{"podcast":{"title":"How Money Works","slug":"how-money-works-7289568","podcast_index_feed_id":7289568,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN6866689826","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/1672d13e-0723-11f0-b46c-3fa26b71332f/image/b16c0074bb9aa03dd005f71d9fa14eb4.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"How Money Works","episode_count":166,"summary":"Follow to learn How Money Works. Find How Money Works on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HowMoneyWorks Disclaimer: This podcast is an independently produced audio adaptation of content originally created by How Money Works. It was developed by a fan who values the channel’s clear and engaging approach to financial education, with the goal of making that knowledge more accessible in a hands-free, audio format. This is not an official production of How Money Works, and it is not affiliated with or endorsed by the channel. All rights to the original video content remain with How Money Works. For any concerns, inquiries, or content-related requests, please feel free to reach out.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T16:18:48.862277+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-money-works-7289568"},"episode":{"title":"Strikes Just Shut Down America's Most Important Ports... WTF Happens Now? (Never mind it’s over) | How Money Works","slug":"strikes-just-shut-down-america-s-most-important-ports-wtf-happens-now-never-mind-it-s-over-how-money-works","published_at":"2026-07-24T08:09:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-money-works-7289568/strikes-just-shut-down-america-s-most-important-ports-wtf-happens-now-never-mind-it-s-over-how-money-works","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-money-works-7289568","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN3105560815.mp3?updated=1778656006","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN3105560815.mp3?updated=1778656006","summary":"Strikes Just Shut Down America's Most Important Ports... WTF Happens Now? (Never mind it’s over) To try everything Brilliant has to offer for free for a full 30 days, visit http://www.brilliant.org/howmoneyworks. You’ll also get 20% off an annual premium subscription. Sign up for our FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/ Books we recommend - https://howmoneyworkslibrary.com/ My Other Channel: @HowHistoryWorks Uncut Channel: @HowMoneyWorksUncut Edited By: Svibe Multimedia Studio Music Courtesy of: Epidemic Sound Select Footage Courtesy of: Getty Images 📩 Business Inquiries ➡️ sponsors@worksmedia.group Sign up for our newsletter https://compoundeddaily.com 👈 All materials in these videos are for educational purposes only and fall within the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. This video does not provide investment or financial advice of any kind. #strike #business #shipping At midnight on Monday this week, 45,000 dock workers, operating 36 ports across America walked off the job as part of their union’s first strike since 1977. These ports handle TRILLIONS of dollars’ worth of trade every year and are an essential bottleneck in global supply chains. This will affect everything from the fight with inflation, to manufacturing jobs, to just your ability to buy some junk off Temu… oh and I don’t know if you have noticed, but this is also happening right before an election… The accusation has been made that this is just an opportunistic money grab directed at the most vulnerable part of the economy, made by workers who are already earning MUCH more than the national average… So why are these workers striking? … and what happens now that they are? The Union is asking for the standard renegotiation of pay and conditions, but the Maritime Al…","meta_description":"Strikes Just Shut Down America's Most Important Ports... WTF Happens Now? (Never mind it’s over) To try everything Brilliant has to offer for free for a f…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":854,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/how-money-works-7289568/episodes/strikes-just-shut-down-america-s-most-important-ports-wtf-happens-now-never-mind-it-s-over-how-money-works/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-money-works-7289568/strikes-just-shut-down-america-s-most-important-ports-wtf-happens-now-never-mind-it-s-over-how-money-works.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}