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Drowning In Debt? You’re Not Alone: A New Wave Of Credit Card Debt In America

>> September 3, 2023

We discuss the effects of escalating debt and how listeners can start taking back control.

topics covered: Advertising/Marketing and Consumerism, Banking, Debt, Personal Finance, Personal Growth and Development, Psychology and Psychiatry

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The Mounting Student Loan Crisis

>> December 12, 2021

Federal student loan debt has ballooned in recent years. In 2007, debt totaled $642 billion dollars. Fourteen years later, this number has risen to close to $1.7 trillion. More than 43 million Americans have student loan debt, with the average person owing around $39,000.

topics covered: College and Admissions, Debt, Economics and Finance, Education, Government and Politics, Inflation, Law/Policy and Enforcement, News and Journalism, Personal Finance, Public Policy, Retirement, Societal Issues, Student Loans and Financial Aid

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Too Many Lawyers… Not Enough Law Jobs

>> April 24, 2016

We talk with two legal specialists about why law school grads can't find work, and what law schools and law firms can do to help.

topics covered: Career, Debt, Education, Employment and Workplace Issues, Industry, Investment and Financial Planning, Law/Policy and Enforcement, Student Loans and Financial Aid

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Kids and Financial Intelligence

>> August 16, 2015

Millions of young people will soon head out on their own for the first time to attend college or start their first job. It will also be the first time that many of them are in charge of their own finances. How literate are they about banking, spending, saving, and credit? We talk to two financial specialists about what kids need to know about money and …

topics covered: Banking, Children and Parenting, College and Admissions, Debt, Economics and Finance, Education, Investment and Financial Planning

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