
Episode 47: The Token System
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Episode 47: The Token System
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Episode 47: "The Token System"
Featuring: Mike Tyson & Mahatma Gandhi
Don't Be a C* — the podcast where unlikely pairs discuss the issues that matter.
[Intro music: Hard hip-hop beat mixed with sitar]
ANNOUNCER: You're listening to "Don't Be a C*" — the podcast where unlikely pairs discuss the issues that matter. This week: Iron Mike Tyson and Mahatma Gandhi break down the token system. Let's get into it.
[Music fades]
MIKE: Yo, what's up everybody, welcome back to Don't Be a C*. I'm Mike Tython, and I'm here with my guy, my brother, the OG of non-violenth, Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi, how you feelin' today, brother?
GANDHI: I am well, Michael. I have had my morning walk, my prayers, and a simple meal of goat's milk. I am ready to discuss this token system.
MIKE: Thath beautiful, man. Thath really beautiful. I had a protein thake and I fed my pigeonth. You know I love my pigeonth, right?
GANDHI: Yes, Michael. You have mentioned the pigeons. Many times.
MIKE: They're pure, man. They don't lie. They don't cheat. They jutht... they jutht are. You know what I mean?
GANDHI: I do. There is much wisdom in observing creatures who live simply.
MIKE: Eggthactly. Eggthactly. Anyway, we're here to talk about thith token thing. You been reading about it?
GANDHI: I have. And I must say, Michael — I find it most interesting.
MIKE: Okay, tho, break it down for the people. What ith it?
GANDHI: It is quite simple, really. One token for each human being. Not one token for the wealthy, many for the poor. Equal. One each.
MIKE: One each. I like that. When I wath coming up, we didn't have one each of nothing. We had nothing each of everything. You feel me?
GANDHI: I do feel you, Michael. I too grew up in a world of profound inequality. The British took much from my people. They did not give us "one each."
MIKE: The Briti