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Megan Detrie

Senior producer

Megan Detrie formerly senior produced “This Is Uncomfortable,” a new podcast hosted by Reema Khrais. What was your first job? Subway sandwich artist. What is something that everyone should own, no matter how much it costs? Comfortable headphones What’s something that you thought you knew but later found out you were wrong about? How to pronounce "rhetoric." What’s the favorite item in your workspace and why? Gold clogs.

Latest from Megan Detrie

  • Feb 27, 2020

    My boyfriend wants to pay my rent

    Some problems are bigger than others.
    Tony Wagner/Marketplace

    Some problems are bigger than others. NPR’s Sam Sanders joins us to answer your questions on this week’s installment of “The Group Chat.”

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  • Feb 21, 2020

    In sickness and in fraud

    Rob Harris, 1998.
    Courtesy: Rob and Michelle Harris

    Two Honolulu newlyweds got back from their honeymoon to find he’d been scammed out of a small fortune, and now she was on the hook, too.

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  • Feb 13, 2020

    Total financial control

    Financial abuse is very common, occurring in 99 percent of domestic violence cases, but it's harder to detect.
    Photo illustration by Scott Barbour/Getty Images

    Financial abuse features in 99% of domestic violence cases. This week on the show, we consider money as a means of control.

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  • Feb 6, 2020

    What’s your sign?

    Chani Nicholas is a professional astrologer, but that's not what she tells people at parties.
    Courtesy: Chani Nicholas/Luke Fontana

    Astrologer Chani Nicholas tells us how you make money in an ancient art in 2020 and takes some of your questions, too.

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  • Jan 30, 2020

    Divorce Story

    No walls were harmed in the making of this podcast.
    Screenshot via Netflix

    A divorce lawyer winds up representing herself. And a couple tries to plan ahead in case they hate each other someday.

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  • Jan 23, 2020

    “This Is Uncomfortable” is back next week

    “This Is Uncomfortable” is back next week

    This season, we’ll dig into topics like dating and divorce, financial fraud and work/life balance. Here’s a sneak peek.

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  • Jan 16, 2020

    I have class anxiety (rerun)

    "Cool" is a synonym for "rich" at "Mean Girls'" North Shore High.
    Image via Paramount Pictures

    A listener struggles to navigate all the unspoken rules of middle-class life.

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  • Jan 2, 2020

    Instrument of sabotage (rerun)

    Eric Abramovitz
    Josh Abramovitz/Courtesy Toronto Symphony Orchestra

    In the cutthroat world of professional classical music, Eric Abramovitz was headed towards a shining career. Until something — or someone — got in the way.

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  • Dec 26, 2019

    When money makes it weird (rerun)

    Shawnika Giger and Terence McPherson
    Courtesy: Shawnika Giger met Terence McPherson

    Reema tries to settle a debt she’s been avoiding. And what happens when one person in a relationship has way more money?

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  • Dec 12, 2019

    Bonus: Money horror stories II

    Bonus: Money horror stories II

    You kept sending in money horror stories. Here are a couple more of our favorites.

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