WASHINGTON, October 9 — The Washington Post is set to launch a new personal finance podcast, “Dollars & Sense,” next week. Hosted by Michelle Singletary, the columnist behind “The Color of Money” at The Washington Post, the weekly audio offering will focus on practical guidance for everyday financial decisions. Singletary, a seasoned journalist and personal finance expert, will draw on nearly three decades of experience writing “The Color of Money” to explore these topics.
The first episode will address the question of how much parents should sacrifice financially to pay for their children’s college education, considering competing demands of education expenses, household finances, and long-term financial security. With a career spanning over three decades, Singletary has built a reputation for explaining financial issues and helping readers navigate decisions involving saving, borrowing, spending, and planning for the future.
The new podcast provides an additional format for that work, allowing Singletary to explore individual financial situations and the reasoning behind money decisions in greater depth. The Washington Post is inviting prospective guests to submit personal finance questions for consideration. Individuals interested in participating can contact the podcast team at [email protected].
“Dollars & Sense” will mark an extension of The Washington Post’s audio offerings, adding a dedicated personal finance program to its roster. Michelle Singletary graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park, and Johns Hopkins University.
She has won numerous awards, including a 2021 Gerald Loeb Award for Commentary for “Sincerely, Michelle” in The Washington Post, and received the Gerald Loeb Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022.
She has also appeared on various television and radio programs, including “Amanpour & Co,” “Morning Edition,” “The Kojo Nnamdi Show,” “On Point,” and “The Long View.” In addition to “The Color of Money,” Singletary has authored several books, including “The 21-Day Financial Fast: Your Path to Financial Peace and Freedom” and “Spend Well, Live Rich: How to Get What You Want with the Money You Have.” The launch of “Dollars & Sense” adds a dedicated personal finance program to The Washington Post’s audio offerings, extending Singletary’s established column into conversations designed to help listeners evaluate financial trade-offs and make informed decisions.
The podcast will debut on October 13, with weekly episodes available on Tuesdays. Source: The Washington Post will launch Dollars & Sense, a new personal finance podcast hosted by Michelle Singletary, on October 13.
The podcast will be released weekly on Tuesdays, with each episode running approximately 30 to 50 minutes. It will expand the Post’s financial journalism into a weekly audio format, focusing on practical guidance for everyday financial decisions, with emphasis on psychological and emotional factors influencing money management. Singletary will draw on nearly three decades of experience writing The Color of Money, her personal finance column at The Washington Post, to explore topics including debt management, consumer spending, retirement planning, and family financial obligations.
The first episode will examine how much parents should sacrifice financially to pay for their children’s college education, addressing competing demands of education expenses, household finances, and long-term financial security. A trailer for the podcast is already available through The Washington Post’s podcast platform.
The program will focus on financial questions that extend beyond budgeting and investment decisions to include personal values, expectations, and behaviors shaping household financial choices. Through The Color of Money, Singletary has built a career explaining financial issues and helping readers navigate decisions involving saving, borrowing, spending, and planning for the future.
