Podcast

Debt Heads

Documentary, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

Jamie and Rachel are in debt. So is almost everyone they know. So is almost everyone you know. DEBT HEADS is a narrative investigation into how we all got here — not as a personal failing, but as a national one. With original reporting, personal stories, the occasional musical number, and zero shame about your iced coffee habit. If thinking about money sends you spiraling, we want you to know: You are not alone. We are not alone. Welcome to Debt Heads. Brand new episodes drop every Thursday.

Documentary chart
#172
Episodes
13
Releases
Weekly
Typical length
39 min
On air since
2025
Latest episode
3 months ago

Episodes

13 episodes, from the first

Season 1

  1. Debt Heads Season One Trailer

    Show notes

    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.

    Debt Heads is a production ofhttps://lavaforgood.com/Children People, LLC in association withSignal Co. No1.

    3 min

  2. The Secret Life of Debt Heads

    Episode 1

    Show notes

    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, 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 Helnwein

    Audio Mix: Jeff Seelye
    Fact Checking: Serena Chow

    Featuring: Cathy O'Neil

    Debt Heads is produced in association withSignal Co. No1.

    This episode was brought to you in part by Club Money:
    Feeling stressed about money? We here at Debt Heads recommend turning your doomscrolling into a game night with your budget. Check out Club Moneyfor a fun way to get clear on where all those dollars are going.

    40 min

  3. The House Always Wins (Part One)

    Episode 2

    Show notes

    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.)

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    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 Helnwein

    Audio Mix: Jeff Seelye
    Fact Checking: Jennette Selig

    Featuring: Donna Halper, former radio DJ, professor Emerson College

    Debt Heads is produced in association withSignal Co. No1.

    This episode was brought to you in part by Club Money:
    Feeling stressed about money? We here at Debt Heads recommend turning your doomscrolling into a game night with your budget. Check out Club Moneyfor a fun way to get clear on where all those dollars are going.

    31 min

  4. The House Always Wins (Part Two)

    Episode 3

    Show notes

    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, 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 Helnwein

    Audio Mix: Jeff Seelye

    Fact Checking: Jenny Selig

    Read more from our contributors:
    Kathleen McDowell - Live Richly
    Elena Botella - A New Money Order
    Jon Ronson - Who Killed Richard Cullen?

    Debt Heads is produced in association withSignal Co. No1.

    This episode was brought to you in part by Club Money:
    Feeling stressed about money? We here at Debt Heads recommend turning your doomscrolling into a game night with your budget. Check out Club Moneyfor a fun way to get clear on where all those dollars are going.

    36 min

  5. CON-sumerism

    Episode 4

    Show notes

    In episode four of Debt Heads, we search for memories and meaning in the clearance aisles of TJ Maxx.

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    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 Helnwein

    Audio Mix: Jeff Seelye

    Fact Checking: Jennette Selig

    Debt Heads is produced in association withSignal Co. No1.

    This episode was brought to you in part by Club Money:
    Feeling stressed about money? We here at Debt Heads recommend turning your doomscrolling into a game night with your budget. Check out Club Moneyfor a fun way to get clear on where all those dollars are going.

    42 min

  6. Boomicorns

    Episode 5

    Show notes

    In episode five of Debt Heads, we travel back thousands of miles and a few decades to the middle of nowhere (aka Rachel’s hometown) to find out why, for Millennials, it’s still a hard knock life.

    Follow Debt Heads on Instagram, TikTok, Substack, 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 Helnwein

    Audio Mix: Jeff Seelye

    Read more from our contributors:
    Kathryn Ann Edwards - Optimist Economy

    Debt Heads is produced in association withSignal Co. No1.

    This episode was brought to you in part by Club Money:
    Feeling stressed about money? We here at Debt Heads recommend turning your doomscrolling into a game night with your budget. Check out Club Moneyfor a fun way to get clear on where all those dollars are going.

    44 min

  7. The Debt Heads play M.A.S.H. Bonus

    Show notes

    In anticipation of their long-awaited release of new episodes, Jamie and Rachel play a classic Millennial game and contemplate the prescribed path to adulthood.

    New episodes of Debt Heads drop June 25th!

