{"podcast":{"title":"Future Commerce","slug":"future-commerce-570770","podcast_index_feed_id":570770,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/hQ2eLzNW","website_url":"http://futurecommerce.fm","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/669e7da3-a95d-442a-9219-a481bb22a755/2c3963f2-b773-47fe-a941-f4318df09dc0/3000x3000/main-20show-20art.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Future Commerce","episode_count":600,"summary":"Future Commerce is the culture magazine for Commerce. Hosts Phillip Jackson and Brian Lange help brand and digital marketing leaders see around the next corner by exploring the intersection of Culture and Commerce. Trusted by the world's most recognizable brands to deliver the most insightful, entertaining, and informative weekly podcasts, Future Commerce is the leading new media brand for eCommerce merchants and retail operators. Each week, we explore the cultural implications of what it means to sell or buy products and how commerce and media impact the culture and the world around us, through unique insights and engaging interviews with a dash of futurism. Weekly essays, full transcripts, and quarterly market research reports are available at https://www.futurecommerce.com/plus","last_synced_at":"2026-09-11T02:18:23.705736+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-commerce-570770"},"episode":{"title":"2026 Signals We’re Tracking: Commerce Evolves (Again), the Monoculture is Back, and Celebrity Prevails?","slug":"2026-signals-we-re-tracking-commerce-evolves-again-the-monoculture-is-back-and-celebrity-prevails","published_at":"2026-08-26T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-commerce-570770/2026-signals-we-re-tracking-commerce-evolves-again-the-monoculture-is-back-and-celebrity-prevails","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-commerce-570770","url":"https://www.futurecommerce.com/podcasts/2026-signals-were-tracking-commerce-evolves-again-the-monoculture-is-back-and-celebrity-prevails","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/afp-935226-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/fed613f6-db08-4178-9009-bc6bae8658fc/episodes/03fe4b0f-938d-47a8-80a2-481530ffaabb/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=fed613f6-db08-4178-9009-bc6bae8658fc&awEpisodeId=03fe4b0f-938d-47a8-80a2-481530ffaabb&feed=hQ2eLzNW","summary":"Phillip sits solo to unpack conflicting economic signals: Shopify's monster quarter against a Census report showing eCommerce eating share while retail overall slows. What does this mean for brick-and-mortar? Although stores still make up most retail sales, their mission and value have shifted. The good has become secondary to the experience of acquiring it. Plus, he breaks down why the monoculture returned in a summer of shared events, and what's on the FC docket through November 3rd.","meta_description":"Phillip sits solo to unpack conflicting economic signals: Shopify's monster quarter against a Census report showing eCommerce eating share while retail ov…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1671,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/future-commerce-570770/episodes/2026-signals-we-re-tracking-commerce-evolves-again-the-monoculture-is-back-and-celebrity-prevails/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-commerce-570770/2026-signals-we-re-tracking-commerce-evolves-again-the-monoculture-is-back-and-celebrity-prevails.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}