This Is Uncomfortable
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?
The promise of a miracle cure
Published: April 18, 2024, 5 p.m.Duration: 41 minutes 35 seconds
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The high price of cheap clothes
Published: April 11, 2024, 5 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 23 seconds
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No more panic shopping
Published: April 4, 2024, 5 p.m.Duration: 34 minutes 30 seconds
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The bias we dont talk about
Published: March 28, 2024, 5 p.m.Duration: 44 minutes 51 seconds
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How do I stop overspending?
Published: March 21, 2024, 5 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 34 seconds \\n
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- “If Money Doesn’t Make You Happy Then You Probably Aren’t Spending It Right,” by Elizabeth W. Dunn \\n
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- “Heads or Tails: The impact of a coin toss on major life decisions and subsequent happiness,” by Steven D. Levitt \\n
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- “Harvard Study of Adult Development” and an awesome TED Talk by Robert Waldinger, the project’s director \\n
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- Take the Klontz Money Script test\\xa0to measure your core money beliefs. \\n
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You used to be so pretty
Published: March 7, 2024, 6 p.m.Duration: 40 minutes 26 seconds
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Are rich people bad? From Classy
Published: Feb. 29, 2024, 6 p.m.Duration: 46 minutes 12 seconds
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Money talks, love listens
Published: Feb. 22, 2024, 6 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 25 seconds
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Dream on a deadline
Published: Feb. 15, 2024, 6 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 54 seconds
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First-gen finances, from Financially Inclined
Published: Feb. 13, 2024, 6 p.m.Duration: 18 minutes 54 seconds
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A conversation with Baba
Published: Feb. 1, 2024, 6 p.m.Duration: 52 minutes 12 seconds
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This Is Uncomfortable is back Feb. 1
Published: Jan. 25, 2024, 6 p.m.Duration: 3 minutes 44 seconds
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A note from Reema
Published: Dec. 20, 2023, 5 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes 31 seconds \\n
We could not have done this kind of reporting without your support. So thank you! Your support keeps our nonprofit newsroom and podcasts going and helps us bring you the rich, personal stories you love. If you\\u2019re able, please consider making a tax-deductible year-end donation today. Contribute what you can at marketplace.org/giveTIU
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Free rents gonna cost you
Published: Dec. 7, 2023, 6 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 18 seconds
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Are they serious? from Tiny Huge Decisions
Published: Nov. 23, 2023, 6 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 7 seconds
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Broken hearts can break the bank
Published: Nov. 16, 2023, 6 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 15 seconds
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Ask a financial therapist
Published: Oct. 6, 2023, 1:48 p.m.Duration: 1 minute 4 seconds
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A better life
Published: July 13, 2023, 5:13 p.m.Duration: 54 minutes 16 seconds
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What happened to my money?
Published: July 6, 2023, 6:18 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 23 seconds
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Reality (TV) bites
Published: June 29, 2023, 5 p.m.Duration: 44 minutes 27 seconds
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Lost and found, featuring Snap Judgment
Published: June 15, 2023, 6:47 p.m.Duration: 44 minutes 52 seconds
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The crude reality of debt
Published: June 8, 2023, 5 p.m.Duration: 43 minutes 51 seconds
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Its not my fault I was poor
Published: June 1, 2023, 5 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 34 seconds
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Pay pigs and piggy banks
Published: May 25, 2023, 5 p.m.Duration: 42 minutes 8 seconds
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The cost of secrets
Published: May 18, 2023, 5:01 p.m.Duration: 52 minutes 42 seconds Give now to support “This Is Uncomfortable” during our May fundraiser.' -->
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The price of eggs
Published: May 18, 2023, 5 p.m.Duration: 42 minutes 17 seconds
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Were diving into the costs of keeping secrets on May 18
Published: May 11, 2023, 5 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes 57 seconds \\n
\\u201cThis Is Uncomfortable\\u201d is back for its eighth season on May 18.
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This season, we\\u2019re exploring how secrets shape our financial lives \\u2014 the secrets we keep and the secrets we want to know.
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We’ll look at how those secrets take a toll, from the traumas we hold on to, to the price we\\u2019ll pay to learn the truth.
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Listen to the trailer, and follow \\u201cThis Is Uncomfortable\\u201d wherever you get podcasts.
