{"podcast":{"title":"The Journal.","slug":"the-journal-547598","podcast_index_feed_id":547598,"rss_url":"https://video-api.wsj.com/podcast/rss/wsj/the-journal","website_url":"https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/the-journal","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/b84f9932-8174-11e9-bbd8-7f261513f0c9/image/d84a4f4d55158df9d14f6f2d4b219a28.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The Wall Street Journal","episode_count":300,"summary":"The most important stories about money, business and power. Hosted by Ryan Knutson and Jessica Mendoza. The Journal is a co-production of Spotify and The Wall Street Journal. Get show merch here: https://wsjshop.com/collections/clothing","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T08:20:41.229944+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-journal-547598"},"episode":{"title":"The Economy Is Booming. Why Does It Feel Like a Bust?","slug":"the-economy-is-booming-why-does-it-feel-like-a-bust","published_at":"2026-06-17T20:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-journal-547598/the-economy-is-booming-why-does-it-feel-like-a-bust","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-journal-547598","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/WSJ6271579779.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/WSJ6271579779.mp3","summary":"Stock markets are hitting record highs, the job market is doing fine and productivity is up. Yet many Americans are feeling strapped despite the positive data. WSJ’s Harriet Torry explains the contradictory signals. Jessica Mendoza hosts. Further Listening: - The Energy Shock Is Here - Germany’s Economy Is Spiraling. Can War Fix It? Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Stock markets are hitting record highs, the job market is doing fine and productivity is up. Yet many Americans are feeling strapped despite the positive…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1126,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-journal-547598/episodes/the-economy-is-booming-why-does-it-feel-like-a-bust/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-journal-547598/the-economy-is-booming-why-does-it-feel-like-a-bust.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}