Episode 2: Money

Welcome to the first round of the Brain Ladle Invitational Trivia Tournament or BLITT (Guitar Riff). Today, Albert, Beth, and Tamara take on Producer Arthur in a battle of the theater geeks. Who will reign supreme in this showtunes showdown? 

It's time for another mystery theme, written by Producer Arthur. The gang will face a fun challenge filled to the brim with surprises and laughs. If you like your themes mysterious, this is the episode for you! 

As we wind down fan appreciation season as well as the month of June, Jennifer joins us with a special Pride Month based quiz featuring all the colors of the rainbow. (Except indigo because it knows what it did). 

Money worries are one of the biggest sources of anxiety in the lives of Americans. This week, we kick off our new "Money 2.0" series with psychologist Brad Klontz. He says that while external economic forces often shape our financial well-being, our unconscious beliefs about mone ... Show More

It's time to get down and dirty! Did you think financial experts agree on everything? OG has his boxing gloves on for this episode because today we're wrestling with topics financial experts can't agree upon. Fighting with him today from the amazing podcast Afford Anything, we we ... Show More

Have you had a recent surprise expense? You're not alone. More than half of American households report facing an unplanned financial shock in the last year. This week, in the second part of our new "Money 2.0" series, psychologist Abigail Sussman points out our blindspots around ... Show More

What’s the point of money? The answer might seem obvious: we need it to get paid for our work and to buy the things we need. But there’s also a deeper way to look at the role of money in our lives. This week in our Money 2.0 series, we revisit a favorite 2020 episode for an anthr ... Show More

Where do you stand on the income ladder? Do you think of yourself as rich, as poor, or as somewhere in between? Our perceptions of wealth — our own, and other people's — can affect us more profoundly than we realize. This week in our Money 2.0 series, we revisit two of our favori ... Show More

Hi Smash Boom Besties! We want to share an episode from a podcast we know you’ll like — Million Bazillion! It’s a show that asks and answers questions about money. In the episode we’re sharing today, Million Bazillion hosts its inaugural “Money Mania” game show, where five lucky ... Show More

We start the weekend by playing another round of Easy Trivia! Find out who the winner is! Then, we share some new fun and interesting facts, hear if you know these ones! Mailbag: A listener has a family member who is notoriously bad with money, and now they are faking an illness ... Show More

Examine your zipper and hop right in! It's as casual as it gets this week with just the 4 of us and some good old fashion conversation. What's in the box? We're not sure. But Heath's hoping it's the thousands of dollars he got stolen from him. It's a fun facts and games type of w ... Show More

Examine your zipper and hop right in! It's as casual as it gets this week with just the 4 of us and some good old fashion conversation. What's in the box? We're not sure. But Heath's hoping it's the thousands of dollars he got stolen from him. It's a fun facts and games type of w ... Show More