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More than two-thirds of Americans don’t use a budget. But whenever they poll young people on what they wish they learned in school, basic money management ends up in the top 10. Host Celeste Headlee learned about budgeting the hard way - by making disastrous financial decisions. She was never taught the difference between compound interest and simple interest. So, she takes us inside her home for a look at how she’s teaching her son to budget. Plus, we talk to Sherilyn Narker of the Federal

A new report slots Georgia third in the nation for credit card debt . The website Creditcards.com figured the average credit card debt and median income in each state, and in this case, being high on the list is bad news. We talked more about this with Atlanta financial advisor Cecily Welch .

Pigs are a huge part of Georgia’s economy. They can also cause a lot of problems. A University of Georgia report last year says feral swine caused nearly $99 million in crop damage and $51 million in non-crop damage in 2014. But that doesn’t mean we should hate these animals. Historian Mark Essig says our relationship with pigs is a complicated one . Essig is the author “ Lesser Beasts: A Snout-to-Tail History of the Humble Pig .”

The Georgia Lottery has recently come under audit by the state government. News broke last week that the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts was questioning the Georgia Lottery Corporation’s spending practices. They claim the Georgia Lottery has not been providing enough funding to state education programs, which it is required to do by law, and was the primary reason given for having a lottery. We are joined by Atlanta Journal-Constitution government reporter James Salzer to discuss this.

The Georgia Legislature, House and Senate, both have a chaplain. They are usually Protestant Christians, who starts every day with a short devotional and prayer. It is a long-hallowed tradition. Legislators invite the speakers. But our state’s religious profile is constantly changing. That change raises the question: should there be more faiths represented in these daily prayers? Or, should there even be a religious ceremony in a place where laws are made? We speak to Maggie Garrett, Legislative

The Georgia Legislature, House and Senate, both have a chaplain. They are usually Protestant Christians, who starts every day with a short devotional and prayer. It is a long-hallowed tradition. Legislators invite the speakers. But our state’s religious profile is constantly changing. That change raises the question: should there be more faiths represented in these daily prayers? Or, should there even be a religious ceremony in a place where laws are made? We speak to Maggie Garrett, Legislative

The Breakroom gang joins host Celeste Headlee to weigh in on the week's news. The panel includes former NPR correspondent Kathy Lohr , Georgia State University professor Hector Fernandez, Soumaya Khalifa ​of the Islamic Speakers Bureau of Atlanta, and Natalie Pawelski of of Cater Communications. BREAKROOM TOPICS: 1. There’s a national debate over lying right now about how to cover politicians who lie. The Washington Post has now created a fact checker app for President-elect Donald Trump’s

Actress Issa Rae got the attention of many audiences in 2011 with her popular Web series, "The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl." Five years later, her latest project is an HBO series called "Insecure.” Rae is up for a Golden Globe award for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy TV Series this Sunday. We revisit a conversation with Rae about her new show and what she wishes she could tell her dad. Atlanta-based songwriter Anthony Aparo is best known as the front man for Culture Culture and the

Atlanta-based songwriter Anthony Aparo is best known as the front man for the band Culture Culture and a performer for the local collaboration ATL Collective . Anthony is featured in an upcoming GPB Music Session, and gave us two more tunes for our essential Georgia Playlist . Picks include songs by OutKast and Drivin’ n Cryin’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqB_UVlhlPA

Vince Dooley racked up more than 200 wins, six SEC championships, and a national football championship. Dooley has also written a number of books, including a volume on gardening. But for his first article in a scholarly journal, Dooley chose to revisit football history. In 1942, and there were not one, but two football teams at the University of Georgia. Both ranked as top in the nation. Coach Vince Dooley joined us in 2015 to talk about that history. Then, a novel about 1940s Atlanta will come