by Seth Kafila and Jesse Philippe, Imagine More (podcast and YouTube channel), available on YouTube, Spotify, and other venues, May 8, 2024
• Understanding Universal Basic Income Karl Widerquist. By Ching Juhl, Juhl Media [YouTube Channel], October 23, 2024
• Smart Talk: UBI – What It Is and Why We Need It (video). Interview of Karl Widerquist by Edward Dodson. Henry George School of Social Science, June 3, 2024.
• An interview with Karl Widerquist, “Universal Basic Income.” By Stephen Pimpare, the New Books in Public Policy Podcast, posted March 22, 2024.Available on most podcast-streaming platforms including Spotify.
• Dr. Karl Widerquist says we need Universal Basic Income now (video). By Dr. Al Scott, The Rational View, Aug 11, 2024
• “Dr. Karl Widerquist says we need Universal Basic Income now.” By Dr. Al Scott, the Rational View (podcast), Episode 189. March 23, 2024. Available on Spotify, PodBean, and Apple Podcasts.
• ITSA Live! Ep. 20 – Basic Income Theory with Karl Widerquist [Audio Interview]. Hosted by Scott Santens, Conrad Shaw, and Josh Worth. Comingle YouTube Channel. Audio recorded February 21, 2024, posted March 10, 2024.
• Give People Money: Universal Basic Income, [interview with] Karl Widerquist. By Jason Chen. Inside the Mind of a Philosopher Episode 21, Feb. 25, 2024.
• What’s Required to Make UBI a Reality? A Video Interview of Karl Widerquist by Zachary Weaver and Sathvik Vasam, UBI Builders, Peer-to-Peer Unconditional Income YouTube Channel, recorded October 24, posted November 11, 2023.
• On the ethics of UBI: Enno Schmidt talking to Karl Widerquist (video interview). By Enno Schmidt. Freiburg Institute for Basic Income Studies’ YouTube Channel, Sep 28, 2022
• Canadians with Disabilities & their Allies – Karl Widerquist. Interview by Patricia Scrafield. Neil Matheson YouTube Channel, October 24, 2022
• Universal Basic Income and Property Rights. Interview of Karl Widerquist by Sam Barton. Talk of Today Podcast. YouTube, Aug 6, 2021
• UBI and the Dignity of Work. By Techopian Team, Techopian, August 3, 2021
• Community & Technology (video 58:21). Panel Discussion with Stu Reid, Diana Blackwell, Enno Schmidt, Ruth Westcott, and Karl Widerquist. StreamingUniversity, June 16, 2021
• Dan Schneider Video Interview #312 (video). Interview of Karl Widerquist by Dan Schneider, Cosmoetica, YouTube, May 19, 2021
• The Prehistory Of Private Property with Karl Widerquist. Interview by Austin Mackell, Fair Go – Australian Basic Income Discussion Group, April 7, 2021 (video, 1:32:40)
  • Basic Income, Social Justice, and the Power to Say NO. Posted May 2, 2021 (video excerpt, 3:24)
  • The “Mutual” Advantage of Private Property: Whose Reality? Posted May 9, 2021 (video excerpt, 7:57)
  • Basic Income: A *Realistic* Means of Production: Karl Widerquist answers the question, is giving people direct access to the land a reasonable alternative to Basic Income. Posted May 16, 2021 (video excerpt, 3:14)
  • The Imposition of the Property System: An Outline. Fair Go Australian Basic Income Discussion Group, posted May 23, 2021 (video excerpt 12:09)
  • Can Leftists Speak of Liberty? Fair Go Australian Basic Income Discussion Group, post May 30, 2021 (video excerpt 3:38)
• A Global Look at Universal Basic Income with Karl Widerquist (audio 38:38). Interview by John Torpey for the International Horizons Podcast – Ralph Bunche Institute. March 29, 2021 (Audio with transcript)
  • Also available on YouTube (video 28:38)

• Karl Widerquist and Mathew Schmid (video). An interview for UBI Discussions: N2K Kneed to Know by Tree Media, Conversations on Basic Income, posted October 2020
• Boston Basic Income #122: Moral Framing (video). By Alex Howlett, Boston Basic Income, Oct 7, 2020
  • Also available as a podcast

• A Conversation with Income Movement Leaders. Hosted by Ching Juhl, with panelists: Michael Lewis, Diane Pagen, and Karl Widerquist. Streamed live on Sep 15, 2020
• Boston Basic Income #116: Power to Say No (video). Panel discussion hosted by Alex Howlett, Boston Basic Income, YouTube, Aug. 26, 2020
  • Also available as a podcast

