Give fast, spry young: the new philanthropists
Economist Podcasts
The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 17 February 2023
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Charitable giving is being disrupted by the same youthful tech folk who got rich disrupting other sectors: these days it is fast, data-driven and bureaucracy-light. We meet a new class of investors who trade shares from behind bars. And reflecting on the life of Maya Widmaier-Picasso, who spent her childhood painting alongside her father, becoming an expert on his work.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, I'm currently out of office. |
| 0:04.4 | An article I read recently said we're more relaxed and more productive after a good break. |
| 0:14.4 | So I've gone to Barbados for a month for science. |
| 0:22.4 | Yours, Toby. |
| 0:24.2 | Take your holiday as seriously as British Airways holidays take your holiday. |
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| 1:05.8 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
| 1:09.2 | Today, from London, I'm your host, Jason Palmer. |
| 1:12.4 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:19.9 | Early in the pandemic, every American taxpayer got a stimulus check, including prisoners. That windfall created a new class of investors behind bars. |
| 1:31.1 | We dive into the curious world of inside trading. |
| 1:35.8 | And the eldest daughter of Pablo Picasso spent her childhood doing paintings and sketches beside him. |
| 1:42.4 | Our obituaries editor looks back on Maya Vidmeier Picasso's life as not only the artist's muse, |
| 1:48.0 | but also an expert on his work. |
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