Universal Basic Income

Type: Concept

Universal Basic Income

As of November 2026, Universal Basic Income has been mentioned in 8 episodes across 5 podcasts, first heard Nov 2025 on Young and Profiting. Discussed as a potential response to AI-driven job disruption.

Universal basic income (UBI) is a social welfare proposal in which all members of a given population regularly receive a minimum income in the form of an unconditional transfer payment, i.e., without a means test or need to perform work. In contrast, a guaranteed minimum income (GMI) is paid only to those who do not already receive an income that is enough to live on. A UBI would be received independently of any other income. If the level is sufficient to meet a person's basic needs, it is consi

Universal Basic Income at a glance
Mentioned in8 episodes on 5 podcasts (as of November 2026)
First heardNov 2025 on Young and Profiting
FieldEconomics, Social Policy
DomainEconomics

What do podcasts say about Universal Basic Income?

4 quotes, recorded on The Diary Of A CEO and Triggernometry.

  • Do you think there's going to is there a world where people are on UBI?
    The Diary Of A CEO · · Hear it
  • There will need to be some kind of UBI scheme...
    The Diary Of A CEO · · Hear it
  • Universal basic income might take away purpose from people.
    Triggernometry · · Hear it
  • And we talk about UBI, but are we going to have a global fund for every single person of the 8 billion people on planet Earth in all countries to pay for their lifestyle after that wealth gets concent.
    The Diary Of A CEO · · Hear it

How do different shows talk about Universal Basic Income?

3 shows discussed Universal Basic Income in these episodes.

Who talks about Universal Basic Income on podcasts?

Universal Basic Income came up; the most recent mention was Oct 2026 on The Diary Of A CEO.

Which podcasts mention Universal Basic Income most?

The Diary Of A CEO (4 episodes), PowerfulJRE (1 episode) and Young and Profiting (1 episode) mention Universal Basic Income most.

  1. The Diary Of A CEO — 4 episodes · More topics from The Diary Of A CEO
  2. PowerfulJRE — 1 episode · More topics from PowerfulJRE
  3. Young and Profiting — 1 episode · More topics from Young and Profiting
  4. The Ezra Klein Show — 1 episode · More topics from The Ezra Klein Show
  5. Triggernometry — 1 episode · More topics from Triggernometry

More podcast appearances

What is Universal Basic Income mentioned alongside?

Universal Basic Income is most often mentioned alongside Governor Gavin Newsom, ChatGPT and Stanford University.

Endorsed by: Governor Gavin Newsom

Mentioned together: ChatGPT, Stanford University, Industrial Revolution, General AI (Artificial General Intelligence), Demis Hassabis, United States (states), Elon Musk, Manhattan Project, Tesla, Inc., Jensen Huang