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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Is everyone rich, or is it just Instagram?

    With social media flaunting luxury, young people think they're falling behind financially, though they can cover living expenses and more. It’s called money dysmorphia.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jun 5, 2025 • 1 min read

    With social media flaunting luxury, young people think they're falling behind financially, though they can cover living expenses and more. It’s called money dysmorphia.

    The full episode

    4 of 4
    Cuts to HIV/AIDS funding, film reviews, money dysmorphia
    1. 0:00Big SCOTUS cases on jobs, guns, religion: Unanimous rulings
    2. 11:13Cuts to USAID already being felt in the fight against HIV
    3. 23:25Weekend film reviews: ‘Ballerina,’ ‘Dangerous Animals,’ ‘The Life of Chuck’
    4. 40:05Is everyone rich, or is it just Instagram?You’re reading this
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Stephen Gregory

      Managing Editor, Press Play

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      Angie Perrin

      Producer, Press Play

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      Emma Goldberg

      business reporter for The New York Times

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    The full episode

    4 of 4
    Cuts to HIV/AIDS funding, film reviews, money dysmorphia
    1. 0:00Big SCOTUS cases on jobs, guns, religion: Unanimous rulings
    2. 11:13Cuts to USAID already being felt in the fight against HIV
    3. 23:25Weekend film reviews: ‘Ballerina,’ ‘Dangerous Animals,’ ‘The Life of Chuck’
    4. 40:05Is everyone rich, or is it just Instagram?You’re reading this
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand