{"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 Fake Job Postings Create the Worker Shortage Paradox","slug":"how-fake-job-postings-create-the-worker-shortage-paradox","published_at":"2026-07-27T09:18:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-invisible-hand-7719857/how-fake-job-postings-create-the-worker-shortage-paradox","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-invisible-hand-7719857","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN2712741273.mp3?updated=1776261634","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN2712741273.mp3?updated=1776261634","summary":"Something's broken in the job market, and it's not what you think. Companies say they're desperate for workers, yet millions can't land interviews. Emma Reid digs into the data behind this paradox and finds a shocking truth: 27% of job postings aren't real jobs at all. 🎯 What You'll Learn: • Why companies post 4 fake jobs for every real hire (and how this inflates your rejection rate) • The algorithm that auto-rejects 75% of applications before humans see them • How \"ghost jobs\" create artificial worker shortages while real people stay unemployed • Simple red flags to spot fake postings so you stop wasting time on dead ends 👤 Perfect for: lifelong learners and anyone who's ever wondered why job hunting feels impossible even when \"everyone's hiring.\" 📍 Chapters: [00:00] Emma Reid reveals the job posting scam hiding in plain sight [01:30] The 4-to-1 ratio: How fake jobs flood the market [04:00] Why your resume gets rejected in 6 seconds (it's not you) [07:00] The real reason companies keep posting jobs they won't fill [10:00] Harvard research exposes the hiring theater companies perform [12:00] How to beat the system and find actual opportunities The numbers don't lie, but the job market does. This episode connects the dots between corporate hiring practices and why finding work feels harder than ever, even with unemployment supposedly low. You'll walk away knowing exactly which red flags to watch for and how to focus your energy on real opportunities instead of chasing ghosts. 🔔 Never miss an episode: Follow The Invisible Hand on Spotify and Apple Podcasts for daily economic insights that actually matter. New episodes drop every day, your next \"aha moment\" is one tap away. 🔍 Topics: fake job postings, hiring practices, job market economics, unemployment paradox, resume…","meta_description":"Something's broken in the job market, and it's not what you think. Companies say they're desperate for workers, yet millions can't land interviews. Emma R…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":929,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-invisible-hand-7719857/episodes/how-fake-job-postings-create-the-worker-shortage-paradox/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-fake-job-postings-create-the-worker-shortage-paradox.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}