{"podcast":{"title":"Better Bad Ideas with Sean O'Brien","slug":"better-bad-ideas-with-sean-o-brien-7143987","podcast_index_feed_id":7143987,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/betterbadideas","website_url":"https://www.youtube.com/@BetterBadIdeas","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/c974b968-bc1f-11ef-97bf-e7eb2d0631d0/image/5dbaad2e0d796a48f3816434ca28b78e.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Sean M. O'Brien","episode_count":72,"summary":"Sean M. O'Brien sits down with the realest personalities on earth. First episode drops January 15th, 2025 and every Wednesday after that. Follow @betterbadideas","last_synced_at":"2026-06-14T18:17:19.370333+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/better-bad-ideas-with-sean-o-brien-7143987"},"episode":{"title":"The Truth Every Worker Needs to Hear About Their Retirement | Better Bad Ideas | Ep. 62","slug":"the-truth-every-worker-needs-to-hear-about-their-retirement-better-bad-ideas-ep-62","published_at":"2026-04-01T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/better-bad-ideas-with-sean-o-brien-7143987/the-truth-every-worker-needs-to-hear-about-their-retirement-better-bad-ideas-ep-62","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/better-bad-ideas-with-sean-o-brien-7143987","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EQUIS2159599245.mp3?updated=1774978711","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EQUIS2159599245.mp3?updated=1774978711","summary":"Sean sits down with Bruce Raynor and Steve McCourt about the role of pensions in the Union. Special thanks to our Launch Sponsor, Keches Law Group! Visit https://www.KechesLaw.com for your legal needs. This episode is also brought to you by LaborFirst, the leader in healthcare navigation and advocacy for plan sponsors, union members, and retirees. Visit https://laborfirst.com/ for more information. New episodes of Better Bad Ideas drop every Wednesday! Subscribe and hit the bell to be notified when they go live! Also available where ever you download podcasts! Better Bad Ideas • https://www.instagram.com/betterbadideas • https://www.tiktok.com/@betterbadideas • https://x.com/betterbadideas Subscribe to Better Bad Ideas on Spotify & Apple! • https://open.spotify.com/show/5Br4YZ6h20M6VZGBtIsaBs?si=eaa75a585c7f4ccd • https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/better-bad-ideas-with-sean-obrien/id1786675550 Chapters 00:00 | Bruce Raynor and Steve McCourt 01:54 | 401K Versus Pension Plan 22:40 | The Pension Plan is Beneficial to Employers 30:35 | How do Tariffs Impact Plans? 33:05 | How do you Appeal to the Younger Generation? 39:00 | Don’t Invest in Your Demise, Trustee Responsibility 56:15 | What is the Future of the Benefit Plans? This is a 7EQUIS Network Show http://www.7equis.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Sean sits down with Bruce Raynor and Steve McCourt about the role of pensions in the Union. Special thanks to our Launch Sponsor, Keches Law Group! Visit…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4014,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/better-bad-ideas-with-sean-o-brien-7143987/episodes/the-truth-every-worker-needs-to-hear-about-their-retirement-better-bad-ideas-ep-62/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/better-bad-ideas-with-sean-o-brien-7143987/the-truth-every-worker-needs-to-hear-about-their-retirement-better-bad-ideas-ep-62.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}