{"podcast":{"title":"The Capitol Forum","slug":"the-capitol-forum-podcast-3964355","podcast_index_feed_id":3964355,"rss_url":"https://publicfeeds.net/f/16065/feed-rss.xml","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/second-request","image_url":"https://f.prxu.org/16065/images/4ce547a2-ab91-4eda-918a-6e44c4a65c99/825fbf8e371cab8e50be6794d88445da43e6ea19b2c4d6511353303058e4a9e7d6b8746e57e44ff1b02caeb88c4b50a0438ed5b52aad59a13f3a2a99cf0c3360.jpeg","author":"The Capitol Forum (asingh@thecapitolforum.com)","episode_count":139,"summary":"Power in Washington isn't announced — it's revealed. The Capitol Forum brings you inside the policy discussions and corporate investigations that move markets and shape American life. Listen to Second Request with Teddy Downey for sharp, unfiltered analysis of antitrust policy in America. Then stay for TCF Investigates with Arjun Singh, a narrative documentary series bringing listeners inside the reporting, sources, and regulatory developments shaping markets and corporate strategy.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T08:19:22.996868+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-capitol-forum-podcast-3964355"},"episode":{"title":"The Case Against AirBnb (Second Request)","slug":"the-case-against-airbnb-second-request","published_at":"2026-01-16T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-capitol-forum-podcast-3964355/the-case-against-airbnb-second-request","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-capitol-forum-podcast-3964355","url":"https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=gid%3A%2F%2Fart19-episode-locator%2FV0%2FXh1b9EhiiwmeHnbaq_gANZzCO82z5zj-CHUQIEuELkM&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpublicfeeds.net%2Ff%2F16065%2Ffeed-rss.xml","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/dovetail.prxu.org/16065/57afd4c1-5f9d-4c4b-a2ae-50be2b6f2c70/bc3a2ed8-5012-428e-a8e9-321e647232d0.mp3","summary":"Today on Second Request, Executive Editor Teddy Downey sits down with antitrust expert Hal Singer, who argues why AirBnb is violating antitrust laws, and how enforcement could address distortions in the housing and rental markets. The conversation centers on Singer’s recent article, “The Antitrust Case Against Airbnb,” which analyzes how Airbnb’s “Smart Pricing” algorithm may facilitate price coordination among short-term rental hosts, the broader effects of short-term rental platforms on housing supply and rents, and the challenges regulators face in applying antitrust law to platform-based and AI-driven pricing models. To learn more about The Capitol Forum click here.","meta_description":"Today on Second Request, Executive Editor Teddy Downey sits down with antitrust expert Hal Singer, who argues why AirBnb is violating antitrust laws, and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3632,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-capitol-forum-podcast-3964355/episodes/the-case-against-airbnb-second-request/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-capitol-forum-podcast-3964355/the-case-against-airbnb-second-request.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}