{"podcast":{"title":"Cato Podcast","slug":"cato-podcast-516193","podcast_index_feed_id":516193,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/cato-daily-podcast","website_url":"https://www.cato.org/multimedia/cato-podcast","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/5e28e0d8963f166217546493/1751307571605-b8d32395-9136-4f7f-94cf-0fc594e3456d.jpeg","author":"Cato Institute","episode_count":4828,"summary":"Each week on Cato Podcast , leading scholars and policymakers from the Cato Institute delve into the big ideas shaping our world: individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace. Whether unpacking current events, debating civil liberties, exploring technological innovation, or tracing the history of classical liberal thought, we promise insightful analysis grounded in rigorous research and Cato’s signature libertarian perspective. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cato-podcast-516193"},"episode":{"title":"Surf, Speech, and Government Cartels","slug":"surf-speech-and-government-cartels","published_at":"2026-03-24T10:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cato-podcast-516193/surf-speech-and-government-cartels","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cato-podcast-516193","url":"https://www.cato.org/multimedia/cato-podcast/surf-speech-government-cartels","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5e28e0d8963f166217546493/e/69bc5f853bbfcfe8db1e4723/media.mp3","summary":"In Newport Beach and along California's state beaches, government-created monopolies have effectively banned independent surf instructors from earning a living, with one instructor fined $40,000 after an undercover sting operation. Stephen Slivinski, Caleb Trotter of Pacific Legal Foundation, and Cato's Tommy Berry explore why First Amendment claims may be the sharpest tool available for fighting back against occupational protectionism. If these cases succeed, the precedent could crack open economic liberty litigation far beyond California's coastline. We want to hear from you! Please share your thoughts in a  3-minute anonymous survey  to help us refine our programming at Cato.org/PodcastSurvey . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In Newport Beach and along California's state beaches, government-created monopolies have effectively banned independent surf instructors from earning a l…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2775,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cato-podcast-516193/episodes/surf-speech-and-government-cartels/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cato-podcast-516193/surf-speech-and-government-cartels.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}