The House Always Wins (Part Two)

About this episode

In part two of 'The House Always Wins', the hosts explore the credit card industry and its tactics to keep consumers in debt.

In part two of "The House Always Wins", we head to Washington DC to eat Amtrak hot dogs and learn infuriating revelations about the credit card industry and the specific, sneaky ways it works to keep us in debt forever. (This is part two of a two-part episode.) Follow Debt Heads on Instagram , TikTok , Substack , and YouTube . Credits: Writing/Editing/Production: Jamie Feldman & Rachel Webster Theme Song: "Pay For That Money," Written and Performed by The Defibulators, PigCow Publishing (ASCAP) Original Score: Ali Helnwein Audio Mix: Jeff Seelye Fact Checking: Jenny Selig Read more from our contributors: Kathleen McDowell - Live Richly Elena Botella - A New Money Order Jon Ronson - Who Killed Richard Cullen?

People in this episode

Hosts: Jamie Feldman, Rachel Webster

Topics covered

• credit card industry
• debt
• financial revelations
• Washington DC
• Amtrak hot dogs
• personal finance

Keywords

• credit cards
• debt
• financial industry
• Washington DC
• Amtrak
• personal finance
• sneaky tactics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Amtrak, The Defibulators

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