{"podcast":{"title":"The Economics Show","slug":"the-economics-show-6910728","podcast_index_feed_id":6910728,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/664394a442f6710013618119","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-economics-show-with-soumaya-keynes","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/664394a442f6710013618119/1769764604173-577f36d4-d96a-42ee-96b9-7aaee7724352.jpeg","author":"Financial Times","episode_count":123,"summary":"The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes is a new weekly podcast from the Financial Times packed full of smart, digestible analysis and incisive conversation. Soumaya Keynes digs deep into the hottest topics in economics along with a cast of FT colleagues and special guests. Come for the big ideas, stay for the nerdery. Soumaya Keynes is an economics columnist for the Financial Times. Prior to joining the FT she worked at The Economist for eight years as a staff writer, where as well as covering trade, the US economy and the UK economy she co-hosted the Money Talks podcast. She also co-founded the Trade Talks podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-05T14:18:14.786441+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-show-6910728"},"episode":{"title":"How bad is America’s affordability crisis? With Mechele Dickerson","slug":"how-bad-is-america-s-affordability-crisis-with-mechele-dickerson","published_at":"2026-01-09T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-show-6910728/how-bad-is-america-s-affordability-crisis-with-mechele-dickerson","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-show-6910728","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-economics-show-with-soumaya-keynes/episodes/how-bad-is-americas-affordability-crisis-with-mechele-dicker","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/664394a442f6710013618119/e/695feb5b1f7886a9b86d9dea/media.mp3","summary":"Affordability is set to be a key issue in US politics ahead of the country’s midterm elections. And though American politicians often express their support for the country’s middle class, life has become progressively more difficult for that group, Mechele Dickerson argues. The University of Texas law professor explains how sluggish wage growth, housing policy and the growth of personal debt have made it harder to secure the markers of middle class life. Claire Jones is the FT’s US economics editor. You can find her articles here   Subscribe to The Economics Show on Apple, Spotify, Pocket Casts or wherever you listen.  Presented by Claire Jones. Produced by Mischa Frankl-Duval. Manuela Saragosa is the FT’s acting co-head of audio. Original music from Breen Turner, and sound design by Sam Giovinco. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Affordability is set to be a key issue in US politics ahead of the country’s midterm elections. And though American politicians often express their suppor…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1908,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-economics-show-6910728/episodes/how-bad-is-america-s-affordability-crisis-with-mechele-dickerson/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-show-6910728/how-bad-is-america-s-affordability-crisis-with-mechele-dickerson.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}