{"podcast":{"title":"Conspiracy Theories Exploring The Unseen","slug":"conspiracy-theories-exploring-the-unseen-4853551","podcast_index_feed_id":4853551,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5194379/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-theories-exploring-the-unseen--5194379","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/60a9fd8987bdcbf4b00bedcb302d6d66.jpg","author":"Michael Fortune","episode_count":1000,"summary":"The act of conspiring an evil, unlawful, treacherous, or surreptitious plan formulated in secret by two or more persons; plot. A combination of persons for a secret, unlawful, or evil purpose. An agreement by two or more persons to commit a crime, fraud, or other wrongful act, any concurrence in action; combination in bringing about a given result. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-theories-exploring-the-unseen--5194379/support .","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T10:17:50.123517+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conspiracy-theories-exploring-the-unseen-4853551"},"episode":{"title":"The Unseen Market: Forced Buying and Who Controls It","slug":"the-unseen-market-forced-buying-and-who-controls-it","published_at":"2026-06-02T11:55:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conspiracy-theories-exploring-the-unseen-4853551/the-unseen-market-forced-buying-and-who-controls-it","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conspiracy-theories-exploring-the-unseen-4853551","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-unseen-market-forced-buying-and-who-controls-it--72197798","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72197798/who_s_being_forced_to_buy_part_1.mp3","summary":"Let’s dive into a fascinating journey through the Federal Reserve's balance sheet, a topic that can often feel clouded in jargon and complex economics. The balance sheet has dramatically evolved over the last two decades, a period marked by significant financial upheavals and policy shifts from the Fed. Starting with the financial crisis in 2008, the Fed faced an unprecedented challenge. To combat the impending economic disaster, it rolled out a series of quantitative easing programs. This led to a huge expansion of the balance sheet, skyrocketing from about $800 billion to nearly $9 trillion by 2022. That's right, we went from a manageable number to a figure that seems almost unimaginable! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-theories-exploring-the-unseen--5194379/support .","meta_description":"Let’s dive into a fascinating journey through the Federal Reserve's balance sheet, a topic that can often feel clouded in jargon and complex economics. Th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":193,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/conspiracy-theories-exploring-the-unseen-4853551/episodes/the-unseen-market-forced-buying-and-who-controls-it/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conspiracy-theories-exploring-the-unseen-4853551/the-unseen-market-forced-buying-and-who-controls-it.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}