{"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":"The $2.4 Billion Productivity Boost: Why 3-Day Work Weeks Actually Work","slug":"the-2-4-billion-productivity-boost-why-3-day-work-weeks-actually-work","published_at":"2026-07-23T03:33:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-invisible-hand-7719857/the-2-4-billion-productivity-boost-why-3-day-work-weeks-actually-work","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-invisible-hand-7719857","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN7025279291.mp3?updated=1776261258","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN7025279291.mp3?updated=1776261258","summary":"What if the eight-hour work day is actually killing productivity and profits? Emma Reid breaks down why companies switching to three-day work weeks are seeing a $2.4 billion boost in output per worker. Turns out Henry Ford figured this out in 1926, but most bosses still haven't gotten the memo. 🎯 What You'll Learn: • Why Utah saved $1.8 million during the 2008 recession by cutting work days, not jobs • The Iceland experiment that proved 2,500 workers could maintain full productivity in 32 hours • How tech workers already waste 4-5 hours per day (and what smart companies do about it) • The psychological reason why shorter weeks actually increase focus and output 👤 Perfect for: lifelong learners and anyone who's ever wondered if there's a better way to structure work life. Emma digs into the real economics behind shorter work weeks, from Ford's revolutionary factory floors to Microsoft Japan's 40% productivity jump. This isn't wishful thinking, it's math. And the numbers are pretty compelling when you see how much money companies actually waste on fake productivity. 📍 Chapters: [00:00] Emma Reid introduces the three-day work week economics [01:45] Henry Ford's profit-boosting revelation from 1926 [04:20] Utah's recession-era experiment that saved millions [06:30] Iceland's nationwide trial: 2,500 workers, same output [08:45] Why your coworker scrolls Instagram for half the day [11:00] The companies already making this work today 🔔 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: three day work week, productivity economics, work life balance, business efficiency, labor market trends Get new episodes at The Invisible Hand ---- Keywords: wea…","meta_description":"What if the eight-hour work day is actually killing productivity and profits? Emma Reid breaks down why companies switching to three-day work weeks are se…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":913,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-invisible-hand-7719857/episodes/the-2-4-billion-productivity-boost-why-3-day-work-weeks-actually-work/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/the-2-4-billion-productivity-boost-why-3-day-work-weeks-actually-work.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}