{"podcast":{"title":"John Stossel on Odysee","slug":"john-stossel-on-odysee-5955553","podcast_index_feed_id":5955553,"rss_url":"https://odysee.com/$/rss/@johnstossel:7","website_url":"https://odysee.com/@johnstossel:7","image_url":"https://thumbnails.lbry.com/UCjo1uN-aM3rmBV46xj7l2KA","author":"John Stossel","episode_count":50,"summary":"After 40+ years of reporting, I now understand the importance of limited government and personal freedom. ------------------------------------------ Libertarian journalist John Stossel is a zealous advocate of free markets, a syndicated columnist and Fox News contributor. Prior to joining Fox, John co-anchored ABC’s primetime newsmagazine show, 20/20. Stossel’s economic programs have been adapted into teaching kits by a non-profit organization, \"Stossel in the Classroom.\" High school teachers in American public schools now use the videos to help educate their students on economics and economic freedom. They are seen by more than 12 million students every year. Stossel has received 19 Emmy Awards and has been honored five times for excellence in consumer reporting by the National Press Club. Other honors include the George Polk Award for Outstanding Local Reporting and the George Foster Peabody Award.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-07T16:19:05.682403+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/john-stossel-on-odysee-5955553"},"episode":{"title":"UPDATE: Rent Control Fails Again, Politicians Learn Nothing","slug":"update-rent-control-fails-again-politicians-learn-nothing","published_at":"2026-09-01T11:30:22+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/john-stossel-on-odysee-5955553/update-rent-control-fails-again-politicians-learn-nothing","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/john-stossel-on-odysee-5955553","url":"https://odysee.com/update-rent-control-fails-again%2C:e1f4c627ee7efd4522131be9e786d4f12a2ead2a","audio_url":"https://odysee.com/$/rss/media/update-rent-control-fails-again%2C/e1f4c627ee7efd4522131be9e786d4f12a2ead2a/892a4a.mp4","summary":"A few years ago, St Paul, Minnesota passed the strictest rent control in the country. Politicians promised it would "end profiteering." Activists cheered. Here's what really happened. --------------------- To make sure you receive weekly video from Stossel TV, sign up here: https://www.johnstossel.com/#subscribe-form --------------------- "This is such a step backwards," economist Salim Furth of the Mercatus Center told me when the law passed, “it's going to hurt renters!” He was right. Developers fled. New construction fell. Now residents complain, "The lack of housing... it's a crisis." The mayor who once supported the law had second thoughts. Now, St Paul's city council has voted to loosen the law. I'd think other politicians would learn from St Paul's failure. But no, my socialist mayor just froze rent on a million apartments in New York City! Above, we cover how rent control failed in St Paul, and why New York will be next. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ-fFbdf9hw","meta_description":"A few years ago, St Paul, Minnesota passed the strictest rent control in the country. Politicians promised it would \"end profiteering.\" Activist…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":494,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/john-stossel-on-odysee-5955553/episodes/update-rent-control-fails-again-politicians-learn-nothing/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/john-stossel-on-odysee-5955553/update-rent-control-fails-again-politicians-learn-nothing.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}