The Middle with Jeremy Hobson

Economy Check-In: What's Getting Cut From Your Budget?

On this episode of The Middle, we're checking in on the economy by asking you: What's still worth paying for, and what's getting cut from your budget? As prices remain high and household budgets stay under pressure, Americans are making tough choices about what to keep and what to let go — from groceries and streaming services to vacations, dining out, and other everyday expenses. Jeremy is joined by KPMG Chief Economist Diane Swonk and Business Wars host David Brown to explore what our spending habits reveal about the state of the economy, while listeners from across the country share the tradeoffs they're making. #budget #budgeting #budgetgamingpc #budgetmeals #budgetbuildz #budgetingforbeginners #budgetfishingchallenge #budgetpcbuild #budgetgaminglaptop #budgetebike #budgetgamingsetup #budgetgymcoop #budgetmechanic #budgetpcbuild2026 #budgetar152025 #budgetwithme #budgetpcbuild2025 #budgetand #budgetandroidphones2025 #budgetandroidtablet #budgetandroidphone #budgetandchaos #budgetandroidhandheld #budgetandroidtablet2025 #budgetandbaddies #budgetandexpensetracker #budgetandsavingmoney #budgetandroidsmartwatch #budgetandfinancecommittee #budgetandroid #budgetandbalance #budgetandroidautoheadunit#economy #economynews #economyrewind #economycollapse #economypluskeyandpeele #economynewstoday #economytoday #economymeetshistory #economy2026 #economyexplained #economycrash #economyplus #economypickingguitarlessonbeginner #economyvspremiumeconomy #economyplusunitedairlines #economyand #economyandpremiumeconomydifference #economyandstockmarket #economyandgeographyoftheregionsofthe13colonies #economyandai #economyandfinance #economyandsocietymaxweber #economyandhistory #economyandmarkets #economyandtheenvironment #economyandpolitics #economyandrealestate #economyandtariffs #economyandsociety #economyandwar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Why Time Off is Time Well Spent

On this episode of The Middle, Jeremy chats with Harvard Business School senior lecturer DJ DiDonna, author of Big Time Off: The Transformative Power of Sabbaticals and How to Take One, about the hidden benefit of taking an extended period off from work and what that break could mean for your career and your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Four Harvard Students on Fixing American Politics

On this encore episode of The Middle we talk with four students from the Institute of Politics at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government to ask them what can be done to improve American politics. Jeremy is joined by Maurits Acosta from Miami, FL, Morgan Johnson from Wagoner, OK, Theresa Bartelme from Peoria, IL, and Sophia Robertson from Boston, MA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Top Homelessness Reporter on What's Working in California

On this episode of The Follow Up, Jeremy sits down with CalMatters reporter Marisa Kendall to explore what's actually working to reduce homelessness in California - a state at the center of the national conversation on the issue. They also listen to and discuss voicemails from listeners across the country, including one from a woman experiencing homelessness in Phoenix, Arizona. #Homelessness #HousingCrisis #AffordableHousing#Homeless #HousingJustice #MentalHealth #Poverty #CommunitySupport #PublicPolicy #HousingSolutions #Unsheltered #Nonprofit #Advocacy #CommunityCare #California Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What Should Be Done About Homelessness in America?

On this episode of The Middle, we take your calls on the question of what should be done about America's homelessness crisis. At last check, roughly three quarters of a million people in America were considered homeless. The reasons are complicated and varied, from mental health and addiction issues, to the rising cost of living and lack of affordable housing. The solutions are wide-ranging as well, and, like everything, they’ve gotten political. Should housing be provided? Should it be insisted upon? What about mandatory addiction treatment? Clearing encampments? Do the unhoused have a right to sleep on the streets? Do people who are not homeless have a right to enjoy public spaces that are safe and clean? Jeremy is joined by Judge Glock, director of research and senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, and Gregg Colburn, a University of Washington professor and leading expert on housing and homelessness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices