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Roxanne Gay, welcome to the Daily Social Distance Show.

Hey Trevor, how are you?

I'm doing okay. I mean, sometimes I feel like the world is ending and I stress about everybody

and then at other times I feel like we're going to get out of it.

I know I'm extremely lucky that I can still work. How are you doing?

You know, it's the same. I'm extremely lucky that I can still do at least part of my job.

People still, I want to read, especially now that they have some time.

But I'm also worried about the state of the world and the more vulnerable people in it.

Because if I find it difficult, what are people who are living paycheck to paycheck

and on the margins of society, like how are they feeling?

So I think about that a lot.

You've had a really interesting role in shaping a conversation in and around coronavirus

and what we can do as people to help each other.

And that conversation has been around how we help.

You know, there are many organizations that are trying to help.

There are many philanthropies that are trying to help, etc.

But you've come out with what many people think is a radical idea

and you've just said, give people money if you can.

Just give human beings money.

Why do you say this and how did you get to this idea?

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