Debt Heads

A narrative podcast turning the concept of debt upside down. Season One of Debt Heads is a five-episode mini-series that investigates the architecture of personal finance and the myths of financial responsibility. This is a storytelling journey into our lives and yours that uncovers the deeper structures that have created an economy that feels unsafe for most people. We are endeavoring to tell the Millennial story by exploring the insidious political and economic policies as well as the seismic but elusive cultural shifts that have defined America over the last four decades. We are not alone. You are not alone. All Debt Head Season One episodes are free on Spotify, Apple, Youtube. Check out the Debt Heads Patreon to get access to our bonus episodes as well as our Survival Guide to Adulthood - a video podcast series where we discuss Debt Head adjacent topics with friends and lovers. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In the pilot episode of Debt Heads, revealing the truth about our finances leads to connections with strangers and catharsis with family relations.Follow Debt Heads on Instagram, TikTok, Substack, Patreon and YouTube. Credits: Writing/Editing/Production: Jamie Feldman & Rachel Webster Theme Song: "Pay For That Money," Written and Performed by The Defibulators, PigCow Publishing (ASCAP)Original Score: Ali HelnweinAudio Mix: Jeff SeelyeFact Checking: Serena Chow Featuring: Cathy O'Neil ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

When two Debt Heads try to make a go of it by creating a free (future-Peabody-award-winning) podcast, they realize they might need some subscriber-only content to stay afloat. Join us as we attempt to survive adulthood by asking both experts and non-experts one question multiple ways: How do you be "grown ups" in 2025?In the debut episode of Survival Guide to Adulthood, Rachel & Jamie ask Claire Parker and Ashley Hamilton from Celebrity Memoir Book Club how to become celebrity podcasters, how to read, and how to survive adulthood in the creator economy. Exclusive to Patreon subscribers. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In the second episode of Debt Heads, we head to the mall to find out if life in plastic, aka using credit cards for everything, all the time, is actually fantastic. (This is part one of a two-part episode.)Follow Debt Heads on Instagram, TikTok, Substack, Patreon and YouTube.Credits:Writing/Editing/Production: Jamie Feldman & Rachel WebsterTheme Song: "Pay For That Money," Written and Performed by The Defibulators, PigCow Publishing (ASCAP)Original Score: Ali HelnweinAudio Mix: Jeff SeelyeFact Checking: Jennette SeligFeaturing: Donna Halper, former radio DJ, professor Emerson College ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In part two of "The House Always Wins", we head to Washington DC to eat Amtrak hot dogs and learn infuriating revelations about the credit card industry and the specific, sneaky ways it works to keep us in debt forever. (This is part two of a two-part episode.)Follow Debt Heads on Instagram, TikTok, Substack, Patreon and YouTube.Credits:Writing/Editing/Production: Jamie Feldman & Rachel WebsterTheme Song: "Pay For That Money," Written and Performed by The Defibulators, PigCow Publishing (ASCAP)Original Score: Ali HelnweinAudio Mix: Jeff SeelyeFact Checking: Jenny SeligRead more from our contributors: Kathleen McDowell - Live RichlyElena Botella - A New Money OrderJon Ronson - Who Killed Richard Cullen? ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In this mini episode of Debt Heads, take a peek behind the curtain, and a step back in time, to hear us get rejected by Tribeca Film Festival.Follow Debt Heads on Instagram, TikTok, Substack, Patreon and YouTube.Credits:Writing/Editing/Production: Jamie Feldman & Rachel WebsterTheme Song: "Pay For That Money," Written and Performed by The Defibulators, PigCow Publishing (ASCAP)Original Score: Ali Helnwein ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In episode four of Debt Heads, we search for memories and meaning in the clearance aisles of TJ Maxx. Follow Debt Heads on Instagram, TikTok, Substack, Patreon and YouTube. Credits:Writing/Editing/Production: Jamie Feldman & Rachel WebsterTheme Song: "Pay For That Money," Written and Performed by The Defibulators, PigCow Publishing (ASCAP)Original Score: Ali HelnweinAudio Mix: Jeff SeelyeFact Checking: Jennette Selig ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In this bonus episode of Debt Heads, we unwittingly face off in a battle of who's busier with the most charming bartender in Brooklyn, and wonder if we’d all be more Sussex-ful making jam with Meghan Markle.  Follow Debt Heads on Instagram, TikTok, Substack, Patreon and YouTube.Credits:Writing/Editing/Production: Jamie Feldman & Rachel WebsterTheme Song: "Pay For That Money," Written and Performed by The Defibulators, PigCow Publishing (ASCAP)Original Score: Ali HelnweinAudio Mix: Jeff Seelye ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The Way We Get By: Dispatches from the Debt Heads UniverseA weekly-ish companion series that asks friends and listeners one question: how are you getting by?The debut dispatch is from Emily Meade, famous actress and friend who shares her "nihilistic" thoughts on the state of being a working actor in the era of streaming. Follow Debt Heads on Instagram, TikTok, Substack, Patreon and YouTube.Credits:Writing/Editing/Production: Jamie Feldman & Rachel WebsterTheme Song: "Pay For That Money," Written and Performed by The Defibulators, PigCow Publishing (ASCAP) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★