{"podcast":{"title":"The Francis Foster Show","slug":"francis-foster-7039468","podcast_index_feed_id":7039468,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/sylo","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/883a5a14-4f2f-11ef-ae17-fff444e31e3f/image/e1585f1e0e6c6d2f3b6067baa97b6da7.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"TRIGGERnometry","episode_count":95,"summary":"Francis Foster is a comedian, podcaster and lover. This is his podcast. If you like it spread the word. If you don’t shut your mouth. Want to put your brand in front of The Francis Foster Show audience? Enquire at marketing@triggerpod.co.uk - Follow Francis: 📷 / francisjfoster 𝕏 https://x.com//francisjfoster - 📖 Buy my book (Un)educated: My Life as a Teacher, and Why You Should Never Become One: https://geni.us/UnEducated","last_synced_at":"2026-07-12T12:20:30.017922+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/francis-foster-7039468"},"episode":{"title":"Why's Everything a F*cking Subscription? - The Francis Foster Show","slug":"why-s-everything-a-f-cking-subscription-the-francis-foster-show","published_at":"2026-06-21T08:09:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/francis-foster-7039468/why-s-everything-a-f-cking-subscription-the-francis-foster-show","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/francis-foster-7039468","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AALT2748427308.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AALT2748427308.mp3","summary":"The Francis Foster Show is proudly independent. Thanks to my sponsor The Pure Gold Company for making that possible: Protect against inflation by buying gold with my supplier, The Pure Gold Company. Get your free investor guide at https://pure-gold.co/francis - Why does it feel like you don’t actually own anything anymore? From heated seats in cars to basic software and your morning coffee, everything has been turned into a monthly recurring bill. Welcome to the Subscription Scam. In this week's deep dive, Francis breaks down the toxic rise of subscriptions, why corporate greed killed the one-time purchase, and how companies trap you in a endless cycle of digital renting. - Want to put your brand in front of The Francis Foster Show audience? Enquire at marketing@triggerpod.co.uk - Follow Francis: 📷 https://instagram.com//francisjfoster 𝕏 https://x.com//francisjfoster - 📖 Buy my book (Un)educated: My Life as a Teacher, and Why You Should Never Become One: https://geni.us/UnEducated Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"The Francis Foster Show is proudly independent. Thanks to my sponsor The Pure Gold Company for making that possible: Protect against inflation by buying g…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1723,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/francis-foster-7039468/episodes/why-s-everything-a-f-cking-subscription-the-francis-foster-show/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/francis-foster-7039468/why-s-everything-a-f-cking-subscription-the-francis-foster-show.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}