On Stage at Town Hall Seattle: AI, Jobs, and the Future of the Economy
Andrew Yang Podcast
Andrew Yang & Audacy
4.8 • 3.2K Ratings
🗓️ 16 March 2026
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
On this special episode of the podcast, Andrew sits down with Jonathan Sposato for the final stop of his book tour at Town Hall Seattle. In front of a live audience, they discuss Andrew’s presidential campaign, the ideas behind his latest book, the impact of AI on jobs and the economy, and why he continues to advocate for Universal Basic Income and a more human-centered future.
This event was presented by Town Hall Seattle: https://townhallseattle.org
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| 0:00.0 | All right, we've got Simon on the line. Simon, young people, they're just all a bit, a bit lazy, aren't they? |
| 0:09.0 | What are you for? |
| 0:10.0 | Welcome to McDonald's. |
| 0:11.0 | Have you get the six minutes, please? |
| 0:12.0 | Some say young people are work shy, but at McDonald's, we hired 47,000 of them last year. |
| 0:19.0 | How's your night? |
| 0:20.0 | Like George here, who keeps things running during a Friday rush? |
| 0:23.6 | Resilience, making it happen at McDonald's. |
| 0:28.6 | What I've dedicated my life to is revenge. |
| 0:34.6 | A brand new drama based on the best-selling novel. They think they're better than us. |
| 0:38.3 | Who do you think you are? |
| 0:39.3 | I'm going to prove to them that they're wrong. |
| 0:41.3 | She's punishing me. |
| 0:43.3 | You destroyed my family. |
| 0:44.3 | I will not rest until I've destroyed yours. |
| 0:47.3 | A woman of substance on Channel 4 starts tonight at 9. |
| 0:50.3 | Hello listeners, this week on the podcast, we have the final stop of the Hay Yang. Where's My Thousand Bucks Book Tour in Seattle? |
| 0:58.5 | Thank you to John Sposato, the publisher of Seattle Magazine, and the founder of Joy Sauce for moderating and to Town Hall, Seattle for hosting. |
| 1:07.6 | We had a great time together, and hopefully I'll be back in Seattle soon. Enjoy. |
| 1:17.8 | I, of course, still believe that Universal Basic Income is one of the only ways out of this mess. |
| 1:24.3 | And if I were to run again, that would be the platform 100%. |
| 1:30.3 | Really, in my mind, it's like, is $1,000 a month enough now? |
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