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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

  • Sep 19, 2019

    Can’t buy me love

    Are they co-workers at happy hour? Or is it the blossoming of a new relationship? When you're lurking on Venmo, it can be hard to tell.
    Illustration by Tony Wagner/Marketplace

    What are you saying to other people with how you spend your money? And what’s it say about you?

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  • Sep 12, 2019

    Everyday liars

    All around you, people are telling little white lies about money. This week, we talk with a few of them.
    Drew Angerer/Getty Images

    This week: lies about airline miles, student debt, luxury goods and a lot more.

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  • Sep 5, 2019

    Cashing in on your kids

    Kris Jenner and Kendall Jenner backstage during the 2018 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
    Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret

    How did “momager” become a dirty word?

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  • Aug 29, 2019

    Trapped in your personal brand

    Actor Aparna Nancherla at SXSW last year in Austin, Texas.
    Sasha Haagensen/Getty Images

    Aparna Nancherla talks about tying her job to her struggles with mental health. Plus: How we all became our own mini corporations.

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  • Aug 22, 2019

    The lies we tell our friends

    Jack Brunson and his wife, Jayme, in front of the home they bought with his inheritance.
    Courtesy: Jack Brunson

    …to hide our money (or lack thereof).

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  • Aug 15, 2019

    What dad left behind

    Dean Antonio, pictured here with a photo of his dad, Jim.
    Peter Balonon-Rosen/Marketplace

    When money, death and grief mix there’s no playbook for what to do. For years, one young man has been stuck.

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  • Aug 8, 2019

    I have class anxiety

    "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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  • Aug 1, 2019

    That thing you buy and don’t tell your parents about

    Joey Lyons and Jack Nixon, our contestants for this week's Financial Face-Off.
    Courtesy: Joey Lyons and Jack Nixon

    We’ll ask about it in another round of Financial Face-Off. Plus: We need your help with a new story.

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  • Jul 25, 2019

    The college fund

    Hayli McKnight and her dad, Rick Carroll, when McKnight was a toddler.
    Courtesy: Hayli McKnight

     When you’re a kid, your parents make all the financial decisions for you. But what happens when you grow up … and don’t agree with their choices?

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  • Jul 18, 2019

    Ziwe Fumudoh makes people uncomfortable

    Ziwe Fumudoh performs during the Movement Voter Project comedy benefit at The Bell House in 2018 in New York City.
    Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Movement Voter Project

    Growing up, she wanted to be a pop star. Her parents wanted her to go into medicine or finance. She ended up as a comedian writing for “Desus & Mero.” This week we talk about how she does money.

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