{"podcast":{"title":"Crossroads with Joshua Philipp","slug":"crossroads-with-joshua-philipp-709717","podcast_index_feed_id":709717,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/crossroadset/","website_url":"https://www.theepochtimes.com/podcasts","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/eb0fe95e-1c6e-405c-ad27-4dab2f293177/Zwt_IpEeC7WynqaJWLyM8TOr.jpg","author":"The Epoch Times","episode_count":300,"summary":"It's easy to get lost in the daily news cycle, with its constant barrage of headlines and updates. What's often missing, however, is a broader and deeper analysis of what’s behind the headlines. Crossroads, hosted by Epoch Times senior investigative reporter Joshua Philipp, is an opinion and analysis show that presents deeper insights into the news cycle, culture, and society. It connects current events with history, ties various news stories together with analysis and opinion, and goes beyond the headlines to present a clearer picture of what’s happening in the world","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T22:17:10.972262+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crossroads-with-joshua-philipp-709717"},"episode":{"title":"New Fed Working Paper Says Illegal Immigrants Caused Home Rent Spike","slug":"new-fed-working-paper-says-illegal-immigrants-caused-home-rent-spike","published_at":"2026-07-07T18:40:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crossroads-with-joshua-philipp-709717/new-fed-working-paper-says-illegal-immigrants-caused-home-rent-spike","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crossroads-with-joshua-philipp-709717","url":"https://www.theepochtimes.com/podcasts","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/c4064f6f-0a25-4e5a-91b2-32bea16eae75.mp3","summary":"How America Became Dependent on Antidepressants: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hbz7oZA95g4 Rents across the United States have spiked upwards of 20 percent over the last several years, and it turns out a good chunk of this may have been caused by mass migration. A new working paper from the Federal Reserve reports that large-scale illegal immigration was a possible driver to the costs of homes and rent increasing nationwide. We’ll discuss this topic and others in this episode of Crossroads. Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.","meta_description":"How America Became Dependent on Antidepressants: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hbz7oZA95g4 Rents across the United States have spiked upwards of 20 perc…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4266,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/crossroads-with-joshua-philipp-709717/episodes/new-fed-working-paper-says-illegal-immigrants-caused-home-rent-spike/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crossroads-with-joshua-philipp-709717/new-fed-working-paper-says-illegal-immigrants-caused-home-rent-spike.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}