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Pop culture meets personal finance. Pop Finance is a light look at the world of money by talking about scenes from your favorite movies and TV shows. From Wall Street wisdom to sitcom savings, learn a little about money while talking about movies. Hosted by Preet Banerjee (Money guy) and Jason Bryden (Movie guy). Level up your knowledge about finance without feeling like you’re learning.
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Get Shorty and the world of loan sharking
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In this episode we discuss: Loansharking and extortion The movie business The criminal world v. The financial world What makes a great performance? It’s in the eyes. Get Shorty - Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld This 1995 comedy is about a mobster who travels to Hollywood to collect a debt, and discovers that the movie business is much the same as his …
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Nomadland and the fragility of our financial lives
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Nomadland — directed by Chloé Zhao The winner of best picture, best director and best actress at the 2021 Oscars, Nomadland stars Frances McDormand as a widow that sells everything and joins the van life (but not the annoying hipster kind) in this moving and beautifully shot exposé of the working poor in America. In this episode we’re watching the …
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Why did Bruce Wayne buy the entire bank to save Martha Kent's home?
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In this episode Bruce Wayne saves Martha Kent from being kicked out of her house by buying the bank that owns her mortgage. “I bought the bank.” — Ben Affleck. The infamous line at the end of this instant classic of a tentpole is expertly delivered by “Jack in the Box” evangelist Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne when he explains to Mesa member in good st…
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What can Justice League teach you about mortgages? Or Nomadland about sunk cost fallacies? Join finance expert Preet Banerjee and filmmaker Jason Bryden as they bring together two worlds—personal finance and pop culture. From Bruce Wayne buying the bank to save Martha Kent's house, to Get Shorty's exploration of the movie business and loansharking,…
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