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And to get even more Uncomfortable during the season, sign up for our newsletter. Each Friday morning, we\\u2019ll bring you a note from host Reema Khrais, new stories from listeners, tough money questions and recommendations from our team. Here\\u2019s the latest issue.
\\nGive now to support “This Is Uncomfortable” during our May fundraiser.
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For richer or for poorer
Published: Dec. 1, 2022, 6:01 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes 21 seconds
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Breaking the Oath, Part 2
Published: Oct. 13, 2022, 5 p.m.Duration: 43 minutes 55 seconds
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Breaking the Oath, Part 1
Published: Oct. 6, 2022, 5 p.m.Duration: 29 minutes 1 second
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On Oct. 6, were exploring expectations vs. reality
Published: Sept. 29, 2022, 5 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes 55 seconds \\n
“This Is Uncomfortable,” our podcast all about life and how money messes with it, returns for our seventh season on Oct. 6.
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This season, we’re looking at some of the expectations we carry with us about how life should play out, and all the ways money can interfere with the best-laid plans and lead us to a totally different reality.
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We’ll take a look at the roller coaster of married life, the secretive world of scam baiting, the competitive world of college esports, how we embrace the generosity of strangers and so much more.
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Listen to the trailer above and\\xa0follow \\u201cThis Is Uncomfortable\\u201d wherever you get podcasts.
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And to get even more Uncomfortable during the season, sign up for our newsletter. Each Friday morning we\\u2019ll bring you a note from Reema, new stories from listeners, tough money questions and\\xa0recommendations from our team! Here’s the latest issue.
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No money, no baby
Published: July 7, 2022, 5 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 13 seconds
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Whats mine is not yours (rerun)
Published: June 30, 2022, 5 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 2 seconds
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Together, apart
Published: June 23, 2022, 6:09 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 5 seconds
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Lets take it slow
Published: June 16, 2022, 4:31 p.m.Duration: 34 minutes 53 seconds
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Bad romance (rerun)
Published: June 9, 2022, 5 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 5 seconds
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Hired, fired, cant retire
Published: May 26, 2022, 5 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 33 seconds
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Finding Michael, part two
Published: May 19, 2022, 5 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 39 seconds
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Finding Michael, part one
Published: May 12, 2022, 5 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 3 seconds
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So, whos gonna pay for this?
Published: May 5, 2022, 5 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 35 seconds
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On May 5, This is Uncomfortable is back!
Published: April 22, 2022, 2 p.m.Duration: 3 minutes 20 seconds
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The Mariachi Rent Strike
Published: Dec. 16, 2021, 11:26 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 25 seconds
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Chasing hippos
Published: Dec. 9, 2021, 10:45 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 10 seconds
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Endless circle of debt
Published: Dec. 2, 2021, 8:40 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 11 seconds
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The College Fund (rerun)
Published: Nov. 25, 2021, 6 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 4 seconds
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White Gold (from How We Survive)
Published: Nov. 18, 2021, 10:43 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 40 seconds
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Alimony till death
Published: Nov. 11, 2021, 9:48 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 53 seconds
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Family secrets
Published: Nov. 4, 2021, 7:45 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 36 seconds
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Ruin-your-life money
Published: Oct. 28, 2021, 8:25 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 23 seconds
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Just trust me
Published: Oct. 21, 2021, 7:46 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 47 seconds
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No more money, please
Published: Oct. 14, 2021, 8:12 p.m.Duration: 42 minutes 47 seconds
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On Oct. 14, were airing out our dirty laundry
Published: Oct. 11, 2021, 7:41 p.m.Duration: 1 minute 55 seconds \\n
“This Is Uncomfortable” is a podcast about our money and our feelings. And a lot of the money stuff we have the most feelings about we also like to keep secret.
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In season five, the secret’s out.
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We’re revealing family secrets, learning about the true cost of divorce, investigating mysterious piles cash and so much more.
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To get even more Uncomfortable, check out our newsletter! Each Friday morning we’ll bring you a note from Reema, new stories from listeners, tough money questions and all the TV, podcasts and TikToks our team is into. Here’s the latest issue.
