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a multi-award winning podcast exploring the surprising, practical relevance of the world’s religious and spiritual traditions on our life with money

Money, Meet Meaning

Our religious and wisdom traditions actually have a lot to teach us – and have for millennia – about one of the great sources of stress and struggle in our contemporary lives.

Money, Meet Meaning inhabits the seldom-visited intersection of “Personal Finance” and “Religion & Spirituality.” Each episode will unearth practical insights and shine light on the varied ways our wisdom traditions pave a path – whether you’re religious, spiritual, or none of the above – for navigating our complex financial lives.

Season One of Money, Meet Meaning was honored with national recognition, earning the Award of Excellence from the Wilbur Awards and being named Best Religion Podcast by the Religion News Association.

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Latest Episodes

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Bringing Your Whole Self to Work

After hearing from three faith-driven entrepreneurs, Tom and Amber turn to a question that sits at the center of modern work life: Can you bring your whole self to work – or does faith inevitably get left at the door?
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Building What You Believe

Amber and Tom explore faith-based entrepreneurship through three distinct voices, each integrating spiritual conviction into their real-world work. Hear from Tim Busch, Jenna Nicholas, and Eboo Patel.
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To Preserve or to Repurpose?

After their conversation with Amy Butler, Amber and Tom turn to an emotionally charged question facing many faith communities today: Is it more faithful to preserve a dying congregation – or to repurpose its financial assets for new life?
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Sacred Assets, Tough Decisions

Many of us were taught an unspoken deal: live faithfully, do the right things, and life will work out. In this episode, Amber and Tom gently – but firmly – challenge that transactional model of faith and money with Amy Butler, a pastor, author, and founder of Invested Faith.
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Effort, Surrender, and the Money in Between

After their conversation with Amjad Quadri, Amber and Tom turn to a deeper question beneath financial decision-making: What is actually in our control, and what do we need to let go of?
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What Makes an Investment Halal?

What does it mean to invest in a way that aligns with your deepest beliefs? In this episode, Tom and Amber explore the principles of halal investing with Amjad Quadri, who works at the intersection of faith and finance.
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What We Pass Down

In this episode, hosts Amber Hacker and Tom Levinson sit down with Kim Duchossois and Jessica Swoyer Green, a mother-duo from one of Chicago’s most community-minded philanthropic families, to explore what gets passed down through generations besides wealth.
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Ethical Spending Without Losing Your Mind

After talking with Harvard Business School’s Nien-Hê Hsieh about moral gray zones in leadership, Tom and Amber zoom in on the everyday gray zones most of us face: What do you do when ethical clothing costs twice as much?
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A Spiritually Mature Economy

Ever tried to buy some chocolate and ended up in a spiral of label-scanning and ethical cross-checking? Tom and Amber open this episode with the dizzying reality of ethical consumerism – and then zoom out.
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Trusting the Universe…or Your Retirement Account?

After their conversation with Buddhist teacher Cara Lai, Amber and Tom return to one of the deep tensions at the crossroads of spiritual life and financial planning: Do we save and prepare for the future, or trust that resources will appear when we’re living into our purpose?

Hosts

Amber Hacker

The Chief of External Affairs & CFO at Interfaith America, Amber’s passion for finance has earned her the nickname “Budget Hacker”. She has been featured in Women’s Day magazine for her personal finance work, and has written about religion and the workplace for Harvard Business Review. Amber holds an MBA and is a Christian: her commitment to interfaith cooperation and conversation is inspired by Jesus’ call to love your neighbor. 

Tom Levinson

In his work as co-Managing Member of Park Piedmont Advisors and co-founder of LK Advisors, Tom helps guide families toward thoughtful, values-driven uses of their financial resources. Tom is also a Harvard Divinity School graduate and a frequent writer on religion, spirituality, and American society. His commitment to interfaith cooperation and conversation is inspired by the deep ethical wellsprings of his Jewish tradition.

Awards

Best Religion Podcast by the Religion News Association

The Award of Excellence by the Religion Communicators Council

Feature Articles​

Money, Meet Meaning

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Conversation and practical insights on the varied ways our religious traditions pave a path – whether you’re religious, spiritual, or none of the above – for navigating our complex, everyday financial lives. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.

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Hannah Snoeyink

Executive Assistant

Interfaith America

hsnoeyink@interfaithamerica.org

Credits

Hosted by: Amber Hacker and Tom Levinson
Executive Producers: Interfaith America, Park Piedmont Advisors, LK Advisors
Partner Organizations: Religion News Service, Princeton Faith & Works Initiative
Produced by: Windhaven Productions and Bluejay Atlantic

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