Other People's Pockets
Maya Lau
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Other People’s Pockets from journalist Maya Lau is a show featuring intimate interviews with real people about their personal finances.
How much money do you make, and how do you make it?
How do you feel about your money?
How did you actually get that raise?
That house?
That life?
It’s the show for financially-motivated people who want to go beyond Personal Finance 101: they want to hear the nuanced, messy, lived experiences of people making money decisions and building wealth.
Contact us: [email protected]
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Maya is Secretly Sporty (in a dance way!)
Today I’m bringing you a look into a side of my life that is exercise and dance.This episode is actually not about personal finance … there is more of that coming very soon.Instead, I’m featuring an…
Jessica Slice on the Finances of Being Disabled
Today we're featuring Jessica Slice, a disabled author, speaker and essayist. Her book, “Unfit Parent: A Disabled Mother Challenges an Inaccessible World,” is an amazing look at how her experience in…
Tell me who you are, listener!
I want to know who you are.I mean that in the best possible way.Here's the thing about making a podcast: you spend a lot of time creating something, you put that thing out into the world, and … you…
Sunshine Hanson on the Business of Being a Surrogate
How do you compensate someone for giving life to another person's dream?Sunshine Hanson is a three-time gestational surrogate, which means that on three different occasions, she was pregnant with and…
Margo Clayson on Learning to Budget the Hard Way
What happens when you finally start to budget in your 50s, then you discover to your total surprise that you are $40,000 in debt?I spoke to Margo Clayson about the uncomfortable conversations she had…
Amelie Tsoungui, Writer Who Self-Deported to Cameroon
Amelie Tsoungui is a Cameroonian immigrant who moved to the U.S. at age six. After two decades growing up in Chicago and spending part of her 20s in L.A., she decided to self-deport to Cameroon in…
Carmen González: In Memoriam
Today we're honoring a member of the Other People's Pockets family, Carmen González, who tragically died this past August at the age of 24. Carmen was guest number 4 on this show, sharing how she…
Quay Crowner, Federal Gov't Employee Whose Job Was Cut by Trump
Quay Crowner is a longtime U.S. federal government executive who served at multiple agencies, including the Internal Revenue Service, the Government Accountability Office, and the Department of…
Pocket Dial: Taylor Winters, My Executive Coach
Today I’m interviewing someone who helps me immensely with my work, the way I approach my career, and how to just be more effective and intentional with my time.I’m talking to my executive coach,…
S2E2 Cecilia Thiam, Humanitarian Aid Worker Whose World Changed After Trump Gutted USAID
Today I’m bringing you my interview with Cecilia Thiam, a 35-year-old Swiss-American humanitarian aid worker who has spent most of her career living and working in sub-saharan Africa. She lost her…
S2E1 Daishi Miguel-Tanaka, Immigrants' Rights Advocate
On this season of Other People's Pockets, we're experimenting with a new angle for some of the episodes: How is the Trump administration affecting people's personal finances?Today I'm featuring…
An update from me! Your host!
Whether you’re a longtime listener of Other People’s Pockets, or you’re brand new to this feed, thank you for being here! I have some news, which is that I am now publishing this show on my own! I…
Listen to my new show! Easy Money: The Charles Ponzi Story, Episode 1
I'm so proud to present the pilot episode of a new show I'm hosting, Easy Money: The Charles Ponzi Story. In 1920, a broke immigrant in Boston became one of America’s richest, most infamous…
Introducing my new show, Easy Money: The Charles Ponzi Story
Hi! I'm dropping in this quick note to say that Other People's Pockets will be back with new episodes soon! Also! I have a special new project to share with you. I'm hosting a new podcast that tells…
S1E36 Listen As I Get Financially Planned
Today on Other People's Pockets, you're going to hear what it's like to receive financial planning advice, and the person receiving the advice is ... me! My income, savings, and retirement goals will…
S1E35 Things are different now with our money
It's hard to believe it, but this is the 35th episode of Other People's Pockets, which means it's the end of our first season! For this special episode, we reached out to some of our past guests for…
S1E34 How I do money after severing ties with my family (Jessica)
Building credit. Being on your parent's cell phone plan. Learning to drive. There are many financial benefits to having a relationship with your family of origin. Today's guest, Jessica, has…
S1E33 Raychel Sanner, Storm Chaser
How does a love of extreme weather translate into making money? Raychel Sanner is a storm chaser and co-founder of Tornado Titans, a media brand by self-described “weather nuts” who capture images of…
S1E32 Ismatu Gwendolyn, Community Health Worker
Ismatu Gwendolyn is a mental health professional and life coach who is trying to rethink how we care for those in need. Ismatu has navigated sex work in order to afford life and graduate school, and…
S1E31 Pocket Dial: Jared Ball Explains the Myth of Black Buying Power + more
It's time for another Pocket Dial! That's where we pause to reflect on the money themes coming up on Other People's Pockets. Jared Ball is a professor of Communications and Africana Studies at Morgan…
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Other People's Pockets has published 51 episodes since February 2023, covering topics in Business, Careers.
Other People's Pockets is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 38m.
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