Optimist Economy
Hosted by Optimist Economy · Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi
4.9from 941 ratings
- 64
- Episodes
- 57
- Transcribed
- 941
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2025
- First episode
- 84K
- YouTube views
About Optimist Economy
Optimist Economy is the anti-doomscroll economics podcast. Work rules, tax fairness, healthcare, housing costs, retirement security — the economic forces shaping American life have real problems. But also real solutions. Each week, economist Kathryn Anne Edwards and editor Robin Rauzi break down one problem and solution with data, history, humor, and a belief that tools to build a better economy exist. We just haven't tried them. New episodes on Tuesdays.✨ Support the podcast at: optimisteconomy.com (https://optimisteconomy.com/) ✨Ask questions or share your economic worries with us at: optimist.economy@gmail.com (mailto:optimist.economy@gmail.com)
- Publisher
- Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi
- Category
- government
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 17 Mar 2025
- Latest episode
- 11 Aug 2026
Latest episodes
57 of 64 episodes have a transcript.
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Published 11 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And the people who'd been laid off or lost huge chunks of retirement savings because of the crash, they didn't get any bailouts. Meanwhile, the nine banks that received the most help from the massive taxpayer bailout gave 5,000 employees bonuses of at least $1 million each. In the aftermath of the crash, a lot of young people either could not afford college or were graduating with crushing student loan debt. They were entering the workforce in the middle of a deep recession. And their ability to launch a career or repay their loans or buy their first home, well, all of that had essentially been put on pause for who knows how long. […]
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- YouTube views
- 84,311
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 941 ratings
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- Quality
- 10
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 85
- Engagement
- 91
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