This Is Uncomfortable

<p>Today, we’re featuring an episode of NPR’s “<a href="https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510317/its-been-a-minute" class="default">It’s Been A Minute</a>.” Reema Khrais joins host Brittany Luse and Wailin Wong, host of NPR’s “<a href="https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510325/the-indicator-from-planet-money" class="default">The Indicator</a>,” to talk about the hidden ways money shows up in dating and marriage.</p><br/><p>And we’ve got a new “This Is Uncomfortable” project to share! You’ve heard Reema Khrais ask rapid-fire “uncomfortable money questions” on the show, where she asks guests to share details of their financial lives. Now we want to hear how <em>you</em> would answer! Send us a voice memo, and we may feature it on the show. This week, we kick things off off with listener Thistle from California. </p><br/><p>Learn more here: <a href="https://www.marketplace.org/uncomfortablequestions" class="default">https://www.marketplace.org/uncomfortablequestions</a></p><br/><p>Follow This Is Uncomfortable on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thisisuncomfortablepod/">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ThisIsUncomfortablePod">Tiktok</a>! </p><br/><p>And support This Is Uncomfortable with your donation today: <a href="https://bit.ly/mkp_tiu_pod">https://bit.ly/mkp_tiu_pod</a></p><br/><p></p><br/><p>If you liked this episode of NPR's “It’s Been A Minute,” you can follow their podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Four days a week you will get for more episodes like this, featuring deep dives into how culture impacts what you think, feel, and believe.</p>

<p>Do you ever look at the world and think: everything is so uncertain, who knows if I’ll ever be able to retire … so I might as well get those concert tickets? Then you might be doomspending. Reema talks with The Financial Diet’s Chelsea Fagan and behavioral economist Judd Kessler about why we doomspend, and what we should do instead. Plus, producer Alice Wilder makes a confession. </p><br/><p>If you liked this episode, share it with a friend. And let us know what you think by emailing [email protected] or calling 347-RING-TIU.</p><br/><p>Follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thisisuncomfortablepod/">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ThisIsUncomfortablePod">Tiktok</a>! And support This Is Uncomfortable with your donation today: <a href="https://bit.ly/mkp_tiu_pod">https://bit.ly/mkp_tiu_pod</a></p><br/><p><br></p>

<p>How far would you go to participate in a boycott? Cancel your concert tickets? Spend 25% more on groceries? What about refusing to visit your family? This week, Reema speaks to Canadians who are going to great lengths to boycott the United States. Plus, a conversation with financial therapist <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mindmoneybalance/" class="default">Lindsay Bryan-Podvin</a> about how to practice “good enough” boycotting. <br></p><br/><p>If you liked this episode, share it with a friend. And let us know what you think by emailing [email protected] or calling 347-RING-TIU.</p><br/><p>Follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thisisuncomfortablepod/">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ThisIsUncomfortablePod">Tiktok</a>! </p><br/><p>Support This Is Uncomfortable with your donation today: <a href="https://bit.ly/mkp_tiu_pod">https://bit.ly/mkp_tiu_pod</a></p>

<p>Got a tricky situation at work and not sure what to do? In our recurring advice column, “Work Drama,” we try to find answers to your sticky work questions. This week, Reema is joined by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tobinlow/?hl=en">Tobin Low</a> of “This American Life” to answer your workplace questions – from coworkers falling asleep mid-meeting to crushing on your boss.</p><br/><p>If you liked this episode, share it with a friend. And if you have any work drama going on, we want to hear about it! Leave a message at 347-RING-TIU or email <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>.</p><br/><p>Follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thisisuncomfortablepod/">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ThisIsUncomfortablePod">Tiktok</a>! And support “This Is Uncomfortable” <a href="https://support.mpr.org/mkp?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=audio&amp;utm_content=tiu&amp;utm_campaign=marketplace_fy26&amp;sub_source_code=NFW26EGFC" class="default">with your donation today.</a></p>

<p>What do you do when your child’s ideas about money start to sharply diverge from your own? Reema is joined by journalist <a href="https://www.patrickraddenkeefe.com/">Patrick Radden Keefe</a> to discuss his new book, “London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth.” Along the way they get into the thorny realities of parenting in a time when young people are aspiring to be like the ultra-wealthy. </p><br/><p>Follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thisisuncomfortablepod/">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ThisIsUncomfortablePod">TikTok</a>! If you liked this episode, share it with a friend. And let us know what you think by emailing <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> or calling 347-RING-TIU.</p><br/><p>Support “This Is Uncomfortable” with your donation today: <a href="https://bit.ly/mkp_tiu_pod">https://bit.ly/mkp_tiu_pod</a></p>