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This Is Uncomfortable

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marketplace.org/shows/this-is-uncomfortable-reema-khrais
Weekly podcast. Next episode on Thursday.
This is a show about life and how money messes with it. Each week, Marketplace’s Reema Khrais digs in with stories about the unanticipated ways money affects relationships, shapes identities and often defines what it means to be an adult. How much money do you lend a friend? Who can afford to vote? Can you get your life back after being wrongfully convicted?
163 episodes  •  0 archived  •  
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"This Is Uncomfortable" is back May 1
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April 24
April 24
2 mins
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“Unlocking the Gates” on housing and economic opportunity
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March 6
March 6
24 mins
S10
How it all began: celebrating 10 seasons!
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Oct 24, 2024
Oct 24, 2024
36 mins
S10
Check your Venmo, please
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Oct 17, 2024
Oct 17, 2024
32 mins
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The gifts of mortality and movement, from “Notes From America”
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Oct 10, 2024
Oct 10, 2024
54 mins
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When death is your career
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Oct 3, 2024
Oct 3, 2024
36 mins
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Windfalls and vet bills
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Sep 26, 2024
Sep 26, 2024
47 mins
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The things we leave behind
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Sep 19, 2024
Sep 19, 2024
34 mins
S10
Hired, fired, can’t retire (updated rerun)
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Sep 12, 2024
Sep 12, 2024
48 mins
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Wait, I think I’m being underpaid
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Sep 5, 2024
Sep 5, 2024
28 mins
S10
What have you learned from the show?
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Sep 3, 2024
Sep 3, 2024
4 mins
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“Why did you buy more bones?”
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Aug 29, 2024
Aug 29, 2024
39 mins
S10
Hanif Abdurraqib on what it means to “make it”
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Aug 22, 2024
Aug 22, 2024
36 mins
S10
“This Is Uncomfortable” is back Aug. 22
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Aug 15, 2024
Aug 15, 2024
2 mins
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An update from Hana
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Jun 28, 2024
Jun 28, 2024
27 mins
S9
Meet Jasmine! And her new pod, “Sacred Scandal: Nation of Saints”
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Jun 21, 2024
Jun 21, 2024
41 mins
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Join our Uncomfortable book club!
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Jun 7, 2024
Jun 7, 2024
2 mins
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The promise of a miracle cure
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Apr 18, 2024
Apr 18, 2024
41 mins
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The high price of cheap clothes
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Apr 11, 2024
Apr 11, 2024
35 mins
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No more panic shopping
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Apr 4, 2024
Apr 4, 2024
34 mins
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The bias we don’t talk about
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Mar 28, 2024
Mar 28, 2024
44 mins
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“How do I stop overspending?”
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Mar 21, 2024
Mar 21, 2024
31 mins
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So, who’s gonna pay for this?
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Mar 14, 2024
Mar 14, 2024
31 mins
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You used to be so pretty
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Mar 7, 2024
Mar 7, 2024
40 mins
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Are rich people bad? From “Classy”
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Feb 29, 2024
Feb 29, 2024
46 mins
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Money talks, love listens
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Feb 22, 2024
Feb 22, 2024
27 mins
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Dream on a deadline
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Feb 15, 2024
Feb 15, 2024
35 mins
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First-gen finances, from “Financially Inclined”
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Feb 13, 2024
Feb 13, 2024
18 mins
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My name is Hana
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Feb 8, 2024
Feb 8, 2024
48 mins
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A conversation with Baba
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Feb 1, 2024
Feb 1, 2024
52 mins
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“This Is Uncomfortable” is back Feb. 1
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Jan 25, 2024
Jan 25, 2024
3 mins
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A note from Reema
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Dec 20, 2023
Dec 20, 2023
2 mins
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Free rent’s gonna cost you
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Dec 7, 2023
Dec 7, 2023
35 mins
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Instrument of sabotage (rerun)
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Nov 30, 2023
Nov 30, 2023
27 mins
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Are they serious? from “Tiny Huge Decisions”
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Nov 23, 2023
Nov 23, 2023
35 mins
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Broken hearts can break the bank
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Nov 16, 2023
Nov 16, 2023
27 mins
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Ask a financial therapist
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Oct 6, 2023
Oct 6, 2023
1 min
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A better life
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Jul 13, 2023
Jul 13, 2023
54 mins
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What happened to my money?
