You Earned This: The Social Security & Medicare Podcast!

About You Earned This: The Social Security & Medicare Podcast!

A Social Security & Medicare podcast from the folks fighting to preserve Americans' earned benefits! Each episode covers a different topic affecting American seniors and their families --- from ageism to long-term care. Brought to you by the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare. Hosted by Walter Gottlieb. Featuring one topic and VIP guest per bite-sized episode. Each one is 13-15 minutes long.

Publisher

NCPSSM

Category

government · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Dec 2023

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

114 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026

   FDR's Legacy is Alive & Well w/Roosevelt Institute CEO Elizabeth Wilkins

   We wouldn't have Social Security without Franklin D. Roosevelt. It's one of the legacy programs that the Roosevelt Institute works to preserve. This week's guest is Roosevelt Institute CEO Elizabeth Wilkins. Elizabeth tells us that today there's a broken feedback loop between what people want and what government does… and that - despite what the financial elites say - we can fund Social Security for the future without any benefit cuts. She also says that in these troubled times, people crave the kind of visionary leadership that FDR provided during his time in office. Elizabeth has a long track record of public service, including key roles in the Obama and Biden administrations. In this episode, she also talks about the legacy of her father, civil rights advocate and attorney, Roger Wilkins.

2. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Journalist Phil Moeller on Soaring Medicare Costs & America's Caregiving Crisis

   Author and journalist Phil Moeller (formerly of PBS NewsHour) says our privately-owned health care system is too expensive, including Medicare Advantage. Meanwhile, our 'key markers of well-being,' in terms of longevity and health, are near the bottom of Western countries. He also blames Trump's immigration crackdown for a growing shortage of caregivers. Phil brings his outside-the-box thinking on health care and caregiving for seniors to this fascinating episode. He is currently author of the "Aging in America" Substack. Visit philmoeller.substack.com.

3. 

   29 Sept 2026

   A Young Social Security Advocate Speaks Out: AARP Michigan's Sadie Shattuck

   Many younger adults believe they have a greater chance of seeing an alien spacecraft than a Social Security check. But Zillennial Sadie Shattuck is an unusually young champion of the program.  Sadie leads a group of dedicated advocates in their 20s and 30s who help spread the word about the importance of Social Security to young adults - now and in the future! Sadie says that Social Security WILL be there for younger people IF they advocate for it. In this episode, AARP Michigan's Senior Communications Analyst and coordinator of the Thought Leadership Council of young adults speaks out for America's most successful social insurance program -- an intergenerational compact that has lasted 91 years and counting!

Who has been a guest on You Earned This: The Social Security & Medicare Podcast!

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Ann Crittenden
• Martin O'Malley
• Dr. Debra Whitman
• Jim Roosevelt
• Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.2 / 5

10 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 34 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

55

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

31

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