{"podcast":{"title":"This Is Uncomfortable","slug":"this-is-uncomfortable-862511","podcast_index_feed_id":862511,"rss_url":"https://feeds.publicradio.org/public_feeds/this-is-uncomfortable","website_url":"https://www.marketplace.org/shows/this-is-uncomfortable-reema-khrais","image_url":"https://img.apmcdn.org/6aa4d54a0a3c6499b974aa6df6c16252495815ea/uncropped/fc51cc-2019-06-tiu-r-coverart-3k-2000.jpg","author":"Marketplace","episode_count":199,"summary":"This is Uncomfortable is the award-winning show about life and how money messes with it. Each week, Marketplace’s Reema Khrais explores how money shapes our decisions, relationships, and sense of self through conversations that are intimate, surprising, and deeply human. From the economic headlines that hit our wallets to the choices that keep us up at night, the show digs into the money questions we’re too afraid to ask and gives listeners a way to feel less alone in this increasingly complicated world.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T20:20:59.025936+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-uncomfortable-862511"},"episode":{"title":"Everything's on fire, might as well get my nails done?","slug":"everything-s-on-fire-might-as-well-get-my-nails-done","published_at":"2026-05-21T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-uncomfortable-862511/everything-s-on-fire-might-as-well-get-my-nails-done","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-uncomfortable-862511","url":"https://www.marketplace.org/episode/2026/05/21/everythings-on-fire-might-as-well-get-my-nails-done","audio_url":"https://pdrl.fm/4da04f/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/5/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/play.publicradio.org/podcast/o/marketplace/this-is-uncomfortable/2026/05/21/tiu_20260521_TIU_Doomspending_128.mp3?awCollectionId=mkp-THisUnComfy&awEpisodeId=01KRY81DHX69YC4Q7SHVG6A10F","summary":"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. If you liked this episode, share it with a friend. And let us know what you think by emailing uncomfortable@marketplace.org or calling 347-RING-TIU. Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok ! And support This Is Uncomfortable with your donation today: https://bit.ly/mkp_tiu_pod","meta_description":"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 ticke…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1707,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-is-uncomfortable-862511/episodes/everything-s-on-fire-might-as-well-get-my-nails-done/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-uncomfortable-862511/everything-s-on-fire-might-as-well-get-my-nails-done.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}