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Jul 6, 2023
Jul 6, 2023
36 mins
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Reality (TV) bites
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Jun 29, 2023
Jun 29, 2023
44 mins
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Lost and found, featuring “Snap Judgment”
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Jun 15, 2023
Jun 15, 2023
44 mins
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The crude reality of debt
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Jun 8, 2023
Jun 8, 2023
43 mins
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It’s not my fault I was poor
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Jun 1, 2023
Jun 1, 2023
28 mins
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Pay pigs and piggy banks
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May 25, 2023
May 25, 2023
42 mins
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The cost of secrets
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May 18, 2023
May 18, 2023
52 mins
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The price of eggs
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May 18, 2023
May 18, 2023
42 mins
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We’re diving into the costs of keeping secrets on May 18
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May 11, 2023
May 11, 2023
2 mins
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Wife Strike
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Dec 8, 2022
Dec 8, 2022
39 mins
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For richer or for poorer
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Dec 1, 2022
Dec 1, 2022
39 mins
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Bait & switch
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Nov 17, 2022
Nov 17, 2022
44 mins
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Give and take
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Nov 10, 2022
Nov 10, 2022
37 mins
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Coach Schmo
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Oct 27, 2022
Oct 27, 2022
44 mins
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Money Horrors
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Oct 20, 2022
Oct 20, 2022
38 mins
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Breaking the Oath, Part 2
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Oct 13, 2022
Oct 13, 2022
43 mins
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Breaking the Oath, Part 1
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Oct 6, 2022
Oct 6, 2022
29 mins
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On Oct. 6, we’re exploring expectations vs. reality
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Sep 29, 2022
Sep 29, 2022
2 mins
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No money, no baby
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Jul 7, 2022
Jul 7, 2022
30 mins
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What’s mine is not yours (rerun)
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Jun 30, 2022
Jun 30, 2022
31 mins
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Together, apart
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Jun 23, 2022
Jun 23, 2022
38 mins
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Let’s take it slow
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Jun 16, 2022
Jun 16, 2022
34 mins
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Bad romance (rerun)
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Jun 9, 2022
Jun 9, 2022
37 mins
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The naked truth
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Jun 2, 2022
Jun 2, 2022
32 mins
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Hired, fired, can’t retire
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May 26, 2022
May 26, 2022
36 mins
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Finding Michael, part two
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May 19, 2022
May 19, 2022
31 mins
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Finding Michael, part one
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May 12, 2022
May 12, 2022
25 mins
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So, who’s gonna pay for this?
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May 5, 2022
May 5, 2022
30 mins
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On May 5, “This is Uncomfortable” is back!
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Apr 22, 2022
Apr 22, 2022
3 mins
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The Mariachi Rent Strike
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Dec 16, 2021
Dec 16, 2021
32 mins
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Chasing hippos
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Dec 9, 2021
Dec 9, 2021
32 mins
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Endless circle of debt
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Dec 2, 2021
Dec 2, 2021
38 mins
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The College Fund (rerun)
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Nov 25, 2021
Nov 25, 2021
25 mins
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White Gold (from “How We Survive”)
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Nov 18, 2021
Nov 18, 2021
38 mins
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Alimony till death
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Nov 11, 2021
Nov 11, 2021
35 mins
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Family secrets
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Nov 4, 2021
Nov 4, 2021
37 mins
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Ruin-your-life money
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Oct 28, 2021
Oct 28, 2021
32 mins
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Just trust me
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Oct 21, 2021
Oct 21, 2021
35 mins
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No more money, please
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Oct 14, 2021
Oct 14, 2021
42 mins
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On Oct. 14, we’re airing out our dirty laundry
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Oct 11, 2021
Oct 11, 2021
1 min
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Meet the scammer
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Jun 24, 2021
Jun 24, 2021
32 mins
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A big, fat loophole
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Jun 17, 2021
Jun 17, 2021
29 mins
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Going off script
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Jun 10, 2021
Jun 10, 2021
29 mins
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Productivity won’t save you (rerun)
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Jun 3, 2021
Jun 3, 2021
28 mins
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Bad romance
