{"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":"Why Scammers Made $5.8 Billion in 2021 (And How They're Getting Smarter)","slug":"why-scammers-made-5-8-billion-in-2021-and-how-they-re-getting-smarter","published_at":"2026-07-23T09:18:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-invisible-hand-7719857/why-scammers-made-5-8-billion-in-2021-and-how-they-re-getting-smarter","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-invisible-hand-7719857","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN1811681823.mp3?updated=1776261305","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN1811681823.mp3?updated=1776261305","summary":"Your neighbor just got a text about a \"guaranteed investment opportunity.\" Your college roommate posted about making $10K in crypto last month. That job posting promises $5,000 a week working from home. Emma Reid breaks down why 2021 became the golden age for scammers and how they're using our own psychology against us. 🎯 What You'll Learn: • Why Americans lost $5.8 billion to fraud in 2021 (a 70% jump from 2020) and which scams are spreading fastest • How fake job recruiters are targeting 20-29 year olds on LinkedIn with salary offers that sound too good to pass up • The psychology behind crypto scams that convinced people to hand over an average of $1,900 each • Red flags in sports betting tip schemes flooding social media and why young men are the primary targets 👤 Perfect for: lifelong learners who want to spot financial BS before it hits their bank account and anyone who's ever wondered if that investment opportunity is legit. 📍 Chapters: [00:00] Emma Reid reveals the $5.8 billion fraud explosion [01:45] Job scams: How fake recruiters hook victims [04:15] Crypto con artists and their 1,000% growth rate [06:30] Sports betting scams targeting social media users [08:45] The psychology that makes smart people fall for obvious tricks [11:00] Your fraud protection game plan 🔔 Never miss an episode: Follow The Invisible Hand on Apple Podcasts and turn on notifications. New episodes drop daily, your next favorite insight is one tap away. 🔍 Topics: financial fraud, scam prevention, cryptocurrency fraud, job scams, money protection Get new episodes at The Invisible Hand ----------- Keywords: money, financial education, mortgage rates, financial scams, market analysis, corporate finance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Your neighbor just got a text about a \"guaranteed investment opportunity.\" Your college roommate posted about making $10K in crypto last month. That job p…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":991,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-invisible-hand-7719857/episodes/why-scammers-made-5-8-billion-in-2021-and-how-they-re-getting-smarter/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/why-scammers-made-5-8-billion-in-2021-and-how-they-re-getting-smarter.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}