Going for Broke artwork

Coming November 5: Going For Broke on the Care Economy

Going for Broke

English - October 22, 2022 01:00 - 1 minute - 951 KB - ★★★★★ - 55 ratings
Politics News economics poverty homelessness opportunity addiction social welfare Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed


Going for Broke returns and this time, we're talking about the care economy.

This three-part series hosted by broadcaster Ray Suarez centers on Americans who have lived on the edge. They share their sometimes startling economic experiences and also insight into our society as a whole. Each hour also includes some of our country’s top thinkers on income inequality, among them the legendary writer Barbara Ehrenreich, author of the classic “Nickel and Dimed,” who passed away in September 2022.

In each episode we ask: what would result if we put more care into how we dealt with housing or mental health crises or our workplaces? Going for Broke explores these questions, moving from powerful personal accounts to visionary solutions.

Going for Broke season 2 is a co-production of the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and PRX’s "To The Best of Our Knowledge" at Wisconsin Public Radio. 

Learn more about this season at ttbook.org/goingforbroke