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May 27, 2021
May 27, 2021
39 mins
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I need more money because I need more money
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May 20, 2021
May 20, 2021
30 mins
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The intern uprising
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May 13, 2021
May 13, 2021
32 mins
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What’s mine is not yours
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May 6, 2021
May 6, 2021
32 mins
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A cruel disease
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Apr 29, 2021
Apr 29, 2021
37 mins
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Pretty hurts
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Apr 22, 2021
Apr 22, 2021
27 mins
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The marriage penalty
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Apr 15, 2021
Apr 15, 2021
35 mins
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“Click here for a life-changing opportunity”
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Apr 8, 2021
Apr 8, 2021
36 mins
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A lifelong scam
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Apr 1, 2021
Apr 1, 2021
35 mins
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On April 1, we’re all getting scammed
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Mar 25, 2021
Mar 25, 2021
2 mins
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Productivity won’t save you
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Dec 17, 2020
Dec 17, 2020
25 mins
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Pandemic motherhood
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Dec 10, 2020
Dec 10, 2020
24 mins
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There’s no place like home
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Dec 3, 2020
Dec 3, 2020
24 mins
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The lies we tell our friends
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Nov 26, 2020
Nov 26, 2020
24 mins
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The student loan trap
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Nov 19, 2020
Nov 19, 2020
24 mins
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How the WNBA drove Loeffler into overtime
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Nov 12, 2020
Nov 12, 2020
22 mins
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Can’t buy me love
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Nov 5, 2020
Nov 5, 2020
26 mins
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Money horror stories III: the ghost of purchases past
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Oct 29, 2020
Oct 29, 2020
24 mins
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Financial infidelity
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Oct 22, 2020
Oct 22, 2020
21 mins
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Friendship is a full-time job, with Ann Friedman and Aminatou Sow
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Oct 15, 2020
Oct 15, 2020
22 mins
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Divorce story (rerun), plus a request for your help!
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Oct 8, 2020
Oct 8, 2020
23 mins
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Can’t make rent, can’t get evicted
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Oct 1, 2020
Oct 1, 2020
20 mins
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“Why don’t you fix your teeth?”
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Sep 24, 2020
Sep 24, 2020
26 mins
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Who can afford to vote?
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Sep 17, 2020
Sep 17, 2020
30 mins
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“This Is Uncomfortable” is back this week!
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Sep 15, 2020
Sep 15, 2020
2 mins
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Love in the time of coronavirus (rerun)
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Sep 10, 2020
Sep 10, 2020
26 mins
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WeWork too much (rerun)
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Aug 20, 2020
Aug 20, 2020
27 mins
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Life in the coronavirus heckhole
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Aug 6, 2020
Aug 6, 2020
24 mins
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Money makes me sick
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Jul 16, 2020
Jul 16, 2020
23 mins
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The fight for fair pay in Big Tech
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Jul 2, 2020
Jul 2, 2020
22 mins
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How to pay for college
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Jun 18, 2020
Jun 18, 2020
29 mins
S2
It’s expensive to get arrested
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Jun 5, 2020
Jun 5, 2020
27 mins
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Barred from benefits (from The Uncertain Hour)
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May 28, 2020
May 28, 2020
36 mins
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School’s out (forever?)
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May 21, 2020
May 21, 2020
23 mins
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Our parents’ debts (from Terrible, Thanks for Asking)
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May 15, 2020
May 15, 2020
46 mins
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From prison to pandemic
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May 7, 2020
May 7, 2020
20 mins
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Confessions of a shopaholic
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Apr 30, 2020
Apr 30, 2020
20 mins
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A $35,000 COVID bill
S2·
Apr 23, 2020
Apr 23, 2020
20 mins
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What it’s like getting an abortion in Texas right now
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Apr 16, 2020
Apr 16, 2020
15 mins
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Zoom therapy in a pandemic
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Apr 9, 2020
Apr 9, 2020
18 mins
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Love in the time of coronavirus
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Apr 3, 2020
Apr 3, 2020
23 mins
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Hard choices
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Mar 27, 2020
Mar 27, 2020
19 mins
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COVID-19 comforts
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Mar 20, 2020
Mar 20, 2020
15 mins
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What’s a friendship worth?
