{"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":"The Education Department Is Exposing Tens of Millions in Covid-Era Fraud","slug":"the-education-department-is-exposing-tens-of-millions-in-covid-era-fraud","published_at":"2026-04-28T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113/the-education-department-is-exposing-tens-of-millions-in-covid-era-fraud","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113","url":"https://thecollegeinvestor.com/78436/the-education-department-is-exposing-tens-of-millions-in-covid-era-fraud/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/3e210318-a72c-4d6e-bf57-c371eab241b9.mp3","summary":"The U.S. Department of Education, working with its Office of Inspector General, says it has uncovered tens of millions of dollars in fraud and mismanagement tied to COVID-19 pandemic education relief funds . This is part of the Trump Administration's broader push to crack down on waste across federal education programs. Why it matters: Congress distributed roughly $190 billion in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds across three rounds between 2020 and 2021. This is more than three times what the federal government typically spends on K-12 education annually. The Department says much of it went out with weak safeguards and reduced oversight, creating openings for bad actors to exploit.","meta_description":"The U.S. Department of Education, working with its Office of Inspector General, says it has uncovered tens of millions of dollars in fraud and mismanageme…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":366,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113/episodes/the-education-department-is-exposing-tens-of-millions-in-covid-era-fraud/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/the-education-department-is-exposing-tens-of-millions-in-covid-era-fraud.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}