{"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 Trillion Lie: Why The Great Resignation Never Actually Happened","slug":"the-2-4-trillion-lie-why-the-great-resignation-never-actually-happened","published_at":"2026-07-22T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-invisible-hand-7719857/the-2-4-trillion-lie-why-the-great-resignation-never-actually-happened","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-invisible-hand-7719857","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN1535270869.mp3?updated=1776261449","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN1535270869.mp3?updated=1776261449","summary":"Remember when everyone was screaming about \"The Great Resignation\" and how millions of Americans were just walking away from work forever? Emma Reid dug into the actual numbers, and spoiler alert: it was basically one giant media myth that turned normal job hopping into apocalyptic headlines. 🎯 What You'll Learn: • Why 47 million people quitting sounds scary until you realize it's only 2-3% above normal • How 70% of \"Great Resignation\" quitters actually found new jobs within three months • The real story behind those 6-7% monthly turnover rates in retail and hospitality (hint: they've always been high) • How non-compete agreements trap 30 million workers and what that actually means for job mobility 👤 Perfect for: lifelong learners who want to separate economic reality from media hype, plus anyone who's tired of being misled by sensational headlines about the job market. 📍 Chapters: [00:00] Emma introduces the $2.4 trillion myth [02:00] Breaking down the real quit numbers vs. the headlines [04:30] Where all those \"resigned\" workers actually went [07:00] The non-compete trap affecting 20% of the workforce [09:30] Why retail and hospitality numbers were totally predictable [11:00] What this means for your next career move 🔔 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: great resignation, job market, employment statistics, career changes, economic myths Get new episodes at The Invisible Hand ------------ Keywords: retirement planning, financial literacy, market analysis, warren buffett, crypto, economic concepts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Remember when everyone was screaming about \"The Great Resignation\" and how millions of Americans were just walking away from work forever? Emma Reid dug i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1078,"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-trillion-lie-why-the-great-resignation-never-actually-happened/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-trillion-lie-why-the-great-resignation-never-actually-happened.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}