Comedian, podcaster, and travel show host Jon Gabrus joins producer Emma Klauber and host Shanna Bennett to cathartically scream about student loans. 

Producer Talia Molé joins Shanna for an interview about her student debt experience and how her Ph.D. studies on matriarchies helped her envision a society where education prepares us to be thoughtful community members rather than future workers, among other imaginings.

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Comedian River Butcher returns to talk about Biden’s student loan cancellation plan! He talks to Nikki Nolan, Shanna Bennett, and Emma Klauber about how he is personally affected by the announcement and why it’s great, but not good enough. We also dive into matrilineal society structures and communalism that could inform our path forward in education reform.

What You Need to Know About Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan (New York Times)

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President Biden announced a student loan debt cancellation of $10K for borrowers making less than $125,000 a year, along with a final extension on the student loan payment pause through December 2022. How are student loan debtors responding to the news? Host Shanna Bennett discusses with Talia Molé, Justine Hecht & Nikki Nolan the contradictory feeling of celebrating this moment for the few who will get relief while holding space for anger and grief for the vast majority who will not. The struggle continues until FULL cancellation of student loan debt is achieved FOR ALL!

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This week we’re talking about the power of unions in dealing with debt! Ian Rhodewalt, Eleni Schirmer & Jason Wozniak of the Debt Collective speak to host Shanna about bargaining for the collective good. 

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This week Shanna chats with the team from Debtless, a nonprofit organization that seeks to uplift the communities in need and create a debt cancellation structure that provides much-needed financial relief to people across the United States. Tina and Corei share their personal experiences with student debt and their journey to learning more about the insidious and predatory debt industry. 

Former guest Ashley Strahm returns with big news — she is student debt free! After a viral LinkedIn announcement about paying the last of her student loans, Ashley sits down with Talia Molé to share how it feels to be debt free, why she still advocates for student debt cancellation and all of the possibilities ahead.

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Episode 22: The American Dream Ashley’s first episode

Public health researcher, recent PA Congressional candidate, and student debt cancellation advocate Alexandra Hunt speaks to host Shanna about the burden of student debt on many like herself. Alexandra spoke up about student debt and education reform during her recent political campaign. Listen to what she learned from her own experiences and her campaign!

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📣 Special episode! Shanna and Emma speak to comedian and writer River Butcher about the reality and loneliness of having student loans, making life and career decisions based on finances, and the power of the collective good to care 10% more about each other. They also discuss the impact of sharing about student loans on a public platform and the opportunity to build solidarity when student debt is the great equalizer that cuts across all types of communities.

Shanna speaks with Debt Collective members Thomas Gokey (Debt Collective Co-Founder), Dr. Shamell Bell (Harvard lecturer) and Braxton Brewington (Debt Collective Press Secretary) about their foundational belief in the Rolling Jubilee. The group shares their work with Bennett College to abolish $1.7M in student debt.