Building Utopia in the Age of AI

Andrew Yang Podcast

Humanity Forward Productions

Society & Culture

4.8 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Andrew Yang joins Dr. Romesh Navasan to discuss the rise of populism, AI’s impact on inequality, and how data ownership and Universal Basic Income could shape a fairer future. They explore the failures of the two-party system, the dangers of unchecked technology, and the need for smarter, people-centered policies. Yang shares his vision for rebuilding trust in democracy and creating real economic opportunity for everyone. Watch the full episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Have a question for Andrew? Drop it in the comments section below or send us a text or voice memo to [email protected]! ---- Follow Andrew Yang: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check Out Utopias Podcast ---- Get 50% off Factor at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Factor Meals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get an extra 3 months free at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Express VPN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get 20% off + 2 free pillows at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Helix Sleep⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Use code: helixpartner20 Get $30 off your first two (2) orders at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wonder ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠| Use code: ANDREW104 ---- Subscribe to the Andrew Yang Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.8	Hello listeners. This week we have my conversation with my friend, author and professor
0:34.7	Dr. Ramesh Svinavasan from the Utopia's podcast. We take the time to discuss
0:39.4	populism in America, paths to sustainability, and what you'd like to see in AI regulation.
0:45.3	You enjoy the conversation, check out other Utopias podcast episodes. Thanks for listening.
1:18.2	So, you know, I want to just kind of get into it right away with you and talk to you a little bit about what we're all staring at here in the United States and, you know, the repercussions around the world. You know, we're seeing someone who kind of came out from the outside, in a sense, in Zoran Mamdani, dramatically win the New York mayoral primary, which I know you contested in
1:30.1	some years ago, along with contesting to be the president through the Democratic Party.
1:37.1	We see that sort of populism. We also see folks like Mr. Elon Musk talking about forming a
1:43.7	third party. Of course, that's something
1:45.8	you have been working on for years, last couple years. I would just want it to start with the
1:51.0	birds eye view, kind of surveying the landscape. Like, where do you see kind of these questions of
1:55.9	or these issues of populism, right? Sort of like, I'm no longer part of any of these duopoly. I'm sort of thinking
2:04.1	in a very sort of practical way toward reaching people directly. How do you see this ascension
2:10.8	of Zoran Mamdani? And then I'll ask you a little bit more about Mr. Musk as well.
2:16.9	Sure. Let's start with Zoran because it's close to home.
2:19.5	I met with Zoran on the run-up to the primary.
2:23.4	I also met with Andrew Cuomo and a couple of other candidates.
2:27.4	So I wrote up a fairly detailed perspective that's freely available if you go to
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