{"podcast":{"title":"Cato Podcast","slug":"cato-podcast-7441736","podcast_index_feed_id":7441736,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/5e28e0d8963f166217546493","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":4844,"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":"2026-07-22T04:20:40.215838+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cato-podcast-7441736"},"episode":{"title":"Why Is Childcare So Expensive?","slug":"why-is-childcare-so-expensive","published_at":"2026-07-16T10:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cato-podcast-7441736/why-is-childcare-so-expensive","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cato-podcast-7441736","url":"https://www.cato.org/multimedia/cato-podcast/why-childcare-so-expensive","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5e28e0d8963f166217546493/e/6a57f7046f12922686652972/media.mp3","summary":"Parents in many parts of the country face eye-watering childcare bills, yet providers often operate on thin margins and workers remain modestly paid. Cato's Chelsea Follett joins Ryan Bourne to discuss the economics behind America’s childcare crunch, the regressive regulations that make care scarcer, and the supply-side reforms that could give families more affordable options. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Parents in many parts of the country face eye-watering childcare bills, yet providers often operate on thin margins and workers remain modestly paid. Cato…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2428,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cato-podcast-7441736/episodes/why-is-childcare-so-expensive/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cato-podcast-7441736/why-is-childcare-so-expensive.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}