• Supporting People, the Environment, UBI (video interview). By Blair Walsingham (host) and Karl Widerquist (interviewee), Its Your Vote (Episode 6), Blair For Congress, YouTube, August 21, 2020
• Video: Beyond Return – On the transformational potential of UBI, By Andra Bria (host) with panelists Karl Widerquist, Astha Kapoor, and Eric Wycoff Rogers, Beyond Return, YouTube, June 27, 2020
• A Conversation with Karl Widerquist (video). By Ching Juhl (host). Juhl Media, YouTube, June 22, 2020
• United States and Basic Income & Covid (video). Louise Haagh, Sarath Davala, and Jamie Cooke (hosts) in conversation with Karl Widerquist and Scott Santens, BIEN Conversations, June 5, 2020
• Universal Basic Income Debate (video). Hosted by Jon Munitz, The Hill of Roses Podcast, May 27, 2020
  • Also available on YouTube (video 50:55)
• The Power to Say No (an audio interview with Karl Widerquist 1:33:19). By Mila & Ken of the Unacceptable Podcast, May 16, 2020
  • Also available on YouTube (video 1:33:19)

• Universal Basic Income and the Coronavirus Crisis (video interview of Karl Widerquist). By Fabian Wendt, April 17th, 2020 (also available on YouTube as “PPE in a Time of Pandemic”)
• Eduardo Suplicy Interviews Karl Widerquist, Recorded at the BIEN Congress In Hyderabad, India, 2019, Rede Brasileira de Renda Básica YouTube Channel, posted January 10, 2020
• Karl Widerquist: The Basic Income Episode (audio 2:25:14). Interview by Oshan Jarow, the Musing Mind Podcast, November 11, 2019
  • Karl Widerquist: Growth or Degrowth? Nov 12, 2019 (Audio excerpt 3:32)
  • Karl Widerquist Comparing Basic Income & Negative Income Tax. Nov 12, 2019 (Audio excerpt 10:41)
  • Karl Widerquist: How Much Might Universal Basic Income Cost? Nov 12, 2019 (Audio excerpt 7:26)
  • Were pre-modern societies really any worse off than moderns? Nov 12, 2019 (Audio excerpt 8:28)
  • Basic income, or services? Why UBI doesn’t correct market failures. Nov 12, 2019 (Audio excerpt, 1:22)

• Dan Schneider Video Interview #265: Prehistoric Myths in Modern Political Philosophy. By Dan Schneider (host) interviewing Karl Widerquist, Cosmoetica, May 23, 2019
• The Dan Schneider Video Interview #259: Universal Basic Income: Karl Widerquist, by Dan Schneider (host) interviewing Karl Widerquist, Cosmoetica, Feb 20, 2019
• Finland’s basic income experiment finds cash boosted well-being but not employment [YouTube link], Kate Snow, NBC Nightly News (February 10, 2019)
  • NBC News link: Finland’s basic income experiment finds cash boosted well-being but not employment

• Interview with Karl Widerquist (video), questions by Victor Mardellat and Télémaque Masson, Canal-U.TV (Paris), June 18, 2018. (Language: English). –Reposted on YouTube, Nov 29, 2020
• Chad Hartman Interviews Karl Widerquist on Universal Basic Income Link 1 (audio), and Duplicate audio Link 2 by Chad Hartman on WCCO-AM (reproduced on YouTube), Karl Widerquist YouTube Channel, March 8, 2018
• Interview with Karl Widerquist, Co-CEO of Basic Income Earth Network [기본소득지구네트워크 공동대표, 칼 와이더키스트(Karl Widerquist) 인터뷰]. 기본소득청’소’년네트워크 / Basic Income Youth Network YouTube Channel, July 2, 2017
• Karl Widerquist Georgetown Professor on Basic Income (video Interview), by Matt Orfalea, Matt Orfalea YouTube Channel, January 21, 2017
  • Republished at Kar Widerquist’s YouTube Channel, Karl Widerquist gets Interviewed by Matt Oraflea on Universal Basic Income, January 21, 2018

• Interview Of Karl Widerquist by Oleg Boldyrev (audio 29:43), Karl Widerquist’s Research YouTube Channel, recorded July 2017, posted June 2021 (original interview conducted for Boldrev’s BBC article)
• Universal Basic Income with Dr Karl Widerquist (audio1:04:42), by Sam Barton, Talk of Today, March 14, 2017.
  • Reposted as “Interview: Universal Basic Income with Dr Karl Widerquist (1:04:42),” interview by Sam Barton, Karl Widerquist’s Research YouTube Channel, June 2021

• SCOT TV Exclusive: Karl Widerquist on Universal Basic Income. UBI in Scotland, Part 2, by Scot TV, Scot TV YouTube Channel, April 4, 2017.
• SCOT TV Exclusive: Karl Widerquist on Universal Basic Income. UBI in Scotland, Part 1, by Scot TV, Scot TV YouTube Channel, April 4, 2017.
• Universal Basic Income Interview by Keith Brown, We Are Here [Podcast #006], April 28, 2017
• Karl Widerquist PhD, video interview. By Armando F Sanchez, YouTube, August 10, 2016
• Four-part video interview by Joerg Drescher (host), Basic Income Earth Network YouTube Channel, December 16, 2011
  • Karl Widerquist on the current crises and Basic Income (video interview).
  • Karl Widerquist on Basic Income as human right (video interview).
  • Karl Widerquist on the APF (video interview).
  • Karl Widerquist on steps to implement Basic Income.
• Karl Widerquist on the Alaska Permanent Fund. By Joerg Drescher (host), Basic Income Earth Network YouTube Channel, Dec 14, 2011