Money Unplugged with Chris Hill

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  Investing Where Wall Street Can’t Look (Ian Cassel) 18.09.2026 30min

  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...
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  The $2 Million Car Mistake (Scott Phillips) 11.09.2026 30min

  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...
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  The Most Talked-About Episode of 2025 (Heather Boneparth) 04.09.2026 29min

  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:...
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  Getting Fired at the Top of Your Game (Kristina O’Neill) 28.08.2026 30min

  Kristina O'Neill spent more than a decade at The Wall Street Journal as the 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 about: - ...
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  The “Three-Digit Rule” of Wealth (Adam Katz) 21.08.2026 34min

  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...
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  He Quit Banking to Make Movies. Now He’s a Miramax Executive (Spencer Ela) 14.08.2026 29min

  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 ...
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  From Bank Merger Chaos to Brewing Beer (Dan Messeca) 07.08.2026 25min

  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 ...
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  Why Money Fights Aren’t Really About Money (Ross Anderson) 31.07.2026 33min

  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...
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  More Money, More Problems: What Ultra-Wealthy Clients Actually Worry About (Blair duQuesnay) 24.07.2026 31min

  We think about wealth as a finish line — hit your number and the anxiety stops. Blair duQuesnay, a financial advisor at Ritholtz Wealth Management, says it's almost never that simple. Her clients (ultra-high-net-worth families) aren't worried about running out of money. They're worried about screwing it up. Blair talks with Chris Hill about growing up in a Southern family where money was never really discussed, transferring colleges to study finance (after starting as a dance major), and writ...
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  The $11,000 Moment That Changed His Career (Jesse Cramer) 17.07.2026 33min

  Jesse Cramer had two engineering degrees and a stable, well-paying career designing hardware for an aerospace company. Then one day, about six months into his first job out of college, he looked at his 401(k) statement and saw $11,000 sitting there. That single moment sparked an interest in investing and compound interest that eventually pulled him out of engineering altogether and into a career managing other people's money. Jesse talks with Chris Hill about: - Why he kept a full-time engine...
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  She Reported on Wall Street—but Was Afraid to Invest (Alison Kosik) 10.07.2026 28min

  Alison Kosik spent years reporting live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange for CNN—and for most of that time, she wasn't investing a dollar of her own money. She could explain the market to millions of viewers, but couldn't bring herself to trust herself with her own finances. Alison talks with Chris Hill about: - How her parents' fights about money affected her financial confidence as an adult - Taking a $13,000-a-year TV job in Corpus Christi and sleeping on a piece of foam to pu...
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  The Smartest Bet I Made All Night (A Solo Episode) 03.07.2026 15min

  We all outsource some part of our financial life — taxes, investments, retirement contributions, etc. But it turns out you can outsource the small stuff too! Even if that means leaning on the person sitting next to you at a blackjack table. In this holiday weekend solo episode, Chris Hill covers: - A favor to ask of you — why do you listen to Money Unplugged, and what do you get out of it? (Email: [email protected]) - One thing every guest on this show, every Marvel superhero, ...
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  What Your Time Is Actually Worth (Paula Pant) 26.06.2026 29min

  Paula Pant grew up watching her mother spend six hours going between four different grocery stores, coupons sorted by location, all to save a few dollars on milk and bread. Frugality wasn't a choice in the Pant household — it was the operating system. It took years for her to realize that nobody had ever asked what all that time was actually worth. Host of the popular podcast Afford Anything, Paula talks with Chris Hill about that early lesson and how she unlearned it, as well as: - How getti...
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  The Financial Advisor Who Needed a Financial Advisor (Joe Saul-Sehy) 19.06.2026 25min

  Joe Saul-Sehy co-hosts Stacking Benjamins, one of the most popular personal finance podcasts in the world. But before that, he was a financial advisor with a secret — and a marriage the secret was about to put to the test. In the conclusion of his two-part conversation with Chris Hill, he shares: - What he was hiding from his wife when they got married — and how long it took him to come clean - A phone call with the IRS that flipped his entire relationship with debt - How a CPA with the heart...
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  What Nobody Told Me About Money (Joe Saul-Sehy) 12.06.2026 31min

  Joe Saul-Sehy is the co-host of Stacking Benjamins, one of the most downloaded personal finance podcasts in the world — but long before he was giving financial advice to millions of listeners, he was making every money mistake in the book. In this first of a two-part conversation with Chris Hill, Joe traces the roots of his complicated relationship with money, from a childhood defined by financial silence to the early adult mistakes that shaped everything that came after. - What a Huffy bike...
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  The Financial Journalist Who Ignored the Markets (John Wordock) 05.06.2026 26min

  John Wordock spent decades working for the biggest names in financial journalism — Bloomberg, CBS MarketWatch, The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones. He interviewed Jack Bogle, and Mike Bloomberg personally sent him to Washington DC to build a broadcast bureau. John knew everyone worth knowing in the world of money. And then he put his savings in index funds and stopped thinking about it. Chris Hill sits down with John to find out what three decades inside financial news actually taught him abou...
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  Make Peace with Money (Hannah Cole) 29.05.2026 28min

  Hannah Cole grew up watching her father, a successful architect, call family meetings at the dinner table whenever the economy turned. Belt-tightening conversations. No explanation of how bad things actually were. Just anxiety, and a dad in a bad mood. Cole spent her early career as far from the world of money as she could get — a master's degree in painting from Boston University and years as a working artist in New York City. Then reality intervened. And when she finally sat down with an ac...
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  From $19,000 a Year to Financial Freedom (Joseph Moore) 22.05.2026 31min

  Joseph Moore grew up in rural South Carolina, the son of an electrician who worked during the day and went to school at night. Money wasn't discussed in his house (there wasn't enough of it to make conversation). Today, Moore is a historian and author of the national bestseller How to Get Rich in American History: 300 Years of Financial Advice That Worked (& Didn’t) who achieved financial freedom in his mid-40s. But the path there was anything but straight: a detour through seminary, a ne...
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  Betting on Yourself: The Financial Reality of Going Solo (Marc Goldman) 15.05.2026 38min

  For nearly two decades, Marc Goldman was the voice of the Marine Corps Marathon — running marketing, communications, and sponsorships for one of the most prestigious road races in America. Five years ago, he walked away from that stability to launch Event Voice, his own announcing and event strategy business. In this conversation, Marc and Chris Hill explore: - Why the pandemic became the catalyst for a career leap Marc had been quietly building toward for years - How he thought through the f...
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  Why Less is More in Investing and Life (Ben Carlson) 08.05.2026 29min

  Ben Carlson has a simple philosophy when it comes to money — and life: less is more. He writes it in every book he signs. It sounds obvious, but most people never actually live it. He’s the co-host of Animal Spirits and author of the brand-new book, Risk and Reward: How to Handle Market Volatility and Build Long-Term Wealth. Chris Hill talks with Ben about: - The lesson his late brother Jon taught him about risk and money - Growing up in Michigan with frugal parents and a dad whose only finan...