# Why's Everything a F*cking Subscription? - The Francis Foster Show Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/francis-foster-7039468/why-s-everything-a-f-cking-subscription-the-francis-foster-show Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/francis-foster-7039468/why-s-everything-a-f-cking-subscription-the-francis-foster-show.md Podcast: [The Francis Foster Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/francis-foster-7039468) Published: 2026-06-21T08:09:00+00:00 Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AALT2748427308.mp3 Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AALT2748427308.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/francis-foster-7039468/episodes/why-s-everything-a-f-cking-subscription-the-francis-foster-show Duration seconds: 1723 ## Resource The Francis Foster Show is proudly independent. Thanks to my sponsor The Pure Gold Company for making that possible: Protect against inflation by buying gold with my supplier, The Pure Gold Company. Get your free investor guide at https://pure-gold.co/francis - Why does it feel like you don’t actually own anything anymore? From heated seats in cars to basic software and your morning coffee, everything has been turned into a monthly recurring bill. Welcome to the Subscription Scam. In this week's deep dive, Francis breaks down the toxic rise of subscriptions, why corporate greed killed the one-time purchase, and how companies trap you in a endless cycle of digital renting. - Want to put your brand in front of The Francis Foster Show audience? Enquire at marketing@triggerpod.co.uk - Follow Francis: πŸ“· https://instagram.com//francisjfoster 𝕏 https://x.com//francisjfoster - πŸ“– Buy my book (Un)educated: My Life as a Teacher, and Why You Should Never Become One: https://geni.us/UnEducated Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/francis-foster-7039468/episodes/why-s-everything-a-f-cking-subscription-the-francis-foster-show/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/francis-foster-7039468/why-s-everything-a-f-cking-subscription-the-francis-foster-show.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.