How to Money · Friday, September 25, 2026
Joel and Matt, hosts of How to Money, acknowledge that their podcast, while providing valuable information, might contribute to the trend of people reading less. They discuss how their podcast format allows listeners to absorb information while multitasking, such as driving.
“And you know what I was thinking the whole time? Like Ezra Klein had a big piece, big, big episode about this and everyone was talking about it. And I was just thinking, man, Joel, you are part of the problem because here we are making this podcast and people aren't reading anymore. Essentially, I mean, the Friday flight, that's what today's episode is. Like we talk about the news stories from this past week. We talk about how it's going to impact your money as opposed to folks getting in there, reading the stuff themselves. So who knows? I don't know if that's some overblown sort of concern, but we are kind of contributing to it. But it means that people can drive their car to work or wherever and also hear what's going on out there.”
“There's pros and cons, but I will take the mea culpa and say I'm sorry to our listeners who don't read books anymore because they listen to so much Matt and Joel.”