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Oct 10, 2019 · Season 1 · Episode 18
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  • Oct 3, 2019 · Season 1 · Episode 17

    F you, pay me

    Rihanna isn't in this episode, but we're trying to channel her spirit... you know, she had that one song? Don't act like you forgot.
    Christopher Polk/Getty Images for NARAS

    When Caitlin Boston asked for a raise, her boss gave her a hard “no.” Then she made it her mission to figure out what she was worth … and to get paid. Plus: We discuss how you can figure out your worth, too.

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  • Sep 26, 2019 · Season 1 · Episode 16

    Money advice with “Call Your Girlfriend”

    Money advice with “Call Your Girlfriend”
    Courtesy: Call Your Girlfriend

    Reema Khrais and “Call Your Girlfriend” producer Gina Delvac answer your money questions.

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  • Sep 19, 2019 · Season 1 · Episode 15

    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?

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  • Sep 12, 2019 · Season 1 · Episode 14

    Everyday liars

    All around you, people are telling little white lies about money. This week, we talk with a few of them.
    Drew Angerer/Getty Images

    This week: lies about airline miles, student debt, luxury goods and a lot more.

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  • Sep 5, 2019 · Season 1 · Episode 13

    Cashing in on your kids

    Kris Jenner and Kendall Jenner backstage during the 2018 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
    Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret

    How did “momager” become a dirty word?

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  • Aug 29, 2019 · Season 1 · Episode 12

    Trapped in your personal brand

    Actor Aparna Nancherla at SXSW last year in Austin, Texas.
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    Aparna Nancherla talks about tying her job to her struggles with mental health. Plus: How we all became our own mini corporations.

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  • Aug 22, 2019 · Season 1 · Episode 11

    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 our money (or lack thereof).

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  • Aug 15, 2019 · Season 1 · Episode 10

    What dad left behind

    Dean Antonio, pictured here with a photo of his dad, Jim.
    Peter Balonon-Rosen/Marketplace

    When money, death and grief mix there’s no playbook for what to do. For years, one young man has been stuck.

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  • Aug 8, 2019 · Season 1 · Episode 9

    I have class anxiety

    "Cool" is a synonym for "rich" at "Mean Girls'" North Shore High.
    Image via Paramount Pictures

    A listener struggles to navigate all the unspoken rules of middle-class life.

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About the show

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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