{"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":133,"summary":"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 622 (and counting) neighborhood grocery stores, employing more than 67,000 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. Are you a Trader Joe's fan? Want to know what keeps people coming back? Hungry for all the new and exciting stuff coming to your neighborhood store? Let's go Inside Trader Joe's. Thanks for listening.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T20:19:08.806557+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."}]}}