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Meet the scammer
Published: June 24, 2021, 8:52 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 42 seconds
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A big, fat loophole
Published: June 17, 2021, 10:54 p.m.Duration: 29 minutes 26 seconds
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Productivity wont save you (rerun)
Published: June 3, 2021, 11:56 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes
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I need more money because I need more money
Published: May 20, 2021, 7:12 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes
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Whats mine is not yours
Published: May 6, 2021, 8:30 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 15 seconds
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A cruel disease
Published: April 29, 2021, 9:10 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 11 seconds \\n
Reporting on suicide is complicated. In trying to tell the story of someone who\\u2019s no longer here, which parts do you tell, which parts do you keep private? After a young woman dies by suicide, Reema sets out to understand why money was on her mind shortly before her death.
\\nJust a warning, this episode discusses mental health struggles, including suicide. If you or a loved one is in crisis, reach out to the Crisis Text Line (Text TALK to 741741) or the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-TALK).\\xa0The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention has a lot of great resources, including local support groups for people who have lost someone to suicide.
\\n“This Is Uncomfortable” is Reema Khrais, Megan Detrie, Hayley Hershman, Peter Balonon-Rosen, Camila Kerwin and Marque Greene.
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Pretty hurts
Published: April 22, 2021, 7:08 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 37 seconds
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The marriage penalty
Published: April 15, 2021, 8:16 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 42 seconds
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Click here for a life-changing opportunity
Published: April 8, 2021, 8:30 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 44 seconds
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A lifelong scam
Published: April 1, 2021, 8:16 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 53 seconds
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On April 1, were all getting scammed
Published: March 25, 2021, 10 a.m.Duration: 2 minutes 42 seconds \\n
We’ll bring you new episodes every Thursday starting April 1. Listen to the trailer now.
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Productivity wont save you
Published: Dec. 17, 2020, 11:56 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 24 seconds
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Theres no place like home
Published: Dec. 3, 2020, 11:35 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 57 seconds
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How the WNBA drove Loeffler into overtime
Published: Nov. 12, 2020, 8:27 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 24 seconds
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Money horror stories III: the ghost of purchases past
Published: Oct. 29, 2020, 10:18 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 2 seconds
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Financial infidelity
Published: Oct. 22, 2020, 10:26 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 11 seconds
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Friendship is a full-time job, with Ann Friedman and Aminatou Sow
Published: Oct. 15, 2020, 7:54 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 19 seconds
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Divorce story (rerun), plus a request for your help!
Published: Oct. 8, 2020, 8:23 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 3 seconds
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Cant make rent, cant get evicted
Published: Oct. 1, 2020, 8:22 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 35 seconds
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Why dont you fix your teeth?
Published: Sept. 24, 2020, 10:53 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 44 seconds
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Who can afford to vote?
Published: Sept. 17, 2020, 10:52 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 9 seconds
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This Is Uncomfortable is back this week!
Published: Sept. 15, 2020, 5:06 a.m.Duration: 2 minutes 6 seconds \\n
Money messes up everything. This pandemic is widening the wealth gap, pushing thousands of people into debt, and shifting family and relationship dynamics. Why do so many of us let our careers define who we are? Who can afford to vote this November? Can business and friendship mix? We\\u2019ll sit with this discomfort all season, and it all starts this Thursday, Sept. 17. Here’s a preview.
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Love in the time of coronavirus (rerun)
Published: Sept. 10, 2020, 7:55 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 40 seconds
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WeWork too much (rerun)
Published: Aug. 20, 2020, 8:29 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 9 seconds
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Life in the coronavirus heckhole
Published: Aug. 6, 2020, 8 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 30 seconds
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Money makes me sick
Published: July 16, 2020, 7:55 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 42 seconds
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The fight for fair pay in Big Tech
Published: July 2, 2020, 9:56 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 53 seconds
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How to pay for college
Published: June 18, 2020, 8:49 p.m.Duration: 29 minutes 15 seconds
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Its expensive to get arrested
Published: June 5, 2020, 11:09 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 16 seconds
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Barred from benefits (from The Uncertain Hour)
Published: May 28, 2020, 10:16 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 37 seconds
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Schools out (forever?)
Published: May 21, 2020, 8:21 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 8 seconds
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Our parents debts (from Terrible, Thanks for Asking)
Published: May 15, 2020, 12:22 a.m.Duration: 46 minutes 34 seconds \\n
This week, we’re showcasing a story from our colleagues at “Terrible, Thanks For Asking”: When a supporting pillar is knocked out of a family, the consequences can be costly.
