Invisible Worker
Episodes
The Motherhood Penalty with Joeli Brearley
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
54,000 women a year are pushed out of their jobs for getting pregnant. That's a woman every ten minutes. Joeli Brearley, founder of Pregnant Then Scre...
The Frictionless Future of Finance
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
FinTech pioneer Nigel Morris (Capital One, QED Investors) joins the show to discuss the double-edged sword of frictionless digital payments and the ch...
The Unseen Cost of Bad Jobs (and Who Pays for It)
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The "Invisible Worker," who powers society, is often trapped in bad jobs lacking dignity and fair pay. MIT's Professor Zeynep Ton unveils her Good Job...
Saving Ourselves from Ourselves: Behavioral Economics at Work
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The median US worker retires with just $25,000 set aside for the rest of their lives. Harvard economist David Laibson argues our financial system favo...
The Hidden Power of a Caring Culture
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What truly drives performance at work? It's not just workload. Dr. Eileen McNeely, Executive Director of the Harvard SHINE Program, reveals a groundbr...
Rethinking Wealth: A New Blueprint for the Working Majority
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When we talk about wealth, we often imagine investment portfolios or property ownership — not hourly wages and unpredictable shifts. Yet for million...
No One Silver Bullet: Rebuilding Financial Health in America
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it mean to be financially healthy in America today? Jennifer Tescher, founder of the Financial Health Network, joins us to trace the roots o...
The Courage for Risk: No One’s Coming to Save You
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Of those raised in the lowest income bracket, only 4% reach the top 20% of earners. Jason Desentz, CHRO of Toshiba, is one of them. Desentz explains h...
LIVE: The secret ingredient to happier hospitality - Nisha Katona MBE
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re wrapping up Season 1 of the Invisible Worker podcast with a very special Live Episode, brought to you from the annual Financial Wellbeing Foru...
Adam Kay: Life inside the UK's largest employer
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A huge thank you to my guest Adam Kay for coming on the show to talk about his experience being a junior doctor in the NHS. I highly recommend reading...
The behavioural science of money
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join our community to access bonus content, the full episode archive, and exclusive opportunities to get involved with the show.A huge thank you to my...
Why do we make the poor pay more?
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join our community to access bonus content, the full episode archive, and exclusive opportunities to get involved with the show.Thank you to Sara Davi...
The loan shark next desk
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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The most successful government intervention of all time?
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join our community to access bonus content, the full episode archive, and exclusive opportunities to get involved with the show.This episode is around...
Who calculates the Living Wage?
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join our community to access bonus content, the full episode archive, and exclusive opportunities to get involved with the show.A huge thank you to my...
Introducing... Invisible Worker Podcast
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You might see them as ‘frontline’ or ‘essential’ workers…or you might not see them at all.A podcast exploring the lives of more than half th...