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Apr 23, 2020 · Season 2 · Episode 13
A worker decontaminates an ambulance on April 6, 2020, in Yonkers, New York.

Episodes 171 - 180 of 214

  • Apr 16, 2020 · Season 2 · Episode 12

    What it’s like getting an abortion in Texas right now

    What it’s like getting an abortion in Texas right now
    Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images

    The clock is ticking for one college student after she finds out she’s pregnant in the middle of a pandemic, in a state that’s trying to restrict abortion.

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  • Apr 9, 2020 · Season 2 · Episode 11

    Zoom therapy in a pandemic

    Zoom therapy in a pandemic
    Courtesy: Megan McCoy

    How do I keep from fighting with my partner about money? What do I say to a friend who’s just lost a job? This week we get a little therapy.

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  • Apr 3, 2020 · Season 2 · Episode 10

    Love in the time of coronavirus

    Mina Hughes and Seth Anderson had to cancel their wedding because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Courtesy: Mina Huges and Seth Anderson

    There are a lot of couples stuck at home right now. Some of them are out of work or dealing with canceled plans. Today, we’ll hear from two couples whose relationships are being tested.

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  • Mar 27, 2020 · Season 2 · Episode 9

    Hard choices

    As states across the country close all non-essential businesses, this moment of uncertainty is causing people to rethink what it means to do the right thing.
    SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images

    Today we hear listeners’ stories of pay cuts, layoffs and telling employers they’re putting people at risk.

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  • Mar 20, 2020 · Season 2 · Episode 8

    COVID-19 comforts

    Nine days into self-isolation, a chocolate milk sounds really, really good.
    Amy Sussman/Getty Images

    On today’s episode, we’re spending some time checking in on loved ones and on you. How are you doing?

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  • Mar 12, 2020 · Season 2 · Episode 7

    What’s a friendship worth?

    Peter Balonon-Rosen and Che Holloway
    Courtesy: Peter Balonon-Rosen

    Would you spot a friend money if they needed it? How about if they asked every month? This week: the limits of friendship.

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  • Mar 5, 2020 · Season 2 · Episode 6

    WeWork too much

    WeBorn, WeWork, WeDie.
    Spencer Platt/Getty Images

    Why we’re so obsessed with our jobs, although they’ll never love us back.

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  • Feb 27, 2020 · Season 2 · Episode 5

    My boyfriend wants to pay my rent

    Some problems are bigger than others.
    Tony Wagner/Marketplace

    Some problems are bigger than others. NPR’s Sam Sanders joins us to answer your questions on this week’s installment of “The Group Chat.”

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  • Feb 21, 2020 · Season 2 · Episode 4

    In sickness and in fraud

    Rob Harris, 1998.
    Courtesy: Rob and Michelle Harris

    Two Honolulu newlyweds got back from their honeymoon to find he’d been scammed out of a small fortune, and now she was on the hook, too.

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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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