{"podcast":{"title":"History Daily","slug":"history-daily-4410220","podcast_index_feed_id":4410220,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5162833.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5162833","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43207441/s=1400x1400/el=1/rt=fill.jpg","author":"History Daily","episode_count":365,"summary":"On History Daily, we do history, daily. Every weekday, host Lindsay Graham (American Scandal, American History Tellers) takes you back in time to explore a momentous event that happened ‘on this day’ in history. Whether it’s to remember the tragedy of December 7th, 1941, the day “that will live in infamy,” or to celebrate that 20th day in July, 1969, when mankind reached the moon, History Daily is there to tell you the true stories of the people and events that shaped our world—one day at a time. So if you’re stuck in traffic, bored at work—wherever you are, listen to History Daily to remind yourself that something incredible happened to make that day historic.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T16:17:43.093155+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-daily-4410220"},"episode":{"title":"Henry Ford’s Five-Day Week","slug":"henry-ford-s-five-day-week","published_at":"2026-05-01T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-daily-4410220/henry-ford-s-five-day-week","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-daily-4410220","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8893076","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8893076.mp3?modified=1776715080&sid=5162833&source=rss","summary":"Henry Ford revolutionized the American workplace by implementing the five-day workweek to preempt labor unrest and increase employee retention. This strategic move transformed industrial productivity and laid the groundwork for modern labor standards.","meta_description":"Discover how Henry Ford's 1926 implementation of the five-day workweek changed industrial labor, prevented strikes, and shaped modern employment laws.","key_points":["Main idea: The five-day week was a strategic tool used to reduce high turnover rates and mitigate the threat of rising union power","Practical takeaway: Increasing wages and reducing hours can stabilize a workforce by fostering experienced, more productive employees","Failure mode: Critics and competitors initially viewed the reduction in working hours as a fatal blow to industrial output and profitability","Historical impact: Ford's private company policy eventually became the national standard through the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938","Economic tension: The shift caused a measurable drop in Model T production volume, proving that radical labor reform carries inherent production risks"],"chapters":[{"start_ms":60000,"title":"The Birth of the Quadricycle","summary":"Henry Ford's early experiments with the internal combustion engine and the creation of his first motorized vehicle."},{"start_ms":150000,"title":"The Work Ethic of an Inventor","summary":"How Ford's relentless personal drive and tireless work habits shaped his approach to business and manufacturing."},{"start_ms":330000,"title":"The Rise of the Model T","summary":"The development of the Model T and the implementation of the assembly line to maximize production efficiency."},{"start_ms":500000,"title":"Managing Labor and Unrest","summary":"Ford's strategy to combat dangerous working conditions and the growing influence of labor unions through higher wages."},{"start_ms":810000,"title":"The Five-Day Week Experiment","summary":"The 1926 implementation of the shortened workweek and the backlash from the industrial community."},{"start_ms":1060000,"title":"A New Standard for America","summary":"How Ford's industrial reforms were eventually codified into federal law via the Fair Labor Standards Act."}],"topics":["Henry Ford","Industrial Revolution","Labor Unions","Automotive History","Workplace Reform","Model T","Manufacturing Efficiency","American Labor Law"],"duration_seconds":936,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/history-daily-4410220/episodes/henry-ford-s-five-day-week/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-daily-4410220/henry-ford-s-five-day-week.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}