Luke Freeman is the Executive Director of Giving What We Can, a community of people seeking to maximise their charitable impact. Luke is interviewed by Josh Ross, the CEO of Humanitix, a ticketing platform that is set up as a charity so it can turn its profits into good.
This episode covers how Luke discovered effective giving and effective altruism, common objections to charity, giving and happiness, and some great examples of charities doing good.
Full transcript and show notes:
https://givingwhatwecan.org/post/2021/09/podcast-luke-freeman-with-josh-ross
Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
01:30 - Origins of an altruist
04:30 - Objections to charity
08:45 - Our opportunity to help others
11:08 - Addressing moral demandingness
13:03 - Giving effectively
15:16 - Differences in impact
17:50 - Discovering what we value
20:08 - Costs of improving animal welfare
21:40 - Upcoming plans for Giving What We Can
22:50 - National differences in generosity
25:40 - Money and happiness
28:45 - Conclusion
