It's All Relative with Dr Eliza Filby

Dr Eliza Filby
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'Different generations, same family.' Join writer and historian Dr Eliza Filby as she sits down with relatives from different generations to explore life through a generational lens, discussing how things have changed from jobs to dating, music to money, asking how different are we really? Teasing out quirky family traditions and hilarious anecdotes, It's All Relative is like eavesdropping on a Sunday family roast.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 23h ago

    Is Gen Z the Most Misunderstood Generation? | It's All Relative with Konrad Collao

    I'm joined by youth culture expert and researcher Konrad Collao to unpack one of the most analysed, stereotyped, and misunderstood generations on the planet: Gen Z.Everyone seems to have an opinion about Gen Z.They're either saving the world or destroying it.They're activists or apathetic.Entrepreneurs or work-shy.Progressive heroes or victims of the manosphere.But what if most of what we think we know about Gen Z is wrong?Drawing on three years of research, thousands of interviews and one of the most comprehensive studies of young people in Britain, we explore what it's actually like to be Gen Z today. 🔔 Follow on SpotifyA weekly show exploring generational change, work, technology, culture, and the forces shaping modern life.📩 Subscribe to My SubstackGet my weekly essays on generations, work, wealth and social change:📚 Buy InheritocracyMy book on inheritance, family wealth and the Bank of Mum and Dad:🌍 Find Me HereWebsiteInstagramLinkedIn

    35 min

  2. Jun 12

    The Rise Of The Moonlighting Middle Class | The New Reality Of Work In 2026 | It's All Relative

    Multiple income streams, side hustles, moonlighting, portfolio careers, AI disruption, and remote work. Why are more professionals working two jobs, building side businesses and preparing for an increasingly uncertain economy?This week on It's All Relative, I explore the end of the one-salary life and the rise of the moonlighting middle-class professional.For years, we've associated multiple jobs with financial hardship. But something has changed.Increasingly, it's not just gig workers or low-income households juggling multiple sources of income. It's lawyers, teachers, doctors, consultants, creatives, and knowledge workers. It's the professional middle class. And that tells us something important. In this episode, I unpack why more people are hedging their bets, diversifying their income and questioning whether a single employer can still provide the security it once did.00:00 Intro01:53 Middle class moonlighting03:48 Multi income data surge05:04 AI enables overemployment05:53 Portfolio career benefits08:32 Employers and distrust11:11 Side hustle openness14:48 Public sector moonlighting17:05 Platform capitalism risks20:57 Community questionsFollow this ChannelA weekly show exploring generational change, work, wealth, technology, and the forces shaping modern life. Subscribe to my SubstackBuy InheritocracyMy book on inheritance, family wealth and the Bank of Mum and DadFind Me HereWebsite | Instagram | LinkedIn

    28 min

  3. Jun 11

    Gen Z’s Money Problem Is Worse Than You Think | Gen Z Money Habits Explained | With Claer Barrett

    This week on It’s All Relative, I sit down with Financial Times columnist Clare Barrett to unpack one of the defining generational questions of our time:What happens when an entire generation grows up expecting economic instability?Unlike millennials, who came of age during a consumer boom, Gen Z were shaped by the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, stagnant wages, unaffordable housing, and the collapse of the old promise that hard work guarantees security.And it’s changed how they think about money completely.In this episode, we explore: 00:00 Intro02:34 Meet Clare Barrett03:40 Student Debt Reality Check05:15 Savvy Workplace Power06:19 Side Hustles New Normal08:44 Tuition Fees And Career ROI10:27 Deposit Versus Debt13:19 Happiness Curve Flattening14:20 Is University Still Worth It16:43 Gen Z Investing Boom22:15 Trading Apps And FinTok Risks23:44 Finance Influencers Rules24:21 Brands Chase Gen Z25:32 How Gen Z Learns Investing26:29 Frictionless Spending Debt28:07 Buy Now Pay Later Reality30:04 Housing Dream Slips Away31:11 Renting Landlord Ethics31:54 Help To Rent Debate33:49 Shared Ownership Pitfalls36:45 Money Talks Relationships38:10 Protect Yourself Legally40:59 Gen Z Money Openness43:50 Savvy Or Screwed Finale44:29 Episode Wrap And Outro 🔔 Follow this ChannelA weekly show unpacking generational change, money, work, technology, and modern life.Follow so you don’t miss the next episode.🌍 Find Claer Barrett hereWebsiteFinancial Times ColumnInstagramLinkedIn📚 Buy InheritocracyMy book on inheritance, wealth and the Bank of Mum and Dad🌍 Find Me HereWebsiteInstagramLinkedIn

