{"podcast":{"title":"The Invisible Hand","slug":"the-invisible-hand-7719857","podcast_index_feed_id":7719857,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN6867737009","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/ecd55da6-0690-11f1-8a35-87d682d10069/image/bd2556a194f47efd83996cc639d08bec.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Emma Reid","episode_count":232,"summary":"Economics isn't boring when Emma Reid explains it. This former Wall Street finance analyst quit her corporate job after watching too many people get scammed by get-rich-quick schemes, including her own father who almost lost his retirement to a pyramid scheme. Now she breaks down everything from inflation to interest rates using stories from her small-town grocery store and her neighbor's questionable crypto investments. Every day, Emma takes one economic concept and makes it make sense. Monday might be why gas prices actually work the way they do. Tuesday could be the real reason your mortgage rate just jumped. She's not trying to make you an economist, just someone who can spot financial BS from a mile away and make smarter money decisions. You'll get the kind of economic education they should have taught you in high school but didn't. No textbook jargon, no boring theory, just practical knowledge you can use when your bank tries to sell you a new credit card or your brother-in-law pitches his latest investment idea. Follow now for daily episodes that actually explain how money and markets really work. New episodes every day—follow now!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T16:18:06.182989+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-invisible-hand-7719857"},"episode":{"title":"How Companies Use Bankruptcy as Strategy, Not Last Resort","slug":"how-companies-use-bankruptcy-as-strategy-not-last-resort","published_at":"2026-07-27T10:27:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-invisible-hand-7719857/how-companies-use-bankruptcy-as-strategy-not-last-resort","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-invisible-hand-7719857","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN3050457428.mp3?updated=1776261583","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN3050457428.mp3?updated=1776261583","summary":"Corporate bankruptcies just hit levels we haven't seen since 2008, but here's the kicker: most of these companies aren't actually failing. Emma Reid breaks down how bankruptcy became the new business strategy, and why that 61% spike in filings isn't about companies going under. 🎯 What You'll Learn: • Why interest rates jumping from 0% to 5% made bankruptcy filings explode by 61% in just one year • How private equity firms use bankruptcy as a profit strategy, making their companies 10x more likely to file • The real reason 70% of bankruptcy cases are small businesses, and what that means for your local economy • Which warning signs to watch for when your employer or investment might be heading for \"strategic\" bankruptcy 👤 Perfect for: anyone who wants to understand what's really happening when companies file for bankruptcy, especially if you're an employee, investor, or small business owner wondering how this affects you. 📍 Chapters: [00:00] Emma Reid explains why bankruptcy isn't what you think anymore [01:45] The 61% spike that has nothing to do with business failure [03:30] How rising interest rates turned debt into a 5x bigger problem overnight [06:00] Private equity's bankruptcy playbook (and why they love Chapter 11) [08:30] Small business reality: why 70% of filings come from Main Street, not Wall Street [11:00] Red flags to spot before your company pulls the bankruptcy trigger 🔔 Never miss an episode: Follow The Invisible Hand on Spotify or Apple Podcasts and turn on notifications. New episodes drop daily, your next favorite insight is one tap away. 🔍 Topics: corporate bankruptcy, business strategy, interest rates, private equity, small business economics Get new episodes at The Invisible Hand --------- Keywords: economic policy, money decisions, corporate finan…","meta_description":"Corporate bankruptcies just hit levels we haven't seen since 2008, but here's the kicker: most of these companies aren't actually failing. Emma Reid break…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":776,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-invisible-hand-7719857/episodes/how-companies-use-bankruptcy-as-strategy-not-last-resort/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-invisible-hand-7719857/how-companies-use-bankruptcy-as-strategy-not-last-resort.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}