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Mar 12, 2020
Mar 12, 2020
21 mins
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WeWork too much
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Mar 5, 2020
Mar 5, 2020
25 mins
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My boyfriend wants to pay my rent
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Feb 27, 2020
Feb 27, 2020
26 mins
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In sickness and in fraud
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Feb 21, 2020
Feb 21, 2020
23 mins
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Total financial control
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Feb 13, 2020
Feb 13, 2020
27 mins
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What’s your sign?
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Feb 6, 2020
Feb 6, 2020
26 mins
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Divorce Story
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Jan 30, 2020
Jan 30, 2020
23 mins
S2
“This Is Uncomfortable” is back next week
S2·
Jan 23, 2020
Jan 23, 2020
2 mins
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I have class anxiety (rerun)
S1·
Jan 16, 2020
Jan 16, 2020
20 mins
S1
Instrument of sabotage (rerun)
S1·
Jan 2, 2020
Jan 2, 2020
24 mins
S1
When money makes it weird (rerun)
S1·
Dec 26, 2019
Dec 26, 2019
31 mins
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Bonus: Money horror stories II
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Dec 12, 2019
Dec 12, 2019
21 mins
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Home/work (rerun)
S1·
Nov 28, 2019
Nov 28, 2019
20 mins
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When your life depends on it
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Nov 21, 2019
Nov 21, 2019
23 mins
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Love thy neighbor, and pay off their debts, too
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Nov 14, 2019
Nov 14, 2019
24 mins
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Don’t buy your boss a gift
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Nov 7, 2019
Nov 7, 2019
24 mins
S1
Money horror stories
S1·
Oct 31, 2019
Oct 31, 2019
21 mins
S1
Sperm, baby, sperm
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Oct 24, 2019
Oct 24, 2019
24 mins
S1
Instrument of sabotage
S1·
Oct 17, 2019
Oct 17, 2019
24 mins
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TIU Live: I hate my boss
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Oct 10, 2019
Oct 10, 2019
19 mins
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F you, pay me
S1·
Oct 3, 2019
Oct 3, 2019
21 mins
S1
Money advice with “Call Your Girlfriend”
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Sep 26, 2019
Sep 26, 2019
21 mins
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Can’t buy me love
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Sep 19, 2019
Sep 19, 2019
23 mins
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Everyday liars
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Sep 12, 2019
Sep 12, 2019
13 mins
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Cashing in on your kids
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Sep 5, 2019
Sep 5, 2019
17 mins
S1
Trapped in your personal brand
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Aug 29, 2019
Aug 29, 2019
21 mins
S1
The lies we tell our friends
S1·
Aug 22, 2019
Aug 22, 2019
24 mins
S1
What dad left behind
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Aug 15, 2019
Aug 15, 2019
26 mins
S1
I have class anxiety
S1·
Aug 8, 2019
Aug 8, 2019
19 mins
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That thing you buy and don’t tell your parents about
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Aug 1, 2019
Aug 1, 2019
16 mins
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The college fund
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Jul 25, 2019
Jul 25, 2019
22 mins
S1
Ziwe Fumudoh makes people uncomfortable
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Jul 18, 2019
Jul 18, 2019
22 mins
S1
Lost in the game
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Jul 11, 2019
Jul 11, 2019
23 mins
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Guess my financial secret
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Jul 3, 2019
Jul 3, 2019
13 mins
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Home/work
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Jun 27, 2019
Jun 27, 2019
20 mins
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Crying at work
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Jun 20, 2019
Jun 20, 2019
23 mins
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When money makes it weird
S1·
Jun 13, 2019
Jun 13, 2019
31 mins
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Introducing “This Is Uncomfortable”
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Jun 3, 2019
Jun 3, 2019
3 mins