The Middle with Jeremy Hobson

On this episode of The Follow Up, Jeremy sits down with CBS News Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger, host of Jill on Money and her new podcast, Money Moves. They discuss how Americans are navigating rising prices, the financial pressures facing households across the country, and the tough choices many families are making to balance their budgets in today's challenging economy.
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On this episode of The Middle, we're checking in on the economy by asking you: What's still worth paying for, and what's getting cut from your budget?

As prices remain high and household budgets stay under pressure, Americans are making tough choices about what to keep and what to let go — from groceries and streaming services to vacations, dining out, and other everyday expenses.

Jeremy is joined by KPMG Chief Economist Diane Swonk and Business Wars host David Brown to explore what our spending habits reveal about the state of the economy, while listeners from across the country share the tradeoffs they're making.

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On this episode of The Middle, Jeremy chats with Harvard Business School senior lecturer DJ DiDonna, author of Big Time Off: The Transformative Power of Sabbaticals and How to Take One, about the hidden benefit of taking an extended period off from work and what that break could mean for your career and your life.
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On this encore episode of The Middle we talk with four students from the Institute of Politics at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government to ask them what can be done to improve American politics.

Jeremy is joined by Maurits Acosta from Miami, FL, Morgan Johnson from Wagoner, OK, Theresa Bartelme from Peoria, IL, and Sophia Robertson from Boston, MA.

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On this episode of The Follow Up, Jeremy sits down with CalMatters reporter Marisa Kendall to explore what's actually working to reduce homelessness in California - a state at the center of the national conversation on the issue.

They also listen to and discuss voicemails from listeners across the country, including one from a woman experiencing homelessness in Phoenix, Arizona.
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