    Debt Heads is a production ofhttps://lavaforgood.com/Children People, LLC in association withSignal Co. No1.

    10 min

  8. Debt Heads Season One - Part 2 Trailer

    Show notes

    The first season of Debt Heads was going to be a five-part series. Then we kept writing, and now it’s ten parts. Double your pleasure, double your fun. You can still call it Season One if you want, but we’re calling it Season One plus interest. Get it?

    New episodes will air every Thursday starting on June 25th, 2026. But if you just can’t wait, you can hear every episode all at once by becoming a paid subscriber of Debt Heads Plus on Apple Podcasts.

    Debt Heads is a production ofhttps://lavaforgood.com/Children People, LLC in association withSignal Co. No1.

    2 min

  9. Requiem for a Scene

    Episode 6

    Show notes

    In episode six of Debt Heads, we attempt to find the whisker-fine line between art and commerce, and question what it really means to be “good with money.”

    Follow Debt Heads on Instagram, TikTok, Substack, 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)

    Debt Heads is a production ofhttps://lavaforgood.com/Children People, LLC in association withSignal Co. No1.

    37 min

  10. Who’s the Boss?

    Episode 7

    Show notes

    In episode seven of Debt Heads, we take a dumpster dive back into the #Girlboss era, and examine what happens when your work-life becomes your life-life.

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    Credits:

    Writing/Editing/Production: Jamie Feldman & Rachel Webster

    Theme Song: "Pay For That Money," Written and Performed by The Defibulators, PigCow Publishing (ASCAP)
    Original Music: Ali Helnwein
    Factcheck & Mix: Jackie Pauley
    Editorial Support: Hannah Beal
    Mastering: Austin Smith

    Contributors: Gail Carriger

    Debt Heads is produced in association withSignal Co. No1.

    This episode was brought to you in part by Club Money:
    We thought financial professionals were only for rich people, not Debt Heads like us. But then we found Club Money! Get a financial review from their team of Certified Financial Planners® that shows you what to do with the money you have today.

    33 min

  11. Di$organized

    Episode 8

    Show notes

    In episode eight of Debt Heads, we learn about a very unlikely hero of the labor protection movement, and try to find literally anything in the chaotic pile of papers that is life in 2026.

    Follow Debt Heads on Instagram, TikTok, Substack, 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 Music: Ali Helnwein
    Factcheck & Mix: Jackie Pauley
    Editorial Support: Hannah Beal
    Mastering: Austin Smith

    Contributors: Veena Dubal

    Debt Heads is produced in association withSignal Co. No1.

    This episode was brought to you in part by Club Money:
    We thought financial professionals were only for rich people, not Debt Heads like us. But then we found Club Money! Get a financial review from their team of Certified Financial Planners® that shows you what to do with the money you have today.

    31 min

  12. To Serve, With Love

    Episode 9

    Show notes

    In episode nine of Debt Heads, we attempt to find jobs, value, and a new theme song.

    Follow Debt Heads on Instagram, TikTok, Substack, 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 Music: Ali Helnwein
    Factcheck & Mix: Jackie Pauley
    Editorial Support: Hannah Beal
    Mastering: Austin Smith

    Debt Heads is produced in association withSignal Co. No1.

    This episode was brought to you in part by Club Money:
    We thought financial professionals were only for rich people, not Debt Heads like us. But then we found Club Money! Get a financial review from their team of Certified Financial Planners® that shows you what to do with the money you have today.

    44 min

  13. Finance isn’t Personal

    Episode 10

    Show notes

    In the season (one plus interest) finale of Debt Heads you’ve been waiting for, we ask: What is debt, really? And is the answer hiding in NYC’s “forgotten” borough?

    Follow Debt Heads on Instagram, TikTok, Substack, 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 Music: Ali Helnwein
    Factcheck & Mix: Jackie Pauley
    Editorial Support: Hannah Beal
    Mastering: Austin Smith

    Contributors: Reverend Billy & The Church of Stop Shopping

    Debt Heads is produced in association withSignal Co. No1.

    This episode was brought to you in part by Club Money:
    Feeling stressed about money? We here at Debt Heads recommend turning your doomscrolling into a game night with your budget. Check out Club Moneyfor a fun way to get clear on where all those dollars are going.

    45 min

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