Podcasts

Hosted by Allison Budschalow and Michael Gast, Movement Money explores how class and money shape social change. Each episode features candid conversations with activists, fundraisers, and organizers working to bridge divides and build a more just world.

In the debut episode of Movement Money, hosts Allison Budschalow and Michael Gast talk with Elspeth Gilmore about her decision to give away $7 million through the Trust Web—a collective using trust and shared values to redistribute wealth and reimagine power.

Movement Money: Money Stories with Allison and Mike
Who are Allison and Michael? What is their money story? And why are they making a podcast together in the first place?!

Co-hosts Allison Budschalow and Michael Gast interview Lisa Owens, Executive Director of the Hyams Foundation, about her path from tenant organizing to philanthropy and what it takes to build sustainable, cross-class movements for justice.

In the final episode of the season, co-hosts Allison Budschalow and Michael Gast interview Monica Simpson, Executive Director of SisterSong and member of the Trust Web, about wealth redistribution, reproductive justice, and the transformative power of cross-class organizing.