Welcome to Time & Money—a special presentation of What Works. I’m your host, Tara McMullin. In this 8-part limited series, I take on critical questions about our relationship to time and money. I talk with experts, dive into the history of work, consult philosophy, and explore social and political theory. It’s a multidisciplinary journey designed to help you question your assumptions about resources we often take for granted.

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Welcome to Time & Money: A What Works Special Series

Time & Money is an 8-part limited series exploring our relationship to resources we often take for granted. Tara McMullin, host of What Works, explores the intersectio...

What is money? with Paco de Leon

"Money is a shared delusion." So says Finance for the People author Paco de Leon. Thinking critically about money & our relationship to it helps us make better financi...

What is the egg beater effect?

Digital tools & productivity hacks abound. They claim to help us save time so we can play more. But they end up just raising our expectations for our work output—which...

How do you measure quality time? with Elisabeth Jackson

There’s more than one way to measure success—and there’s more than one way to measure time. How do you account for the time you spend working? And is it really the mos...

What is financialization?

Is this really a new economy? Or have we entered an economic no man's land fueled by new forms of speculation, financialization, and creative liquidation?

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