During the 2020-2021 school year, a small group of seniors at the Rooted School in New Orleans were given a set amount of 50 dollars every single week for a whole year. No tax, no strings attached, just cold hard cash. Two participating seniors became fascinated with this pilot- so fascinated that they decided to make a podcast about it. In partnership with Be Loud Studios, they interviewed experts and reflected potential impact of earned income and the positives that come from giving young people the money needed to live, work, create, and learn.
For season two, Rooted Schools has doubled down on this investment, growing the “$50 Study” from 10 students in 2021 to now 83 Rooted high school students in New Orleans and Indianapolis. Join host (and Rooted alumni) Vernell aka DJ Villian as he sit downs with participating students and learns more about the voices behind the data points.
If you want to follow us on social media, follow us @the50dollarstudy on Instagram. There we will be sharing pictures, videos, and reflections on this study from the Rooted Community.
Latest Episodes
Time for Trial and Error- Interview with Kanye from Rooted New Orleans
For this final episode, Dj Villian sat down with Kanye, a junior at Rooted School in New Orleans. They talked about how much Kanye grew over this last year, learning ...
3D Prototype- Interview with Freddie from Rooted New Orleans
This episode, DJ Villian interviewed Freddie, an ambitious Senior from Rooted New Orleans who learned everything possible about 3D design and printing. This last year,...
Afford to Have Fun- Interview with Payton from Rooted New Orleans
We went to Rooted New Orleans to sit down (in person!) with students about their experience so far with the $50 Study. Peyton is a recent graduate at Rooted New Orlean...
Impulse Spending- Interview with Ethan from Rooted New Orleans
We went to Rooted New Orleans to sit down (in person!) with students about their experience so far with the $50 Study. Ethan is a senior at Rooted that loves video gam...
How to Move with Money- Interview with Nyarian from Rooted Indianapolis
To better understand how the $50 study is impacting the Rooted community in Indianapolis, we interviewed Nyarian. Nyarian is an aspiring pediatricians that loves to wo...
