First hour: Debating Andrew Yang's UBI proposal
Second hour: An atomic bomb survivor shares her story
Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang has been slowly working his way up in the polls. Some of Yang’s success can be attributed to his proposal for a Universal Basic Income. Critics call his latest UBI proposal gimmicky and insufficient. Yang supporters argue it would give all Americans autonomy the autonomy they don’t currently have. Our guests debate it. In studio:
- Daniel Whelan, founder of an advocacy group called Go BIG Now
- Earl Johnston, member of the Rochester Chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America
Then in our second hour, we sit down with Sadae Kasaoka, a survivor of the atomic bomb that hit Hiroshima in 1945. Kasaoka was 12 years old when she saw the flash of light and following destruction that devastated her city. She lost both of her parents in the attack, and experienced discrimination as a survivor as she grew into a adulthood. Kasaoka began sharing her story in the year 2000, with the goal of educating future generations about the dangers of nuclear war. We hear from her this hour, and we discuss the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Exhibition at the Rochester Public Library. Our guests:
- Sadae Kasaoka, survivor of the atomic bomb attack in Hiroshima
- Tsubasa Kawamoto, staff member with the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
- Mariko Tamate, professor of instruction in Japanese at the University of Rochester
- Kathryn Murano Santos, senior director of collections and exhibits at the Rochester Museum and Science Center
