{"podcast":{"title":"Reasonably Happy with Paul Ollinger","slug":"reasonably-happy-with-paul-ollinger-635912","podcast_index_feed_id":635912,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/892156/s/356789.rss","website_url":"https://words.paulollinger.com/s/reasonably-happy-podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/892156/s/356789/a16ca37324e805787f46b75cedb6bc74.jpg","author":"Paul Ollinger","episode_count":336,"summary":"Reasonably Happy is a podcast hosted by comedian and former tech executive Paul Ollinger who explores the intersection of money, meaning, and happiness through candid conversations with authors, thinkers, and creatives. With wit and depth, each episode offers insights into how we can lead more fulfilling lives—without chasing perfection.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T02:18:41.337879+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reasonably-happy-with-paul-ollinger-635912"},"episode":{"title":"The Richest Family You've Never Heard Of","slug":"the-richest-family-you-ve-never-heard-of","published_at":"2026-07-08T10:07:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reasonably-happy-with-paul-ollinger-635912/the-richest-family-you-ve-never-heard-of","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reasonably-happy-with-paul-ollinger-635912","url":"https://words.paulollinger.com/p/the-richest-people-youve-never-heard","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/205943396/01eb1da7afca53984639ee60798afe3c.mp3","summary":"Investment management firm Fidelity is a private company that administers over $18 trillion in assets—that’s greater than the GDPs of Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and France combined . (Or, it’s18 Elon Musks.) Last year, the company earned almost $13 billion in profit , half of which goes to the family who started it. To be more precise, it goes to the founder's grandchildren, a few of whom have taken major roles inside the still-burgeoning business. My guest this week is Justin Baer, award-winning journalist at the Wall Street Journal and author of the new book House of Fidelity: The Rise of the Johnson Dynasty and the Company that Changed American Investing . I n this conversation, Justin and I discuss: * How this financial family dynasty was built * Succession planning for a complex and massive family business * The rise of Abigail “Abby” Johnson, Fidelity’s Chairman CEO and founder’s granddaughter, with estimated net worth of $35 billion. Get Justin’s book here . Subscribe to Paul's Substack here . See Paul (aka, Me) Tell Jokes Live Near You! * Los Angeles: The Venice West , 7/21 * New York: QED Astoria , 7/31 * San Francisco: Cobbs Comedy Club , 7/23 * Southampton, NY: Sticks and Stones Comedy Club , 8/1 Get full access to Reasonably Happy at words.paulollinger.com/subscribe","meta_description":"Investment management firm Fidelity is a private company that administers over $18 trillion in assets—that’s greater than the GDPs of Germany, Japan, the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3134,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/reasonably-happy-with-paul-ollinger-635912/episodes/the-richest-family-you-ve-never-heard-of/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reasonably-happy-with-paul-ollinger-635912/the-richest-family-you-ve-never-heard-of.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}