Money Talks podcast: Who programmed you?

The hidden scripts behind your choices.

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If you’ve ever caught yourself doing something and thought, ‘Wait… do I even want this, or am I just on autopilot?’, this episode is about to hit home.

Today, we’re pulling back the curtain on the invisible programming that shapes our choices, goals and even our identities.

From childhood dream jobs to college majors, from the habits we copy to the beliefs we inherit, we’re asking the question most people avoid: How much of “me” is actually me?

We kick things off backstage, ease into some laughs, and then dive straight into the mental wiring that quietly influences our lives. You’ll hear why Parker still swears she’s destined for YouTube fame, what we’re reading and the surprising social scripts we all follow without even noticing.

Then, for the first time ever, we play a new game — “Programmed or Personal?” — where we test if our own opinions are genuinely ours or just downloaded from our surroundings.

It’s introspective, funny and the kind of conversation that lingers long after it’s over. If you’re ready to challenge your conditioning — and maybe uncover a few hidden patterns of your own — this is the episode you don’t want to skip.

Click the play button below to listen now, or find the Money Talks podcast on Spotify. For your convenience, here is a timestamp of episode 19:

🎙️ Episode 19 — Timestamps:

0:01: Backstage
0:42: The Money Talks jingle
1:15: What is programming?
1:50: Parker still wants to be a YouTuber
4:20: “What y’all reading?”
6:25: The meat and potatoes: programming and social conditioning
7:10: One thing people do just because others do it
8:48: Two subjects worth studying in college
10:45: How our programing impacts us
12:05: Our first-ever game: “Programmed or personal?”
19:55: Always ask yourself these three things
20:35: Outro