{"podcast":{"title":"Inside Trader Joe's","slug":"inside-trader-joe-s-178375","podcast_index_feed_id":178375,"rss_url":"https://insidetjs.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.traderjoes.com/home/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/f/5/7/f/f57f58c9a585ec01/TJ-PodcastLogo-Final.jpg","author":"Trader Joe's","episode_count":136,"summary":"Welcome to Inside Trader Joe's, the only podcast about Trader Joe's, by Trader Joe's. This one's the real deal, the \"official\" Trader Joe's podcast, if you will. Looking for stories about your favorite products? Curious about what makes your neighborhood TJ's tick? Or just excited about what's coming soon to your Trader Joe's? This, friends, is the podcast for you! From our humble beginnings as a small chain of eclectic Southern California convenience stores, Trader Joe's has grown to become a national chain of 633 (and counting) neighborhood grocery stores, employing more than 70,000 Crew Members. How? By being comfortable with being different. Every episode takes you Inside Trader Joe's in a podcast series only Trader Joe's could deliver. Let's go Inside Trader Joe's. And thanks for listening.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-08T22:18:56.248274+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-trader-joe-s-178375"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 104: Inside Trader Joe's Goes Back to the Future","slug":"episode-104-inside-trader-joe-s-goes-back-to-the-future","published_at":"2026-04-06T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-trader-joe-s-178375/episode-104-inside-trader-joe-s-goes-back-to-the-future","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-trader-joe-s-178375","url":"https://insidetjs.libsyn.com/episode-104-inside-trader-joes-goes-back-to-the-future","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/insidetjs/Inside_Trader_Joes_Goes_Back_to_the_Future.mp3?dest-id=704103","summary":"One-hundred-and-sixty-two years ago, we started a podcast. Well, actually, it wasn't quite that long ago. We started Inside Trader Joe's in 2018, thinking it would be a five-episode opportunity for us to tell our story from our point of view. And now here we are, eight years and more than 100 episodes later. Our crystal ball did not reveal this future, and yet, as we look back on those original episodes – the First Five, if you will – we're struck by how much remains the same. We're still all about the products, our Values still guide us, we're definitely dedicated to not taking ourselves too seriously, the store is still most definitely our brand, and we take great pride in being good neighbors, in every neighborhood Trader Joe's. Take a little walk down memory lane with us as we revisit the First Five. And keep listening for more – just like you'll always find new products in your neighborhood store, we always have more stories to tell! Transcript (PDF)","meta_description":"One-hundred-and-sixty-two years ago, we started a podcast. Well, actually, it wasn't quite that long ago. We started Inside Trader Joe's in 2018, thinking…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2786,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/inside-trader-joe-s-178375/episodes/episode-104-inside-trader-joe-s-goes-back-to-the-future/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-trader-joe-s-178375/episode-104-inside-trader-joe-s-goes-back-to-the-future.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}