    46 min

  4. Jun 4

    Who Can Afford To Be An Artist in 2026? | Why Art Is Only for the Rich Now | It's All Relative

    This week on It’s All Relative, I explore one of the defining cultural questions of the 2020s: Who gets to be creative anymore?Because increasingly, traditional creative careers are becoming the preserve of the financially secure.The children of affluent families. The beneficiaries of the Bank of Mum and Dad. Those who can afford unpaid internships, unstable income and years of uncertainty. And that raises a bigger question:What has happened to working class creativity?In this episode, I explore:00:00 Intro00:53 Premise Explained02:05 Romanticising Struggling Artist03:52 Postwar Meritocracy in the Arts05:46 Access to Arts Closing07:57 Creative Industry Cuts And Class Data08:53 Creator Economy Shift12:34 Monetising Is A Slog14:12 Keep Creativity Private16:46 Arts Culture Beyond The West22:05 Community Questions 🔔 Follow on SpotifyA weekly show exploring generational change, work, culture and the forces shaping modern life. Follow so you don’t miss the next episode. 📩 Subscribe to My Substack 📚 Buy InheritocracyMy book on inheritance, class and the Bank of Mum and Dad 🌍 Find Me HereWebsiteInstagramLinkedIn

    30 min

  5. May 28

    Side Hustles, Wages and the New Cost of Living Reality | It's All Relative

    This week on It’s All Relative, I unpack exclusive polling data from OnePoll, looking at how under-45s in Britain are really coping financially.And the findings are stark.38% of respondents said they felt worse off after receiving a pay rise.Not because pay rises don’t matter.But because rising wages are being immediately absorbed by housing costs, childcare, debt repayments, tax, and the general cost of living.Which raises a much bigger question:What happens when work no longer feels like a reliable route to financial stability?In this episode, I explore:00:00 Intro01:54 Why Raises Feel Useless03:52 Patchwork Household Income05:20 Side Hustles Reality Check07:49 Two-Income Economy Trap09:08 Lone Parents Under Pressure11:07 Bank of Mum and Dad12:12 Luxury Redefined Today14:04 Three Ways People Adapt14:40 Community Q&A31:19 Wrap Up and Next Episode📩 Subscribe to My SubstackRead the full essay this episode is based on:👉 https://drelizafilby.substack.com/p/britains-under-45s-no-longer-runs📚 Buy InheritocracyMy book on inheritance, family wealth and the Bank of Mum and Dad:👉 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Inheritocracy-Time-Talk-Bank-Mum/dp/1911709809🌍 Find Me HereWebsite: https://www.elizafilby.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drelizafilbyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizafilby

    32 min

  6. May 26

    The Workplace Is Not Human Anymore | Why Gen Z Doesn’t Trust Work | It's All Relative

    This week on It’s All Relative, I unpack my recent conversation with Simon Sinek and explore why AI is transforming work and exposing everything that was already broken about it. The collapse of stable careers.The erosion of loyalty between employer and employee. The rise of individualism.The breakdown of the old life script. For decades, we sold people a very clear promise: Work hard. Get a degree. Build a career. Buy a house. Build stability. And increasingly, that promise hasn’t been delivered in the way many people expected. Especially for millennials and Gen Z. In this episode, I explore:🔔 Subscribe to the ChannelA weekly show unpacking generational change, AI, work, culture, and the forces shaping modern life. Subscribe so you don’t miss the next episode. 📩 Subscribe to My Substack Read the full essay this episode is based on. 📚 Buy Inheritocracy My book on inheritance, family wealth, and generational change 🌍 Find Me Here Website Instagram LinkedIn

