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Dec 3, 2020 · Season 3 · Episode 9
Reniqua Allen-Lamphere

Episodes 151 - 160 of 219

  • Nov 26, 2020 · Season 3

    The lies we tell our friends

    Jack Brunson and his wife, Jayme, in front of the home they bought with his inheritance.
    Courtesy: Jack Brunson

    … to hide how much money we have (or don’t have). This episode originally aired in August 2019.

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  • Nov 19, 2020 · Season 3 · Episode 8

    The student loan trap

    Jessie Suren, her mom and aunt celebrating Suren paying down her student loans.
    Courtesy: Jessie Suren

    This week, how one woman’s student loans put her middle-class dreams on the line.

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  • Nov 12, 2020 · Season 3 · Episode 7

    How the WNBA drove Loeffler into overtime

    Atlanta Dream center Elizabeth Williams.
    Courtesy: Elizabeth Williams

    Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler is headed for a runoff that could determine control of the U.S. Senate — and the WNBA team she co-owns is supporting her opponent.

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  • Nov 5, 2020 · Season 3

    Can’t buy me love

    Are they co-workers at happy hour? Or is it the blossoming of a new relationship? When you're lurking on Venmo, it can be hard to tell.
    Illustration by Tony Wagner/Marketplace

    What are you saying to other people with how you spend your money? And what’s it say about you? Plus: We need your help with an upcoming episode.

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  • Oct 29, 2020 · Season 3 · Episode 6

    Money horror stories III: the ghost of purchases past

    Boo!
    Brenda Chase/Getty

    This Halloween, we have listeners’ spooky stories about good ideas gone bad, from giving a hormonal teen a debit card to getting into business with a scammer. Plus, a Backstreet Boys obsession that goes awry.

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  • Oct 22, 2020 · Season 3 · Episode 5

    Financial infidelity

    One poll found around 40% of people hid a financial decision from their partner.
    WANG ZHAO/AFP via Getty Images

    More than 40% of Americans say they’ve hidden some kind of financial decision from their partners. Even if the dollar amount is small, the emotional impact can be huge.

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  • Oct 15, 2020 · Season 3 · Episode 4

    Friendship is a full-time job, with Ann Friedman and Aminatou Sow

    "Call Your Girlfriend" hosts and "Big Friendship" co-authors Ann Friedman and Aminatou Sow
    Milan Zrnic

    The “Call Your Girlfriend” co-hosts talk about couples therapy and their new book “Big Friendship.” Plus, they take your questions in “The Group Chat.”

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  • No walls were harmed in the making of this podcast.
    Screenshot via Netflix

    Money gets complicated when a marriage falls apart. Also, we’re looking for your stories about relationships and money.

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  • Oct 1, 2020 · Season 3 · Episode 3

    Can’t make rent, can’t get evicted

    Marilyn Hoffman, sitting on the porch of her North Carolina home. She's able to stay... for now.
    Reema Khrais/Marketplace

    Marilyn Hoffman is one of some 28 million Americans who could face eviction because of the coronavirus pandemic. And rent’s due again today.

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This is Uncomfortable is the award-winning show about life and how money messes with it. Each week, Marketplace’s Reema Khrais explores how money shapes our decisions, relationships, and sense of self through conversations that are intimate, surprising, and deeply human. From the economic headlines that hit our wallets to the choices that keep us up at night, the show digs into the money questions we’re too afraid to ask and gives listeners a way to feel less alone in this increasingly complicated world. Produced and distributed by Marketplace from American Public Media, you can find “This Is Uncomfortable” wherever you get your podcasts.

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