
Sharing DNA, and Nothing Else
Amy took a mail-in DNA test to find out more about her genealogy...and learned more than she bargained for.Help us build the Death, Sex & Money starter kit! Go to deathsexmoney.org/starterkit and tell...
28 Feb 201823min

Lena Waithe Says Have a Dream... and a Sponsor
The actor and writer is having a big year—but it took a lot of work, patience, and some financial help from her mom to get here.Check out the newest addition to our Opportunity Costs series: our class...
21 Feb 201822min

After Suicides, a Texas Veterinary Community Opens Up
Veterinary medicine has a suicide rate that's one of the highest in the healthcare profession. For the veterinary community in Dallas, those statistics hit home last year.If you’re considering suicide...
7 Feb 201832min

Opportunity Costs: I Never Felt Inferior
Ernie Major self-identifies as "socially lower middle class, economically a bit better than that." But he also says status has never been something he paid much attention to. This episode is part of o...
26 Jan 201822min

Opportunity Costs: More Is Not More
For a father and son whose family is in the 1%, having resources that "exceed their wants" brings its own set of challenges. This episode is part of our series Opportunity Costs: Money and Class in Am...
25 Jan 201824min

Opportunity Costs: The Class Slide After Divorce
Jaimie Seaton got used to an upper class lifestyle while married to her banker husband and living overseas. Then she got divorced, and her financial picture totally changed.This episode is part of our...
24 Jan 201826min

Opportunity Costs: An Education or Nothing
Ramal Johnson has a "middle class mentality," a working class paycheck, and upper class aspirations. This episode is part of our series Opportunity Costs: Money and Class in America. All this week we'...
23 Jan 201817min

Opportunity Costs: Friendship and Fertility
Best friends Cat and Christine met in college and have stayed close in the years since. But their class differences became very clear—and uncomfortable—when they both struggled to get pregnant. This e...
22 Jan 201823min





















