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Money Unplugged is a weekly podcast about the personal side of money — the stories, anxieties, decisions, and turning points that shape how real people earn, save, spend, and invest. Host Chris Hill talks with investors, entrepreneurs, journalists, comedians, and financial experts about their earliest money memories, their biggest financial mistakes, and what they've learned along the way. Guests include bestselling authors Morgan Housel and Dan Pink, CNBC host Becky Quick, NerdWallet's Sara Rathner, Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner, and many more. Whether you're working through debt, just starting to invest, building a business, or thinking differently about financial independence — this show is for you. No hot takes. No hype. Just honest conversations about money and the people who've learned to make it work for them.
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- 3 days ago30 min
Investing Where Wall Street Can’t Look (Ian Cassel)
Ian Cassel invests where almost no one else will: companies too small and too illiquid for Wall Street to touch. The founder of MicroCapClub sits down with Chris Hill to share what that world actually looks like from the inside, and why he believes it offers individual investors an edge, as well as: - The fake identity he invented at 20 to talk his way into a one-on-one meeting with a public company CEO - What he looks for beyond the financial statements when he meets with a company’s managem...
- 1 weeks ago30 min
The $2 Million Car Mistake (Scott Phillips)
Scott Phillips is the Chief Investment Officer of Motley Fool Australia, host of the podcast Motley Fool Money, and author of the new book The One-Page Investing Plan. He talks with Chris Hill about how his childhood money habits were shaped by his dad's labeled tobacco tins, and a financial decision in his 20s that still stings, as well as: - The pay cut he took to become a professional investor - A decision he and his wife made to prioritize financial peace of mind over maximizing their wea...
- 2 weeks ago29 min
The Most Talked-About Episode of 2025 (Heather Boneparth)
When Heather Boneparth was eight years old, her grandfather screamed at her for wanting to give money to a homeless man on the side of the road. Years later, on his deathbed, his parting words to her were "all that matters in this world is your blood and your money." In a rerun of this fan-favorite episode, Heather (attorney and director of business & legal affairs at Bone Fide Wealth) opens up to Chris Hill about the money lessons she’s spent her adult life trying to unlearn, as well as:...
- 3 weeks ago30 min
Getting Fired at the Top of Your Game (Kristina O’Neill)
Kristina O'Neill spent more than a decade at The Wall Street Journal, ultimately becoming editor-in-chief of WSJ. Magazine. Then, in 2023, she got fired. The financial implications were immediate: a severance cushion, but no guarantee of what would come next in a media industry with few opportunities at her level. Instead, she and Laura Brown turned the experience into the bestselling book All the Cool Girls Get Fired, and a podcast built on the same premise. Kristina talks with Chris Hill a...
- Aug 21, 202634 min
The “Three-Digit Rule” of Wealth (Adam Katz)
What happens when you have so much money that you stop thinking about the dollars—and start thinking about the zeros? Adam Katz spent two decades in financial services, then went through a major wealth-creation event of his own. Now he helps people rethink their relationship with money, using ideas including what he calls the "Three-Digit Rule." Adam talks with Chris Hill about: - A surprising way his childhood shaped his relationship with money - What he learned on his way to winning a sta...
- Aug 14, 202629 min
He Quit Banking to Make Movies. Now He’s a Miramax Executive (Spencer Ela)
Spencer Ela had a steady job at a bank and a clear path to management. Then he quit — with no job lined up — to try to make it in Hollywood, an industry where (despite growing up in LA) he knew almost no one. Today, he's a senior vice president at Miramax — the studio behind Pulp Fiction, Good Will Hunting, and No Country for Old Men. Spencer talks with Chris Hill about that leap, what his parents thought, and the surprisingly strange economics of moviemaking once you're on the inside. - Why ...
- Aug 7, 202625 min
From Bank Merger Chaos to Brewing Beer (Dan Messeca)
Some of the best money lessons don't come from a textbook. They come from watching an institution fall apart—or making an expensive mistake of your own. Dan Messeca, CFP, is the co-founder of Craftwork Capital and co-host of the podcast Check Your Balances. He talks with Chris Hill about watching the Wells Fargo–Wachovia merger from the inside and co-founding Crooked Crab Brewing with two friends. They also discuss: - An unusual first job he had as a teenager - Starting his finance career as ...
- Jul 31, 202633 min
Why Money Fights Aren’t Really About Money (Ross Anderson)
Couples rarely argue about dollars and cents. More often, they're arguing about security, freedom, priorities, and the future they want to build together. Ross Anderson, CFP, is the co-founder of Craftwork Capital and co-host of the podcast Check Your Balances. He talks with Chris Hill about growing up in a family of entrepreneurs, what it’s like sitting across from couples who are miles apart on money, and how digging himself out of debt changed the way he thinks about money. They also disc...
About Money Unplugged with Chris Hill
Money Unplugged is a weekly podcast about the personal side of money — the stories, anxieties, decisions, and turning points that shape how real people earn, save, spend, and invest. Host Chris Hill talks with investors, entrepreneurs, journalists, comedians, and financial experts about their earliest money memories, their biggest financial mistakes, and what they've learned along the way. Guests include bestselling authors Morgan Housel and Dan Pink, CNBC host Becky Quick, NerdWallet's Sara Rathner, Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner, and many more. Whether you're working through debt, just starting to invest, building a business, or thinking differently about financial independence — this show is for you. No hot takes. No hype. Just honest conversations about money and the people who've learned to make it work for them.
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