{"podcast":{"title":"Calm Money Coach","slug":"calm-money-coach-7769257","podcast_index_feed_id":7769257,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10ee7ecf8/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/calm-money-coach","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/45350478/45350478-1770757961815-7e27a53c717d2.jpg","author":"Brian Orlando","episode_count":13,"summary":"Money, markets, and mindset with CPA Brian Orlando. Helping Canadians build wealth through financial literacy, tax strategies, and smart investing, while exploring macro trends, business stories, fitness, and mental health. Because real wealth is more than just your portfolio.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-22T20:19:49.826394+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calm-money-coach-7769257"},"episode":{"title":"Canada's Economy: What the Numbers Actually Say","slug":"canada-s-economy-what-the-numbers-actually-say","published_at":"2026-04-07T01:21:51+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calm-money-coach-7769257/canada-s-economy-what-the-numbers-actually-say","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calm-money-coach-7769257","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/calm-money-coach/episodes/Canadas-Economy-What-the-Numbers-Actually-Say-e3hhi16","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10ee7ecf8/podcast/play/118064614/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-7%2F421550144-44100-2-71b956fa074ea.mp3","summary":"Canada's GDP went up. So why does everything feel harder? In this episode, I dig into the data on Canada's productivity crisis, the housing trap, market concentration, brain drain, the youth job market, and what Canada actually has going for it. No agenda, no politics. Just the numbers and what they mean for your money. Topics covered:GDP per capita stagnation and why it matters more than headline GDPThe productivity gap with the US and what's driving itWhy 8.9% of GDP goes to housing investmentHow oligopolies in banking, telecom, and grocery affect your cost of livingThe tax math pulling talent and companies southWhat 914,000 young Canadians not working or studying means for the economyCanada's genuine advantages that don't get enough attention Sources: Bank of Canada, StatsCan, OECD, IMF, C.D. Howe Institute, McKinsey, CMHC, Competition Bureau, RBC Economics I'm Brian Orlando, CPA. I help Canadians make better decisions with their money. Like and follow if you want more of this. canada economy, canadian finance, gdp per capita, productivity, housing crisis canada, brain drain, personal finance canada, cost of living","meta_description":"Canada's GDP went up. So why does everything feel harder? In this episode, I dig into the data on Canada's productivity crisis, the housing trap, market c…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":746,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/calm-money-coach-7769257/episodes/canada-s-economy-what-the-numbers-actually-say/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/calm-money-coach-7769257/canada-s-economy-what-the-numbers-actually-say.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}