Listener sentiment
Recent ratings remain overwhelmingly enthusiastic, with listeners describing the show as a weekly highlight and a rare antidote to economic doomscrolling. Economist Kathryn Anne Edwards continues to earn praise for turning dense policy topics — Social Security, healthcare, childcare, labor rights, the Fed — into clear, data-backed explanations, while editor Robin Rauzi's questions and banter keep the conversation approachable for non-economists. Host chemistry, running jokes, and recurring segments like "Executive Orders" and "Terms and Conditions" are cited constantly, and many listeners say it's the first economics podcast they've genuinely enjoyed or finished the back catalog of. The discovery pattern of arriving via short-form TikTok and Instagram clips and then bingeing the full episodes remains prominent. Critical notes are sparse and consistent with before: a few reviewers find the frequent giggling distracting or at odds with the subject, one objected to bleeped profanity, one felt a healthcare episode glossed over supply-and-demand incentives, and occasional political jabs bother a minority of listeners — but these remain isolated against near-universal devoted praise.
Apple4.9 · 234
Summary generated Sep 1, 2026
