{"podcast":{"title":"Optimist Economy","slug":"optimist-economy-7257068","podcast_index_feed_id":7257068,"rss_url":"https://publicfeeds.net/f/14811/feed-rss.xml","website_url":"https://optimisteconomy.com/","image_url":"https://f.prxu.org/14811/images/160bea8c-1709-420c-9302-11462f46d1b6/20250316_120343_934a657c8303c901ea17b8b7452ae07d.png","author":"Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi","episode_count":62,"summary":"Optimist Economy is the anti-doomscroll economics podcast. Work rules, tax fairness, healthcare, housing costs, retirement security — the economic forces shaping American life have real problems. But also real solutions. Each week, economist Kathryn Anne Edwards and editor Robin Rauzi break down one problem and solution with data, history, humor, and a belief that tools to build a better economy exist. We just haven't tried them. New episodes on Tuesdays. ✨ Support the podcast at: optimisteconomy.com ✨ Ask questions or share your economic worries with us at: optimist.economy@gmail.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-07T18:17:17.071935+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/optimist-economy-7257068"},"episode":{"title":"Optimist Q&A: Evidence for UBI, What to Do About Billionaires, and Where Will the U.S. Economy Be After Trump?","slug":"optimist-q-a-evidence-for-ubi-what-to-do-about-billionaires-and-where-will-the-u-s-economy-be-after-trump","published_at":"2025-10-07T10:10:07+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/optimist-economy-7257068/optimist-q-a-evidence-for-ubi-what-to-do-about-billionaires-and-where-will-the-u-s-economy-be-after-trump","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/optimist-economy-7257068","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/optimisteconomy/2257809","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/sblTq32fyWAjsHzze2LG/dovetail.prxu.org/14811/b0814181-a71c-4fd8-8651-d7a42872ba93/08838986-364c-48bc-81e7-922973cc6847.mp3","summary":"In the final Q&A of the season, economist Kathryn Edwards answers listener questions on recent universal basic income experiments, legislative budgeting tricks, and the value of more aggressive IRS auditing. She also explains what eradicating the minimum wage exemption might mean, particularly for disabled and incarcerated workers. We also discuss what people actually do for money when they stop job hunting. Fair warning: this one runs long and the keeping it f-bomb free resolution lasted about five minutes. Take Our Listener Survey! Help us plan for Season 2: https://tinyurl.com/op-econ-survey","meta_description":"In the final Q&A of the season, economist Kathryn Edwards answers listener questions on recent universal basic income experiments, legislative budgeti…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3149,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/optimist-economy-7257068/episodes/optimist-q-a-evidence-for-ubi-what-to-do-about-billionaires-and-where-will-the-u-s-economy-be-after-trump/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/optimist-economy-7257068/optimist-q-a-evidence-for-ubi-what-to-do-about-billionaires-and-where-will-the-u-s-economy-be-after-trump.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}