{"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":"Would you tell your BFF about your credit card debt?","slug":"would-you-tell-your-bff-about-your-credit-card-debt","published_at":"2026-04-16T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-uncomfortable-862511/would-you-tell-your-bff-about-your-credit-card-debt","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-uncomfortable-862511","url":"https://www.marketplace.org/episode/2026/04/16/would-you-tell-your-bff-about-your-credit-card-debt","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/2026/04/16/tiu_20260416_TIU_Debt_Heads_128.mp3?awCollectionId=mkp-THisUnComfy&awEpisodeId=01KNQ3WW5SWARS0FEY6VK4Z8B3","summary":"Would you feel comfortable telling your best friend how much debt you’re in? That was the last thing Jamie Feldman wanted to do, but when her credit card debt spiraled out of control, she knew she needed help. Together, Jamie and Rachel Webster tackled that debt and documented the process with their award-winning podcast “ Debt Heads .” Reema is joined by Jamie and Rachel to talk about friendship, shame and how opening up about money changed their relationship with debt. If you liked this episode, share it with a friend. And if you have an experience with debt to share, we want to hear it! Call our hotline 347-RING-TIU and leave a message, or you can always email us at uncomfortable@marketplace.org Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok . Support This Is Uncomfortable with your donation today: https://bit.ly/tiu_mayfy26","meta_description":"Would you feel comfortable telling your best friend how much debt you’re in? That was the last thing Jamie Feldman wanted to do, but when her credit card…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1864,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-is-uncomfortable-862511/episodes/would-you-tell-your-bff-about-your-credit-card-debt/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/would-you-tell-your-bff-about-your-credit-card-debt.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}