In honor of Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month Yanely spoke with author, actor, podcast host, and storyteller Christopher Rivas - who you may know him from his role as Oscar on the FOX sitcom “Call Me Kat.” Christopher talks about what motivated him to write his new book BROWN ENOUGH, why he wants more kids and teens to learn about money, and how his identity as a half-Dominican and half-Columbian kid from Queens has shaped his work and life. He also shares excerpts from his book about student loan debt which he refers to as the Ameri-CON Dream.

The FiNRA Foundation is out with their National Financial Capability study, which they produce every three years. Gary Mottola leads FINRA's research efforts and shared the key insights from the study in this NGPF podcast. In addition, you will learn about how the pandemic impacted financial situations in the U.S., the limitations of data and Gary's dream research project. Enjoy! 

The team at Marketplace is always coming up with creative ideas to engage younger audiences on money issues. Their podcast, Million Bazillion, has been a huge hit with middle schoolers and now they are ready to take on the high school audience. In this podcast, Yanely and Hayley discuss a podcast in development called Dear Future Me. They each discuss their roles in developing the podcast, the topics they plan to cover and the expected launch date. You will also get the chance to hear the pilot episode with Yanely discussing budgeting approaches with Hey Berna, your financial hype woman. Enjoy! 

NOVA Financial Lab developed three games to teach students about the built-in biases that impact the decisions we make about money. In this podcast, you will get a behind-the-scenes look at what went into developing the games and what Becky and David hope students will learn from playing them. You will also learn about Yanely's role in the videos that precede the game play and explain the key behavioral concepts behind each of the games. Enjoy!  

Want to deepen your content knowledge of cryptocurrencies? Join this conversation that Yanely had with Araceliz Gomes. 

As the founder and CEO of The Latina Investor, Araceliz Gomes is on a mission to help empower Latinas and women of color.  In her conversation with Yanely, Araceliz provides a master class to understanding cryptocurrencies. She explains the history, the mechanics of how it works, the key terms you should be familiar with and perhaps most importantly how to avoid getting scammed. Enjoy! 

Eric Balchunas got to know Jack Bogle through interviews with him and conversations with more than 50 people who worked with him over the years. The result is his new book, The Bogle Effect, where Eric chronicles the serendipity that marked Jack Bogle's career, from his ouster at Wellington to the creative approach he took to starting Vanguard and the unique way he structured it (as a mutual company). If you invest in mutual funds, you have Jack Bogle to thank for driving down the costs of the industry and for popularizing the lowest cost mutual fund of them all, the index fund. Eric also shares his favorite personal finance resources and important investing lessons he would share with high school students. Enjoy! 

With Season 5 of FinCap Friday now underway, it only seemed appropriate to check in with Yanely to learn more about what it takes to produce this popular NGPF resource.

For those unaware, FinCap Friday brings current events alive for your students every week during the school year. With more than 120 episodes and approaching 3 million student engagements, it's safe to say Yanely's quizzes + explainer videos have become a weekly ritual in classrooms across the country.

In this podcast, Yanely shares why she is so passionate about financial education, the inspiration behind FinCap Friday and what you can look forward to in the upcoming season. Enjoy! 

Abby and Katie saw the power of a classroom economy as new teachers. They thought it was so powerful in building community and developing financial skills that they decided to create a company, ClassEquity. In this podcast, you will hear Abby and Katie's entrepreneurial journey, their approach to product development, the importance of listening to teachers and how their lifelong friendship has made them ideal co-founders. You will also learn about best practices to bring a classroom economy to your students. Enjoy! 

How can I make personal finance more engaging, more fun, more approachable for a wider audience? 

Catie Hogan provides the answers in this NGPF Podcast with Yanely. In this converation, Catie describes what motivated her to combine comedy and personal finance, the ways that she uses humor to engage her audiences, her thoughts on cryptocurrencies and her fave personal finance books. Enjoy! 

This is part 2 of a conversation with Morgan Housel about his book, Psychology of Money. In this episode, Morgan shares his thoughts on the FIRE movement, how to build in room for error in our budgets and how to think about stock market volatility. Enjoy!