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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...
A Job for Just Being Alive- Interview with Caleb from Rooted Indianapolis
For the next few episodes, we will interview students from Indianapolis Rooted. This episode, we talked to Caleb, a senior from Rooted Indy and an aspiring film maker....
The Subconscious Stress- Interview with La'Nyah from Rooted Indianapolis
We talked with La'Nyah, an impressive junior from Rooted Indianapolis. La'Nyah is a creative entrepreneur starting her own photography business while also juggling a t...
The Land of Corn and Cold- Interview with Dwayne from Rooted Indianapolis
For the next few episodes, we will interview students from Indianapolis Rooted. First up, we talked with Dwayne, an impressive junior from Indianapolis or what he cal...
Why Trust Young People With Money
Back in December, we sat down with Rooted students on the first day of the “$50 Study”. They had JUST learned that they were chosen to participate and were still wrapp...
The $50 Study- Meet the Students
AND we are back!Rooted Schools is conducting the “$50 Study”- providing 83 Rooted students with $50 a week unconditionally, no strings attached for 40 weeks. Why? The...
Podcast Trailer- What is the Rooted Cash Podcast?
Welcome to Rooted Cash Podcast. What is it? Why are we doing this? Listen to Rooted senior Vernell Cheneau break down their vision and purpose behind this podcast.
Interview with Rooted Principle- Kaitlin Karpinski
For their very first interviews, DJ Villian And DJ Bio interview Kaitlin Karpinski- the founding principle of The Rooted School in New Orleans. Their conversation cove...
What is Universal Basic Income?
DJ Villian breaks down what the term "Universal Basic Income" means and the potential impact that similar policies would have for the New Orleans community and beyond.
Interview with Dr. Amy Baker and Dr. Stacia West
We “sat down” over Zoom with Dr. Amy Baker and Dr. Stacia West- the founders of The Center for Guaranteed Income Research at the University of Pennsylvania. They expla...
Interview with Denzell Caldwell (Founder of NEJA)
Grateful to Denzell Caldwell of the Nashville Economic Justice Alliance (or NEJA) for making the time to share his experience organizing and advocating for fair income...
Interview with Hassan Hassan (CEO of 4.0 Schools)
An amazing conversation with 4.0 CEO Hassan Hassan about his own personal journey and how that drives his leadership behind the cash transfer pilot. We also talked abo...
Interview with Jonathan Johnson (founder and CEO of Rooted School)
We close our interviews with Jonathan Johnson- founder and CEO of Rooted School. We look back on the early days of Rooted, our upcoming graduation, and what the cash t...
Looking Back A Year Later (with Vernell, Hassan, and Jonathan)
One year later, we sit down (in person!) with DJ Villian, Hassan Hassan, and Jonathan Johnson. What were the major learnings from the study? How has this pilot shaped ...
