![Throughline artwork](https://is4-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts123/v4/d4/98/e9/d498e9ec-7f95-177a-33ba-2041f4b1ed98/mza_3753265237562559236.png/100x100bb.jpg)
What's Your Worth?
Throughline
English - May 04, 2023 04:10 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 14.4K ratingsHistory Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Cinco de Mayo and the Rise of Modern Mexico (2022)
Next Episode: Mythos and Melodrama in the Philippines
The credit score: even if you don't think much about it, that three-digit number can change your life. A high score can mean the keys to a new apartment or a new car, while a low score can keep you locked out of the American Dream. Around 40% of people in the U.S. have a low credit score or no credit score at all. So what happened? Today on the show, we talk with media historian Josh Lauer about credit's origins as a moral judgment, and how a tool intended to level the playing field has instead created haves and have-nots.
Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices
NPR Privacy Policy