{"podcast":{"title":"Mondays With Matt Podcast","slug":"mondays-with-matt-podcast-13182","podcast_index_feed_id":13182,"rss_url":"https://mondayswithmatt.podbean.com/feed.xml","website_url":"https://mondayswithmatt.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3577745/Mondays_with_Matt_Variation_36utqm.png","author":"Matt Starke","episode_count":178,"summary":"Financial and retirement planning guidance from Matt Starke, of Great Lakes Retirement Solutions in Saginaw, Michigan.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-18T20:19:14.505623+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mondays-with-matt-podcast-13182"},"episode":{"title":"An Economist Is Optimistic About 2026 — Should You Be?","slug":"an-economist-is-optimistic-about-2026-should-you-be","published_at":"2026-01-08T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mondays-with-matt-podcast-13182/an-economist-is-optimistic-about-2026-should-you-be","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mondays-with-matt-podcast-13182","url":"https://mondayswithmatt.podbean.com/e/an-economist-is-optimistic-about-2026-%e2%80%94-should-you-be/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ckszw3fe7zjf8t6d/167_-_MATT_STARKE_-_ECONOMIC_OUTLOOK_20267ion0.mp3","summary":"After a year marked by volatility, uncertainty, and more than a few economic curveballs, it’s understandable if optimism doesn’t come easily. But at least one economist is arguing that the outlook for 2026 may be brighter than many people expect. Allison Schrager's Article: https://www.fa-mag.com/news/five-reasons-to-be-optimistic-about-the-2026-economy-85324.html?section=68 Contact: Great Lakes Retirement Website: http://www.greatlakesretirementsolutions.com/ Call: 989-401-2949","meta_description":"After a year marked by volatility, uncertainty, and more than a few economic curveballs, it’s understandable if optimism doesn’t come easily. But at least…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1014,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mondays-with-matt-podcast-13182/episodes/an-economist-is-optimistic-about-2026-should-you-be/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mondays-with-matt-podcast-13182/an-economist-is-optimistic-about-2026-should-you-be.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}