Bloomberg Media’s The Pay Check Is Adweek’s 2021 Podcast of the Year

The series’ incisive third season explores the racial wealth gap

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This March, after two seasons spent exploring the systemic forces behind the gender wage gap, the Bloomberg Media podcast The Pay Check shifted focus.

Inspired by the political reckoning spurred by the police murder of George Floyd, hosts Jackie Simmons and Rebecca Greenfield set out to interrogate the racial wealth gap, its causes and potential solutions. Audiences responded positively: From Season 2 to Season 3, the number of downloads increased 238%, according to the publisher.

“While the topic was a departure, it fit seamlessly into the mission of the show, which is to look at economic disparities,” Greenfield told Adweek.

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