You Are More Interesting Than You Think

On how our brains love stories and how to share your own

Aug 11 • Bootstraps, a docuseries

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July 2026

First Look at the Finished Series (at BIEN Congress)!

Join us in Toronto for a docuseries sneak peek and a celebration ten years in the making.

Jul 28 • Bootstraps, a docuseries

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When the Credits Roll, What Comes Next?

Why we are taking our UBI documentary on the road to build a community-driven safety net from the ground up.

Jul 7 • Bootstraps, a docuseries

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June 2026

3 (simplified) Steps to Distributing a Documentary

On finding a distributor for a docuseries about how participants of a UBI experiment transformed their lives

Jun 16 • Bootstraps, a docuseries

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May 2026

Bootstraps Goes to Market + Comingle is Alive!

From Conrad Shaw and Deia Schlosberg of the Bootstraps Basic Income Project

May 26 • Bootstraps, a docuseries

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But what if most people are good?

On the decline of social trust and universal basic income

May 5 • Bootstraps, a docuseries

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April 2026

Add these to your personal curriculum on basic income

A non-exhaustive list of website recommendations and interactive resources about basic income

Apr 21 • Bootstraps, a docuseries

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Is a country-wide universal basic income program possible?

Defining what a basic income trial/pilot is and exploring recent examples (part 2)

Apr 7 • Bootstraps, a docuseries

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March 2026

Should artists get a basic income?

On wealth as an art career predictor, Ireland's basic income program for artists, and your perspective on what a basic income would mean for artists.

Mar 31 • Bootstraps, a docuseries

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Videos to help you understand UBI better

A non-exhaustive list of recommendations to add to your lunchtime YouTube watchlist

Mar 17 • Bootstraps, a docuseries

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February 2026

What happens when Americans get basic income?

Defining what a basic income trial/pilot is and exploring recent examples (part 1)

Feb 19 • Bootstraps, a docuseries

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Books you can't miss while learning about basic income

A non-exhaustive list of recommendations to add to your reading list

Feb 5 • Bootstraps, a docuseries

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