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From prison to pandemic
Published: May 7, 2020, 11:03 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 54 seconds
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Confessions of a shopaholic
Published: April 30, 2020, 11:47 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 51 seconds
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A $35,000 COVID bill
Published: April 23, 2020, 11:02 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 33 seconds
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What its like getting an abortion in Texas right now
Published: April 16, 2020, 11:38 p.m.Duration: 15 minutes 29 seconds
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Zoom therapy in a pandemic
Published: April 9, 2020, 11:32 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 37 seconds
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Love in the time of coronavirus
Published: April 3, 2020, 12:21 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 17 seconds
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Hard choices
Published: March 27, 2020, 2:18 a.m.Duration: 19 minutes 6 seconds
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COVID-19 comforts
Published: March 20, 2020, 1:59 a.m.Duration: 15 minutes 38 seconds
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Whats a friendship worth?
Published: March 12, 2020, 8:29 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 16 seconds
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WeWork too much
Published: March 5, 2020, 9:54 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 48 seconds
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My boyfriend wants to pay my rent
Published: Feb. 27, 2020, 9:53 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 37 seconds
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In sickness and in fraud
Published: Feb. 21, 2020, 12:34 a.m.Duration: 23 minutes 32 seconds
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Total financial control
Published: Feb. 13, 2020, 9:04 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 20 seconds
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Whats your sign?
Published: Feb. 6, 2020, 9:55 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 3 seconds
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Divorce Story
Published: Jan. 30, 2020, 8:46 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 45 seconds
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This Is Uncomfortable is back next week
Published: Jan. 23, 2020, 10:14 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes 36 seconds
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I have class anxiety (rerun)
Published: Jan. 16, 2020, 9:22 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 57 seconds
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Instrument of sabotage (rerun)
Published: Jan. 2, 2020, 2 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 29 seconds
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When money makes it weird (rerun)
Published: Dec. 26, 2019, 2 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 2 seconds
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Bonus: Money horror stories II
Published: Dec. 12, 2019, 10:48 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 13 seconds
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Home/work (rerun)
Published: Nov. 28, 2019, 8 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 32 seconds
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When your life depends on it
Published: Nov. 21, 2019, 10:33 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 50 seconds
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Love thy neighbor, and pay off their debts, too
Published: Nov. 14, 2019, 10:23 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 36 seconds
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Dont buy your boss a gift
Published: Nov. 7, 2019, 9:09 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 18 seconds
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Money horror stories
Published: Oct. 31, 2019, 9:16 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 6 seconds
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Sperm, baby, sperm
Published: Oct. 24, 2019, 8:19 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 55 seconds
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Instrument of sabotage
Published: Oct. 17, 2019, 8:17 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 7 seconds
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TIU Live: I hate my boss
Published: Oct. 10, 2019, 11:53 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 50 seconds
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F you, pay me
Published: Oct. 3, 2019, 8:51 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 10 seconds
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Money advice with Call Your Girlfriend
Published: Sept. 26, 2019, 9:06 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 3 seconds
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Cant buy me love
Published: Sept. 19, 2019, 9:30 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 12 seconds
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Everyday liars
Published: Sept. 12, 2019, 7:52 p.m.Duration: 13 minutes 57 seconds
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Cashing in on your kids
Published: Sept. 5, 2019, 7:11 p.m.Duration: 17 minutes 10 seconds
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Trapped in your personal brand
Published: Aug. 29, 2019, 5:28 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 1 second
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The lies we tell our friends
Published: Aug. 22, 2019, 6:34 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 43 seconds
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What dad left behind
Published: Aug. 15, 2019, 8:01 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 25 seconds
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I have class anxiety
Published: Aug. 8, 2019, 7:57 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 53 seconds
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That thing you buy and dont tell your parents about
Published: Aug. 1, 2019, 6:03 p.m.Duration: 16 minutes 6 seconds
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The college fund
Published: July 25, 2019, 8:49 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 49 seconds
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Ziwe Fumudoh makes people uncomfortable
Published: July 18, 2019, 7:06 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 40 seconds
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Lost in the game
Published: July 11, 2019, 8:22 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 40 seconds
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Guess my financial secret
Published: July 3, 2019, 9:55 p.m.Duration: 13 minutes 1 second
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Crying at work
Published: June 20, 2019, 8:22 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 29 seconds
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When money makes it weird
Published: June 13, 2019, 4:06 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 44 seconds
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Introducing This Is Uncomfortable
Published: June 3, 2019, 5:06 p.m.Duration: 3 minutes 19 seconds
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