{"podcast":{"title":"The College Investor Audio Show","slug":"the-college-investor-audio-show-414113","podcast_index_feed_id":414113,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-college-investor/","website_url":"https://thecollegeinvestor.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/f3c20c77-1ea5-4d2e-a65a-e87b0a5c9f68/college-investor-podcast-cover-c1.png","author":"The College Investor","episode_count":1036,"summary":"The College Investor podcast is a daily audio show that's dedicated to bringing you the best of TheCollegeInvestor.com. We discuss a variety of topics, all relating to millennial money - including student loan debt, investing, earning more money, and more! Robert Farrington, the founder of The College Investor and a Millennial Money Expert, shares how to get out of student loan debt so that you can start investing and building wealth for the future. Instead of cutting expenses and living a frugal life, he advocates side hustling and entrepreneurship to earn extra money to achieve your financial goals.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T20:18:09.903988+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113"},"episode":{"title":"62 Lawmakers Demand Education Department Act on Student Loan Default Crisis","slug":"62-lawmakers-demand-education-department-act-on-student-loan-default-crisis","published_at":"2026-06-15T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113/62-lawmakers-demand-education-department-act-on-student-loan-default-crisis","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113","url":"https://thecollegeinvestor.com/82036/62-lawmakers-demand-education-department-act-on-student-loan-default-crisis/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/c82b919d-bd4f-4818-9493-70889a7b422e.mp3","summary":"Sixty-two members of Congress are demanding the Department of Education act before millions more borrowers fall into default and they want answers by June 22. A June 7 letter (PDF File) led by Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), along with Representatives Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and André Carson (D-Ind.), warns Education Secretary Linda McMahon that the U.S. is facing \" the largest student loan default and delinquency crisis on record. \" This comes as the entire student loan system is changing on July 1 - from new repayment plans, loan caps, and borrowers in the SAVE plan being forced to leave forbearance .","meta_description":"Sixty-two members of Congress are demanding the Department of Education act before millions more borrowers fall into default and they want answers by June…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":379,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113/episodes/62-lawmakers-demand-education-department-act-on-student-loan-default-crisis/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113/62-lawmakers-demand-education-department-act-on-student-loan-default-crisis.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}