    39 min

  7. May 21

    People on 100K Think They’re Poor | The Salary That Doesn’t Mean What It Used To | It's All Relative

    Are you actually rich? Middle class wealth, income vs wealth, cost of living, generational wealth and inequality, why so many people feel poor in a rich country.If you earn £50k… you’re in the top 30% of earners in the UK.And yet most people on that salary would not describe themselves as rich.So what’s going on?In this episode of It’s All Relative, I unpack one of the biggest misconceptions shaping our politics and our sense of self:the idea that “the rich” are always someone else.The billionaire.The hedge fund manager.The 1%.But what if that’s not the full picture?What if wealth isn’t just concentrated at the very top… but spread more widely across what we might call the mass affluent?And what if many of us are both feeling squeezed… and sitting in wealth at the same time?In this episode, I explore:00:00 Intro03:30 Dinner Party Politics06:03 Advert Break Art Print06:57 Greens and Middle Class Squeeze10:03 Defining Who Is Rich11:20 Mass Affluent Hidden Wealth13:52 Britain Poorer Than We Think16:52 Expectations and Feeling Poor21:17 Community Questions29:11 Behind the Scenes Chat🔔 Subscribe to the ChannelA weekly show unpacking generational change, wealth, work and the forces shaping modern life.Subscribe so you don’t miss the next episode.📩 Subscribe to My SubstackRead the full essay this episode is based on:👉 https://drelizafilby.substack.com/p/you-are-probably-rich-you-just-dont📚 Buy InheritocracyMy book on inheritance, class and the Bank of Mum and Dad:👉 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Inheritocracy-Time-Talk-Bank-Mum/dp/1911709809🌍 Find Me HereWebsite: https://www.elizafilby.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drelizafilbyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizafilby

    35 min

  8. May 18

    Money Is Ruining Romance | The Real Cost of Love | It's All Relative

    Are women becoming more “materialistic”… or just more realistic? In this episode of It’s All Relative, I unpack one of the most controversial conversations happening right now around dating, relationships, and money. Because increasingly, we’re hearing that women are becoming more selective, more financially focused, even “gold diggers”.I don’t think that’s what’s happening. I think we’re seeing the rise of something else entirely: financial compatibility. And it reflects the economic reality of the 2020s... Stagnant wages.Unaffordable housing.Student debt.Expensive childcare.And the growing importance of the Bank of Mum and Dad. In this episode, I explore: 00:00 Intro 00:53 Gen Z Money Reality 03:32 Gold Digger Myth 06:33 Class Matching in Love 10:27 Seesaw Marriages 12:10 Algorithms, Dating Apps and Money 13:58 Inheritance and Dynasties 15:22 Quickfire Questions 17:00 Community Questions 19:47 Breadwinner Resentment 21:09 Talk Money Before Kids 21:42 Final Thoughts and Outro Follow so you don’t miss the next episode. 📩 Subscribe to My Substack Read the full essay this episode is based on:👉 https://drelizafilby.substack.com/p/its-not-gold-digging-just-realism 📚 Buy Inheritocracy: My book on inheritance, class, and the Bank of Mum and Dad 👉 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Inheritocracy-Time-Talk-Bank-Mum/dp/1911709809 🌍 Find Me Here Website: https://www.elizafilby.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drelizafilby LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizafilby

    22 min
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'Different generations, same family.' Join writer and historian Dr Eliza Filby as she sits down with relatives from different generations to explore life through a generational lens, discussing how things have changed from jobs to dating, music to money, asking how different are we really? Teasing out quirky family traditions and hilarious anecdotes, It's All Relative is like eavesdropping on a Sunday family roast.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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