{"podcast":{"title":"The Economics of Everyday Things","slug":"the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128","podcast_index_feed_id":5976128,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/ob9OSBIN","website_url":"https://freakonomics.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/d02ab162-92b1-40d0-9d90-caab30ce394f/c15d5fc4-14ba-4630-a045-4f31e591fbd2/3000x3000/3000x3000-eoet.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Freakonomics Network","episode_count":202,"summary":"Who decides which snacks are in your office’s vending machine? How much is a suburban elm tree worth, and to whom? How did Girl Scout Cookies become a billion-dollar business? In bite-sized episodes, journalist Zachary Crockett looks at quotidian things and finds amazing stories. To get every show in the Freakonomics Radio Network without ads and a monthly bonus episode of Freakonomics Radio, start a free trial for SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T06:18:55.991038+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128"},"episode":{"title":"49. Weather Forecasts","slug":"49-weather-forecasts","published_at":"2026-06-18T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/49-weather-forecasts","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128","url":"https://freakonomics.com","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/51058430-d98f-4830-b949-5d9a371523ce/episodes/1ba6ec1b-03ef-4042-950f-2fa4c86078bb/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=51058430-d98f-4830-b949-5d9a371523ce&awEpisodeId=1ba6ec1b-03ef-4042-950f-2fa4c86078bb&feed=ob9OSBIN","summary":"With industries relying on them and profits to be made, weather forecasts are more precise and more popular than ever. But there are clouds on the horizon. Zachary Crockett grabs an umbrella. This episode was originally published on May 19th, 2024.","meta_description":"With industries relying on them and profits to be made, weather forecasts are more precise and more popular than ever. But there are clouds on the horizon…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":820,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/episodes/49-weather-forecasts/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-of-everyday-things-5976128/49-weather-forecasts.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}