Show overview
Cost of Living launched in 2025 and has put out 68 episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 30 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 7th season.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 27 min and 28 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-CA-language Business show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 4 days ago, with 50 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2026, with 50 episodes published. Published by CBC.
From the publisher
Money talks. We translate. Every Friday, Paul Haavardsrud looks at the way money shapes our lives in ways big, small, obvious, and unseen. From Big Macs to Big Banks, the Cost of Living connects the dots between the economy and everyday life.