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How to Stop Overdelivering and Undercharging with Dr. Erica, The 7-Figure Educator

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Brown Buzz: Midterm Flips, Angela Rye vs. Brandi & Canva Layoffs

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The Blue Tsunami: Stacey Abrams on Power, Money and What’s Next

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Brown Buzz: Know Your Worth, Protect Your Bag & Give Black-Owned Brands Some Grace

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Surviving Paris: Cancer, Career Pivots & the Freedom to Start Over with Robin Allison Davis

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Brown Buzz: Billionaire Babies, Election Anxiety & Who’s Really Winning in This Economy?

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From $21K to $3.7 Million: Paula Pant's Wealth-Building Playbook

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Brown Buzz: WNBA History, Netflix Layoffs, Midterm Election Stakes & Mandi’s Big Book News

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Build a Career You Don’t Have to Compete for ft. Ruchika T. Malhotra

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Brown Buzz: Prediction Markets, Black Business Wins & Rising Heating Costs

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La La Anthony on Money, Motherhood, and Making Ends Meet

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Brown Buzz: Can $100K Become $1.5 Million? Plus Cornell, AI Career Skills & Risky Mortgages

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Black Joy, Big Dreams & Being Fully Yourself ft. Alexis Nikole Nelson (The Black Forager)

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Brown Buzz: Nikole Hannah-Jones, Nolan Wells & AI Jobs

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The Doctor Is In: Dr. Taz on Hormones, Women’s Health & Advocating for Yourself

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Brown Buzz: What the Fed, Ed Sheeran, and Jasmine Crockett Have in Common

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Rituals To Help You Heal When Life is Too Much ft. Koya Webb

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Build a Life You Can Fall Madly in Love With ft. Tiffany D. Cross

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The September Hiring Bump Is Here—Here’s How to Use It.

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REWIND: 27 Years Old And Starting Over — Where Do I Begin? [BA QA]

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Karen Attiah's Huge Win vs Washington Post, plus a Single Mother's $1 Million Debt Payoff

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My mom's $36,000 retirement [BA QA]

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Health, Healing, and Knowing Your Worth ft. Dr. Uche Blackstock [Rewind]

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How to Network With Purpose — Plus, Nolan Wells' Parents Speak Out

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How to Reboot Your Ambition [Summer Money Reboot Week #6]

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How to Use Money to Buy Back Your Life [Summer Money Reboot Week #5]

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Tomi Adeyemi, Amanda Seales & The Cost of Telling the Truth

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How to Invest in Your 30s and 40s When You’re Not Debt-Free Yet [Summer Money Reboot Week #4]

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Is My Promoted Coworker Playing the Parent Card? [BA Q&A]

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How to Finally Reach Debt Freedom [Summer Money Reboot Week #3]

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Stock Trading and Vending Machine Businesses — Worth The Risk or Nah? [BA QA]

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How to Regain Financial Safety After a Setback [Summer Money Reboot Week #2]

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Which Financial Season Are You In? [Summer Money Reboot Week #1]

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Power Doesn't Corrupt Leaders — Pressure Does [Encore]

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Roxane Gay on Safety and Standing Her Ground (Encore)

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Solo Mandi Update + Building Mielle Organics and a Billion‑Dollar Legacy with Monique Rodriguez (Replay)

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Single AF and Building a Real Estate Empire ft. Allure Magazine Editor-in-Chief Jessica Cruel

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From Nanny to CEO: Do You Really Need an MBA?

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Mandi's Life Update + How Celebrity Hairstylist Lacy Redway Turned $10 Braids Into a Six‑Figure Career

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Using a 401(k) Loan to Tackle Debt: Smart or Risky? [BA QA]

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I Make Six Figures and I’m Still Drowning: Debt Relief Options No One Explains

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How Our Marriage & Business Survived Reality TV ft Egypt Sherrod and Mike Jackson

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You’ve Got a 750+ Credit Score… Now What?

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Dr. Uché Blackstock on Burnout, Purpose & Walking Away

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How TODAY Show Host Sheinelle Jones Manages Motherhood, Grief & Career Success

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The Reality of “Having It All” [BA QA]

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Ambition Reboot ft. Amina AlTai

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How She Leveled Up After a Layoff: LaKesha’s Story

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The Director Behind Bridgerton’s Viral Dance on Money, Mentors & Saying 'No' to the C‑Suite

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The Day After the Crash: How I Move After a Full System Shutdown

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How to Avoid Credit Card Honey Traps [BA QA]

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3 Wealthy Habits That Will Make You Richer in 2026 [Rewind]

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How Multi-Millionaire Mogul Vivian Tu Can Help You Become "Well-Endowed"

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How to Get a Bigger Tax Refund in 2026 With New Tax Breaks [BA QA]

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Adulting Ain’t Cheap: Cars, Careers & Costly Decisions Ft. Kiersten Saunders Yanely Espinal

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How She Paid Off $955,000 Worth of Debt As a Single Mom of 3 ft. Naseema McElroy

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Self-Care for Black Women with Oludara Adeeyo [WASHDAY WOOSAH]

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The Long Game: Rejection, Reinvention & Landing Reasonable Doubt [Replay]

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BA QA: How to Negotiate a Raise While Pregnant [Replay]

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How Women of Color Build Wealth in a Broken System Ft. Bernadette Joy & Kiersten Saunders

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How to Reclaim Joy and Cure High Functioning Depression ft. Dr. Judith Joseph [WASHDAY WOOSAH]

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How to "Cash Out" of Corporate Life Without Crashing Out ft. Kiersten Saunders

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BA Q&A: Should I Pause Student Loan Payments During Grad School?

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Remote, Hybrid, or Stuck? ColorComm’s CEO on Advancing Your Career in Any Workplace

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BA Q&A: How do I career pivot in my 50s?

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The Gifts of Grief: Tiffany Aliche on Love, Loss and What Came After

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BA Q&A: Are Company Background Checks Legit?

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How to Turn a Layoff into Your Full‑Time Creative Career ft. Kaisha Huguley

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BA Q&A: Should I Keep Paying My Student Loans While PSLF?

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How We Protect Our Freedom in an Authoritarian America ft. Stacey Abrams

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How to Heal Burnout Through Breathwork ft. Jasmine Marie of Black Girls Breathing

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4 Strategies to Save Your Money from Inflation, AI & Student Loans in 2026

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BA Q&A: Should I Sell My Shares of Target ($TGT) Stock?

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How "Reasonable Doubt" Rebooted My Acting Career ft. Kiah Clingman

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3 Wealthy Habits That Will Make You Richer in 2026

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How to Ditch the Shame Spiral and Set Financial Intentions That Stick ft. Aja Evans

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How to Rethink Your Financial Strategy During Tr*mp Tariff SZN

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How to Set Real Financial Goals + Find the Right Financial Planner for You

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How to Make a Career Pivot in 2026

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BA Q&A: Should I Pay Off My $2200 Credit Card With a Balance Transfer?

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How a Psychic Reading Made Me Rethink My Business [Solo Ep]

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How to Plan Your Next Act in Your 50s (Without Burning It All Down)

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No-Contact Family Trend, Record Black Friday Spending, Chris & Yanely Are Back!

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A World Without White People? ft. Sky Full of Elephants Author Cebo Campbell [BA Rewind]

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Thanksgiving Crossover: Brown Ambition x Nerdwallet's SmartMoney Podcast

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Is Your Achievement Ladder Holding You Back? ft. Monique Shields [WASHDAY WOOSAH]

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BA QA: A Husband's $50,000 Loss; Sexually Harassed at Work and HR Dropped the Ball

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Best of BA: C-Suite Edition ft. Black Girls Code CEO Christina Mancini

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What it Means to Be Black In Tech in the Age of AI ft. C.J. Farley [WASHDAY WOOSAH]

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One Couple's $13,000 Debt Dilemma, plus Are HSAs Worth It? [BA QA]

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How to Boycott Big Business This Holiday Season

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How To Thrive More and Suffer Less In a Leadership Role ft. C-Suite Coach Muriel Wilkins [WASHDAY WOOSAH]

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How to Cope with Financial Uncertainty in 2025 [Solo Ep]

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Can I Risk Bringing My "Authentic Self" to Work? ft. Jodi-Ann Burey [WASHDAY WOOSAH]

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Mental Health Update, SNAP Crisis & Trump’s $300M Ballroom [Solo Ep]

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Uncompete ft, Ruchika T. Malhotra [WASHDAY WOOSAH]

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Finding Joy in the Messy Middle of Motherhood

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Painful Ambition vs. Purposeful Ambition ft. Amina AlTai [WASHDAY WOOSAH]

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Taking off the Mask: My Lifelong Battle with Depression [Solo Ep]

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Hope After Heart Attack: Trymaine Lee's Journey [WASHDAY WOOSAH]