{"podcast":{"title":"Marketplace Morning Report","slug":"marketplace-morning-report-479901","podcast_index_feed_id":479901,"rss_url":"https://feeds.publicradio.org/public_feeds/marketplace-morning-report","website_url":"https://www.marketplace.org/","image_url":"https://img.apmcdn.org/48bb35ce89047b6e421303a4e0b6f81a39dded13/square/587d1f-20250303-marketplace-morning-report-podcast-2000.jpg","author":"Marketplace","episode_count":50,"summary":"Get up to speed on the news each morning with our daily radio show and podcast, “Marketplace Morning Report,” hosted by Kimberly Adams. We give you the economy without the anxiety, in the amount of time it takes to brew a cup of coffee. Start your day with us, on air or by downloading our podcast, for context and perspective on the economic news that matters to you.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T04:20:42.636388+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/marketplace-morning-report-479901"},"episode":{"title":"Workers are barely getting ahead in this economy","slug":"workers-are-barely-getting-ahead-in-this-economy","published_at":"2026-07-16T15:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/marketplace-morning-report-479901/workers-are-barely-getting-ahead-in-this-economy","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/marketplace-morning-report-479901","url":"https://www.marketplace.org/episode/2026/07/16/workers-are-barely-getting-ahead-in-this-economy","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/5/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/play.publicradio.org/podcast/o/marketplace/morning_report/2026/07/16/mmr_20260716_MMR_Podcast_2_64.mp3?awCollectionId=mkp-MMR&awEpisodeId=01KXNQ0D3DHMC4YMPYX0T6HAEB","summary":"Annual inflation is clocking in at 3.5%, which is still high by recent standards. That's also the same rate at which average hourly earnings grew in June. While workers barely broke even in June, they actually lost purchasing power to inflation in April and May. With real earnings stagnating, we'll examine some of the causes. But first, we'll check in on how the latest developments in the war with Iran are showing up in oil prices and the rest of the global economy. Every story has an economic angle. Want some in your inbox? Subscribe to our daily or weekly newsletter . Marketplace Morning Report 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. Stories included in this episode: What happens when wages grow at the same rate as inflation","meta_description":"Annual inflation is clocking in at 3.5%, which is still high by recent standards. That's also the same rate at which average hourly earnings grew in June.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":407,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/marketplace-morning-report-479901/episodes/workers-are-barely-getting-ahead-in-this-economy/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/marketplace-morning-report-479901/workers-are-barely-getting-ahead-in-this-economy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}