About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges of being low-income in America with guest Annie Lowrey.

Here at What A Day , we’re keeping an eye on the midterms — which are likely to hinge on which party can tackle the skyrocketing cost of living . On today’s show, Jane speaks with The Atlantic’s Annie Lowrey about why it's so damn expensive and complicated to be low-income in America. Show Notes: Check out Annie's book - The Time Tax Call Congress – 202-224-3121 Subscribe to the What A Day Newsletter – https://tinyurl.com/y4y2e9jy What A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcast Follow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/ For a transcript of this episode , please email transcripts@crooked.com

People in this episode

Host: Jane

Guest: Annie Lowrey

Topics covered

• midterms
• cost of living
• low-income
• interview
• politics
• society

Keywords

• midterms
• cost of living
• low-income
• Annie Lowrey
• The Time Tax
• politics
• society

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Atlantic, What A Day, Crooked Media, YouTube, Instagram

Books & works: The Time Tax

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