{"podcast":{"title":"Marketplace","slug":"marketplace-309699","podcast_index_feed_id":309699,"rss_url":"https://feeds.publicradio.org/public_feeds/marketplace","website_url":"https://www.marketplace.org/","image_url":"https://img.apmcdn.org/2cdc31dad47bb9956cb2728a8329beaab1035ea0/square/b9d891-20220203-marketplace-logo-2000.jpg","author":"Marketplace","episode_count":50,"summary":"Every weekday, host Kai Ryssdal helps you make sense of the day's business and economic news — no econ degree or finance background required. \"Marketplace\" takes you beyond the numbers, bringing you context. Our team of reporters all over the world speak with CEOs, policymakers and regular people just trying to get by.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-29T04:22:38.744998+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/marketplace-309699"},"episode":{"title":"When unemployment becomes endless","slug":"when-unemployment-becomes-endless","published_at":"2026-08-21T22:15:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/marketplace-309699/when-unemployment-becomes-endless","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/marketplace-309699","url":"https://www.marketplace.org/episode/2026/08/21/when-unemployment-becomes-endless","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/5/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/VnCzW2iO9G8z4eDWfXCd/play.publicradio.org/podcast/o/marketplace/pm/2026/08/21/pm_20260821_PM_Podcast_64.mp3?awCollectionId=mkp-MKP-PM&awEpisodeId=01M0JV25VTAXM0BMXCG019FHEC","summary":"According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, at least 1.8 million Americans have been actively looking for a fulltime job for more than 27 weeks. That’s over six months. In this episode, two people tell us what it’s like to navigate a never-ending job search. Plus: A surge in lone star ticks threatens the cattle industry, McDonald’s keeps huge amounts of data on frequent customers, and the national debt passes that $40 trillion threshold. Every story has an economic angle. Want some in your inbox? Subscribe to our daily or weekly newsletter. Marketplace is more than a radio show. Check out our original reporting and financial literacy content at marketplace.org — and consider making an investment in our future. Read the stories in today’s episode: The national debt hits $40 trillion Ticks increasingly threaten the health and livelihood of ranchers An Alabama cattle farm with a bird-tourism side hustle “Put me in, coach”: Navigating long-term unemployment in the low-hire economy How the McDonald's mobile app compiled 515-page dossier on one reporter","meta_description":"According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, at least 1.8 million Americans have been actively looking for a fulltime job for more than 27 weeks. That’s o…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1559,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/marketplace-309699/episodes/when-unemployment-becomes-endless/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/marketplace-309699/when-unemployment-becomes-endless.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}