{"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":"New Analysis Projects Class Of 2026 Will Borrow $43,500 For A Bachelor’s Degree","slug":"new-analysis-projects-class-of-2026-will-borrow-43-500-for-a-bachelor-s-degree","published_at":"2026-05-07T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113/new-analysis-projects-class-of-2026-will-borrow-43-500-for-a-bachelor-s-degree","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113","url":"https://thecollegeinvestor.com/79047/new-analysis-projects-class-of-2026-will-borrow-43500-for-a-bachelors-degree/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/4fa18b03-8d37-4b2b-9d77-4aea590b408e.mp3","summary":"High school seniors heading to public four-year colleges this fall could graduate with more than $43,000 in student loans, according to a new NerdWallet analysis of National Center for Education Statistics data. Why It Matters: The projection lands as federal repayment plans change on July 1, the SAVE plan ends , and AI pressure on entry-level jobs pushes more students to question whether a bachelor's degree still pencils out.","meta_description":"High school seniors heading to public four-year colleges this fall could graduate with more than $43,000 in student loans, according to a new NerdWallet a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":359,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113/episodes/new-analysis-projects-class-of-2026-will-borrow-43-500-for-a-bachelor-s-degree/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/new-analysis-projects-class-of-2026-will-borrow-43-500-for-a-bachelor-s-degree.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}