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How do you know when it’s the right time to retire? What does a “good” retirement look like? And will Stephen and Angela ever really hang up their hats? This episode originally aired on February 20nd, 2022. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informa ... Show More

What’s the difference between dispositional optimism and agentic hope? Are there benefits to taking a long shot, even if it turns out to be an air ball? And how is Angela like an N.F.L. quarterback? This episode originally aired on February 13th, 2022. Hosted by Simplecast, an Ad ... Show More

Can you quantify emotional intelligence? Who should you hire — someone smart, or someone good with people? And how did Angie do on an online emotional intelligence test? This episode originally aired on February 6th, 2022. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz ... Show More

<p>Credit card chaos, Fear of maths, and more. This week we’re looking at a hot topic - Financial Literacy. Are the mechanics for financial literacy already being taught in schools? Does the buck fall with content creators and teachers to install anti-fear mindsets? Plus, do chil ... Show More

How can we prepare our kids for the real world?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

<p>Molly and Carl have just found out that some people earn a lot more money than they do, and this just makes no cents (pun intended). So how do we decide what different types of jobs should be paid? What about if those jobs are dangerous? If they take many years of training and ... Show More

Scary fact: kids learn their money habits at home. So how do you help them avoid the mistakes you made? What's the going rate for pocket money, and how do you bring in ideas about spending and saving? Maggie dusts off a classic episode of The Pineapple Project money season, in wh ... Show More

Questions about education. 

Teaching children the value of money is important but where to start? John and Danny talk about helping kids to seethe difference between buying something you want and just spending money because you can. 

<p>Taking on critical questions and feedback...</p> <p>-Can children be too confident? Should we be encouraging humility instead?<br /> -Are Montessori children stronger academically and socially and emotionally, etc. because they come from higher SES (socio economic status), i.e ... Show More

How technology is transforming education. How do children learn best? And have traditional teaching methods outlived their usefulness? 

<p>It must be hard work being a teacher and trying to get a classroom of kids to behave. But is it ok for teachers to bribe kids with lollies to get them to be good? </p><p>Thanks to Milly for this curious question! </p>