What We Spend is weekly series that explores the financial habits of people from a wide range of backgrounds and economic standings via audio diaries and interviews.
From Audacy and hosted by award-winning writer and Senior Producer at Audacy’s Pineapple Street Studios, Courtney Harrell, the series features people from across the financial spectrum opening their wallets – and their lives – to tell listeners everything: what they make, what they want, and, for one week, what they spend.
In accompanying interviews, the guests discuss everything the week of spending brought up for them.
Guests include Kellie, a med spa director feeling trapped by student loan debt; Michael, a teacher and single dad raising twins; Jay, a religious studies professor worried about the cost of being a parent and raising kids; Cherry, a recently retired social worker concerned about her retirement plans; Maxine, a long haul trucker who no longer makes enough to afford her housing; and Olivia, an actress navigating the uncertainty of life after the end of her Broadway show.
Maddy Sprung-Keyser, VP, Head of Original Podcasts, Audacy said: “As we continue to expand our slate of powerful originals, we’re excited to launch this narratively driven personal finance podcast that meets the demands of both our top advertisers and our listeners.
“What We Spend touches on a subject that affects everyone but is somehow still considered taboo. With very personal, often funny, and sometimes heartbreaking stories from real people across the country, this show offers a captivating look at our relationship with money.”
The first episode of What We Spend is available now, with new episodes released weekly on Wednesdays, on all podcast platforms.
