Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHow Car Prices Got So High: Breaking Down America's Auto Market Crisis
Your car payment is probably eating more of your paycheck than your rent used to. Emma Reid breaks down how America's auto market turned into a finan…
6 hours ago
How Pump and Dump Schemes Work: From Stocks to Entire Economies
Your entire retirement could vanish in two weeks. That's exactly what happened when $5 trillion disappeared from global markets in early 2024, and it…
7 hours ago
How Corporate America Abandoned Long Term Thinking
Your salary hasn't kept up with the cost of everything else, but your CEO just got a $50 million bonus. Stock buybacks hit record highs while R&D bud…
9 hours ago
How America Became the World's Shopping Superpower
Americans own 300,000 items in their homes on average. In 1950? About 10,000. In this episode, Emma Reid breaks down how we became a nation of profes…
10 hours ago
Birth Rates: How Economics Really Drives Family Planning Decisions
South Korea's birth rate just hit 0.72 children per woman. That means in 30 years, their population could literally cut in half. But here's what nobo…
11 hours ago
How Australia's Economy Really Works: Mining, Housing, and Hidden Risks
Australia's economy looks rock-solid from the outside, but Emma Reid reveals the uncomfortable truth: it's basically a mining company with a real est…
12 hours ago
How Trade Wars Actually Work: The Real Economics Behind Tariffs
Think trade wars are about countries throwing economic punches until someone wins? Emma Reid reveals why that's completely backwards. The real fight …
13 hours ago
How Factory Jobs Really Worked: The Truth About America's Manufacturing Past
What if everything you think you know about American factory jobs is completely wrong? In this episode, Emma Reid breaks down the brutal reality of m…
14 hours ago
How Baby Boomers Built Generational Wealth: The Numbers Behind the Power
Want to know why your rent costs more than your parents' first mortgage? In this episode, Emma Reid breaks down the jaw-dropping numbers behind how B…
15 hours ago
How Corporate Boards Actually Work: The Friend Network Running Big Companies
Your company's board of directors just approved the CEO's $15 million bonus while laying off 2,000 workers. Weird coincidence? Not really. In this ep…
18 hours ago