Money, Explained
Season: 1
Episode: 1
Get Rich Quick
Air Date:11/05/2021
Why do people keep falling for financial scams? Dive into the history of con artists and how technology makes it easier for these schemes to flourish.
Episode: 2
Credit Cards
Air Date:11/05/2021
The convenience of credit cards comes at a price. From the methods banks use to maximize profits to a debt myth debunked, take a look inside the system.
Episode: 3
Student Loans
Air Date:11/05/2021
Higher education helps society. But paying for it can be ruinous. What led to the U.S. student debt crisis, and is there a way to fix it?
Guest Stars
Name: Edie Falco
Character: Self - Narrator
Department: Acting
Name: Joe Biden
Character: Self (archive footage)
Department: Acting
Name: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Character: Self (archive footage)
Department: Acting
Name: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Character: Self (archive footage)
Department: Acting
Name: Lyndon B. Johnson
Character: Self (archive footage)
Department: Acting
Name: Marco Rubio
Character: Self (archive footage)
Department: Acting
Episode: 4
Gambling
Air Date:11/05/2021
Feeling lucky? Explore the ways our brains work against us when we're looking to beat the odds — and how the gambling industry takes advantage of it.
Episode: 5
Retirement
Air Date:11/05/2021
Retiring comfortably middle-class in America requires more than $1 million in savings. How did the dream of golden years leisure get so out of reach?
