The Pop-Up Pod

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12-episode explorations of life's most common & interesting questions. Our question for season 2 is this: How much money is enough? Host Nicole Antoinette and her guests will explore the role money plays in our lives and relationships. We'll talk debt, overcoming under-earning, anti-capitalism, taking care of both our current and our future selves, how to determine financial goals, experiencing class mobility, as well as the emotional side of it all—the times when our financial decisions and circumstances make us feel resentful, scared, joyful, proud, guilty, ashamed, grateful, and more.

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Erin Axelrod: Reimagining Retirement

Nov 02 2023 85 mins  
What if we lived in a world where personal security didn't require vast individual savings? Erin Axelrod (she/her) is a partner and worker-owner at LIFT Economy, where she accelerates ecological and justice-centered businesses. We talk about reimagining what retirement could mean and look like, including what Erin believes to be the 5 unsafe assumptions about retirement investing a

Bear Hebert: "For most of us there's not a way to stop making money and survive."

Oct 19 2022 92 mins  
How can we orient around making enough money instead of trying to make an ever-increasing amount more? What does it look like to live a good life under capitalism, while also working toward a more equitable world? Bear Hebert (they/them) is an anti-capitalist business coach and social justice educator who joins us to share some of the most common misconceptions people have about an

Sarah Von Bargen: "Don't confuse buying with taking action. Buying tennis shoes is not the same as training for a marathon."

Oct 05 2022 97 mins  
How does social media influence our money habits? Which purchases do we tend to regret? How can we better align our spending with our personal values and our joy? Sarah Von Bargen (she/her) is an educator, coach, and speaker who helps people spend their time, money, and energy on purpose. She joins us to talk about leaving the internet, the experience of changing careers, and what

Toi Smith: "If you have a value of liberation, where is your money going to be going?"

Sep 21 2022 82 mins  
Why are we striving to be millionaires? How does individualism hold us back? What if we put less of our time and energy into money and more of it into friendships, into having comrades, and into collective care? Toi Smith (she/her) is a Growth + Impact Strategist whose work centers on doing life, business, and motherhood differently. This conversation is absolutely packed with hone

Marlee Grace - "I didn't do any taxes from 2015 until last year. Why? The money was there the whole time."

Sep 07 2022 96 mins  
Why do we avoid doing the things we know we need to do with our money? How does debt make you feel? How can you learn to save money when you were raised to believe that money is bad? What happens when we out-earn the people around us? Marlee Grace (they/them) is a dancer and writer who joins us today to talk so freakin honestly (with real numbers!) about debt, not paying taxes for

L'Erin Alta - "Whether I'm sleeping in a rental car or paying $3500 for a first class flight, none of it determines my value."

Aug 24 2022 107 mins  
Where does spirituality intersect with money? How might we approach manifestation if the idea of manifesting makes us roll our eyes? What does it mean to be in the flow of money? How can we be unapologetic about wanting a life of ease, freedom, luxury, and wealth? L'Erin Alta (she/her) joins us to talk about all of this and more. She is one of my absolute favorite people to be in c

Muffy J. Davis: "There is no amount of money that would make me feel safe."

Aug 10 2022 92 mins  
Does retirement even seem like a real possibility? What if you know you'll never pay off your debt? How does it feel when most people in your social circle grew up in a higher class bracket than you? Where can money cause resentment? What are your illogical money behaviors? Muffy J. Davis (she/her) joins us to discuss all of this and more, transparently sharing the specific numbers

Season 2 Trailer: How much money is enough?

Jul 27 2022 1 mins  
Welcome back to The Pop-Up Pod: a show where each sporadically released 12-episode season explores one big and juicy question. Our question for season 2 is this: how much money is enough? ** This show is 100% listener-supported on Patreon, which ensures that every single person involved gets paid (host, sound engineer, transcriptionist, and guests)—come join us! We'd love to have

Should We Get Married? — Listener Q&A with Nicole & Gent

Apr 27 2022 77 mins  
Today I’m bringing you the final episode of our first season. And who better to interview to close out this 12-part conversation on marriage than my own partner, Tom Grossmith (he/him), who many of you know by his trail name: Gent. In this episode we answer a bunch of listener questions about money, kids, conflict, jealousy, alone time—and, of course, marriage! You can find Gen

Holly Whitaker: Reflections from 10 Years of Singledom

Apr 20 2022 89 mins  
What if you really want a partner, but don't yet have one? Why do we think it "means" something about us if we aren't yet in the relationships we thought we would be by a certain age? Holly Whitaker (she/her) joins us today to talk about her experience of being mostly single over the past 10 years. She shares honestly about what it’s like to really want something, to feel like yo