{"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 $300 Billion Collapse: How China's Evergrande Crashed the World's Biggest Market","slug":"the-300-billion-collapse-how-china-s-evergrande-crashed-the-world-s-biggest-market","published_at":"2026-07-22T12:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-invisible-hand-7719857/the-300-billion-collapse-how-china-s-evergrande-crashed-the-world-s-biggest-market","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-invisible-hand-7719857","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN5442307044.mp3?updated=1776261437","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN5442307044.mp3?updated=1776261437","summary":"Ever wonder how a single company can threaten the world's second-largest economy? Emma Reid breaks down the spectacular collapse of Evergrande, China's property giant that somehow racked up $300 billion in debt and left 1.5 million people with unfinished apartments they'd already paid for. This isn't just another business failure story. It's a masterclass in how financial bubbles work and what happens when an entire country's wealth is built on one shaky foundation. 🎯 What You'll Learn: • How Evergrande's chairman went from Asia's richest man ($42 billion) to financial pariah in just four years • Why 200,000 employees and 3.8 million construction jobs hung in the balance of one company's survival • The clever accounting tricks that kept this house of cards standing way longer than it should have • What Evergrande's crash reveals about China's massive real estate bubble that affects global markets 👤 Perfect for: lifelong learners who want to understand how major economic events actually impact their own financial future. 📍 Chapters: [00:00] Emma Reid explains why Evergrande's collapse made global headlines [01:30] How one property developer accumulated more debt than most countries' entire GDP [04:00] The human cost: 1.5 million buyers left with empty promises and missing apartments [07:00] Why Evergrande's chairman was worth $42 billion, then lost it all [10:00] What this collapse tells us about China's property market time bomb [12:00] Key lessons for spotting financial bubbles before they burst 🔔 Never miss an episode: Follow The Invisible Hand on Apple Podcasts and turn on notifications. 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