{"podcast":{"title":"Frequent Miler on the Air","slug":"frequent-miler-on-the-air-598384","podcast_index_feed_id":598384,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/frequent-miler-on-the/","website_url":"https://frequentmiler.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/4f727b9a-716b-4ce3-a321-803c50a92a64/FMOTA-Legible-4.jpg","author":"Frequent Miler","episode_count":520,"summary":"Earn miles without flying. Frequent Miler is all about getting the most out of the loyalty game. You can easily earn hundreds of thousands of points and miles without traveling, then learn how to use those points towards luxury travel. In this podcast, Frequent Miler founder Greg, and senior author Nick debate current topics in the points & miles world.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-04T20:20:06.924455+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/frequent-miler-on-the-air-598384"},"episode":{"title":"My credit card application was declined. Now what? | Question of the Week Ep03 | 5-17-26","slug":"my-credit-card-application-was-declined-now-what-question-of-the-week-ep03-5-17-26","published_at":"2026-05-17T21:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/frequent-miler-on-the-air-598384/my-credit-card-application-was-declined-now-what-question-of-the-week-ep03-5-17-26","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/frequent-miler-on-the-air-598384","url":"https://voyascape.com/frequent-miler/my-credit-card-application-was-declined-now-what-question-of-the-week-ep03-5-17-26","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/7b27c9f7-8192-47a5-8163-c2c37f9d1917.mp3","summary":"My credit card application was declined. Now what? We get this kind of question a lot. And the truth is, credit card application strategies may vary by bank. For example, you can read our Complete Guide to credit card application rules (by bank) here. Let's say you have a letter that says there were too many new accounts, too much available credit, not enough usage of existing credit, etc. Then what? Don't forget that you can always call and ask for reconsideration... We’ve been answering a reader or listener question at the end of each Frequent Miler on the Air podcast episode. Now, we’ve turned the question of the week into its own weekly episode. Tune in every Monday at 5pm for our Question of the Week podcast. And if you have your own question you’d like to submit, you can send it to mailbag@frequentmiler.com. Mentioned in this episode: Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the world This podcast is part of Voyascape, a podcast network that brings together the world's best travel podcasts. You can find all of our podcasts from around the world at Voyascape.com. If you are interested in advertising or sponsored content on any of our shows you can find out more at the link below. Voyascape Podcast Network","meta_description":"My credit card application was declined. Now what? We get this kind of question a lot. And the truth is, credit card application strategies may vary by ba…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":936,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/frequent-miler-on-the-air-598384/episodes/my-credit-card-application-was-declined-now-what-question-of-the-week-ep03-5-17-26/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/frequent-miler-on-the-air-598384/my-credit-card-application-was-declined-now-what-question-of-the-week-ep03-5-17-26.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}