First, there was the global economic downturn. And signs that the climate was benefitting from so many of us being at home. Then there was the racial reckoning.

I sent an email to my friends asking where they donate. And most of them wrote back saying "Please help! I have no idea what I'm doing with donating!"

So I did a private podcast with 8 episodes for friends and family on the topic of giving back. And the response was positive!

But giving back didn't feel like enough.

I started to wonder about my retirement accounts. And I realized that I was investing in companies that are working against my basic beliefs. I was shopping at companies who donate to politicians that I would never vote for.

And that's when this podcast was born.

Progressive Pockets sits at the intersection of social impact and personal finance.

The 100+ episodes are concise, practical, sometimes funny, and cover questions of how we might spend, donate, and invest more in line with our values. Whatever keeps you up at night- homelessness, the gender wage gap, climate change, racial inequity... there might be some ways that we can line up what we're doing with our money on a daily basis and the type of world we'd like to help create.

Join me as I respond to listener letters every week.