On Oct. 6, we’re exploring expectations vs. reality
This Is Uncomfortable
Marketplace
4.6 • 3.6K Ratings
🗓️ 29 September 2022
⏱️ 3 minutes
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Summary
“This Is Uncomfortable,” our podcast all about life and how money messes with it, returns for our seventh season on Oct. 6.
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.
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.
Listen to the trailer above and follow “This Is Uncomfortable” wherever you get podcasts.
And to get even more Uncomfortable during the season, sign up for our newsletter. Each Friday morning we’ll bring you a note from Reema, new stories from listeners, tough money questions and recommendations from our team! Here’s the latest issue.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | He kept saying this is an epic moment. |
| 0:03.6 | This will change everything. |
| 0:05.6 | The adrenaline was so high that I think somebody could have punched me in the face and I wouldn't have flinched. |
| 0:12.4 | Okay, so let's face it. |
| 0:15.0 | We are not always rational creatures. |
| 0:17.6 | Oftentimes our aspirations are wishful thinking. |
| 0:21.4 | They can cloud our judgment. |
| 0:23.0 | I think I just like fooled myself into thinking like you just get married and then your life is perfect and everything works out. |
| 0:29.0 | I had a pretty good feeling going into it that there wasn't going to be any major problems. |
| 0:34.0 | But of course, when does anything ever go as planned? |
| 0:38.0 | Are you freaking kidding me? |
| 0:39.5 | It was instantly like, oh god, what did I just do? |
| 0:43.0 | Like almost instant remorse. |
| 0:46.0 | I'm Eddie Mahrez, host of the Marketplace podcast. |
| 0:49.0 | This is uncomfortable. |
| 0:50.5 | From a story of a sheltered woman looking for the adventurous man of her dreams, |
| 0:55.0 | to a couple's unanticipated money fights to a deep dive of the dark world of romance scams. |
| 1:01.0 | This season of This is Uncomfortable explores the tension between our financial expectations and reality. |
| 1:08.0 | I remember I looked at the cost and I was like, I don't even know and then I started crying. |
| 1:13.0 | It was all very real now. We had the keys and you know, I guess I felt like I needed to get something off my test. |
| 1:19.0 | And I just cried like, what am I going to do? |
| 1:24.0 | How am I going to make this money back? |
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