Oct 11

Stacey Abrams on how voter suppression threatens democracy

Stacey Abrams is one of the most high-profile voting rights activists in the U.S. She says whether we have an actual democracy might literally depend on protecting voting rights in the next election cycle or two. How to prevent that? Keep an eye on the 10 steps from democracy to ... Show More

15m 5s

Oct 8

Voting rights are at risk. Here's why.

Next Wednesday, the Supreme Court hears a case that could further weaken the Voting Rights Act, which was passed to ensure fair districting and voting practices across different racial groups. Meanwhile, lawmakers across states are taking other paths to limit who can vote, from r ... Show More

33m 57s

Oct 1

Why Malala Yousafzai is a hero in the West but not back home

Why is Malala Yousafzai so revered in the West while being much less popular in her home country of Pakistan? On this week's Code Switch, we unpack how Pakistani skepticism of Malala extends from a suspicion of U.S. and other foreign interests.Learn more about sponsor message cho ... Show More

41m 34s

Aug 2022

A new way to pay for college (Update)

College has gotten incredibly expensive. And some colleges are offering students a new way to pay. It's not a scholarship. It's not quite a loan. It's more like the students are selling stock in themselves. We check in on how income share agreements at one school have been workin ... Show More

26m 48s

Sep 2022

The College Pricing Game

When President Biden canceled college debt last month, he left untouched the problem that created that debt: the soaring price of college.In the 1980s, the list price of undergraduate education at a private four-year institution could hit $20,000 a year. At some of these schools ... Show More

26m 57s

Jul 2022

Student Loans: The Fund-Eating Dragon

At the start of the 20th century, only the most privileged could afford to go to college. Today, millions of students pursue higher ed — and owe $1.7 trillion in debt. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

50m 35s

Dec 2019

College Podcast: What No One Tells You About Student Loans

Hello legendaries,in this podcast episode I explain everything that you need to know about student loans. Student loans are effecting billions of college students around the world. Over 1 in 5 college students are actually homeless to avoid the cost of student debts. "1 About on ... Show More

13m 12s

May 2023

What makes a "good college" -- and why it matters | Cecilia M. Orphan

Why are "good colleges" often the ones that accept the fewest students? Exposing the harmful consequences of society's obsession with highly rejective (and expensive) universities, educator Cecilia M. Orphan asks us to rethink what makes institutions "prestigious" and consider di ... Show More

11m 59s

Aug 2023

Money Talks: Counting the cost of education

Is a college degree worth it? That question hangs over millions of would-be students, as they prepare to apply to university. It is one that many graduates might be mulling over as they have to start paying off their college debts once more. America’s pandemic-era moratorium on s ... Show More

40m 58s

Sep 2023

Is College Worth It?

New research and polling show that more and more Americans now doubt a previously unquestioned fact of U.S. life — that going to college is worth it.Paul Tough, a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, explains why so many high-school students and their parents are ... Show More

28m 52s

Jan 2021

Tisa Silver Canady, Ed.D., MBA (@tisasilver) - Author Talks: Borrowing While Black

Tisa Silver Canady, EdD, MBA, is a financial wellness advocate for today’s scholar. As an author and collegiate financial wellness expert specializing in student loan debt, she has personally advised students and families on the repayment of more than $50 million in student loans ... Show More

45m 24s

How the Pell Grant helped POCs go to col...