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....
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On the show
- Kathryn Anne Edwards3 eps
- Kathryn Edwards2 eps
- Robin Rauzi1 ep
Also: Micah White, Kurt Andersen, Manuel Pastor
Audience Interest
Podcast Focus
Publishing Consistency
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Most discussed topics
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Total monthly reach
Based on 1 signal.
Built from
By chart position
- 🇺🇸United States · GovernmentHOME#14.3M to 23M
- 🇨🇦Canada · Government#2127K to 673K
- 🇲🇽Mexico · Government#452K to 277K
- 🇨🇭CH · Government#221K to 112K
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom · Government#1916K to 86K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
4.7M to 25M🎙 Biweekly cadence·68 episodes·Last published 1mo ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
6.7M to 35M🇺🇸93%🇨🇦3%🇲🇽1% - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
2.7M to 14M
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Platform Distribution
Reach across major podcast platforms, updated hourly
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/1/26 | national debttax cuts+3 | — | Optimist EconomyFrom Riches to Rags: Causes of Fiscal Deterioration Since 2001+3 | U.S. | national debttax cuts+3 | — | 51m 44s | ||
| 8/11/26 | economic historyinequality+4 | Micah WhiteKurt Andersen+1 | Occupy Wall StreetFuture Hindsight | — | Occupy Wall Streeteconomic inequality+5 | — | 38m 07s | ||
| 8/4/26 | vacation daysworker rights+4 | — | Pew | European Union | vacationPTO+5 | — | 50m 20s | ||
| 7/28/26 | health care spendinggovernment health programs+4 | — | MedicareMedicaid+4 | — | health insuranceuniversal coverage+5 | — | 48m 19s | ||
| 7/21/26 | just-in-time schedulingshift work+3 | — | The GapBenevity+1 | — | just-in-time schedulingshift workers+5 | — | 48m 39s | ||
| 7/14/26 | Social Securityyoung Americans+4 | — | — | Social SecurityMillennials+1 | Social Securityyoung Americans+6 | — | 44m 08s | ||
| 7/7/26 | immigrationeconomics+3 | — | Optimist Economy | United States | immigrationeconomy+5 | — | 52m 06s | ||
| 6/30/26 | U.S. semiquincentennialdemographic shifts+4 | Robin Rauzi | Optimist Economy | United States | semquincentennialoptimism+5 | — | 52m 37s | ||
| 6/23/26 | AIeconomics+5 | — | Optimist EconomySubstack+4 | — | AI bubblebirth rates+8 | — | 52m 18s | ||
| 6/16/26 | inflationgovernment stimulus+4 | — | Optimist Economy | Ukraine | inflationstimulus+5 | — | 49m 38s | ||
| 6/9/26 | freelancinggig economy+3 | — | House Ways and Means Committee | America | freelancersgig work+5 | — | 48m 09s | ||
| 6/2/26 | college graduatesunemployment+3 | Kathryn Edwards | Optimist EconomyNew York Fed+3 | — | college graduatesunemployment rates+3 | — | 58m 49s | ||
| 5/26/26 | wealth inequalityconsumer spending+4 | — | Moody'sWSJ+3 | — | ultra-wealthyconsumer spending+5 | — | 42m 35s | ||
| 5/19/26 | overtime paywork-life balance+3 | — | Optimist EconomyFaraday+1 | U.S. | overtimework hours+3 | — | 48m 53s | ||
| 5/12/26 | cashless economybanking services+3 | — | Optimist Economy | U.S.America | cashlessunbanked+5 | — | 44m 19s | ||
| 5/5/26 | U.S. economyconsumer sentiment+4 | Kathryn Anne Edwards | Optimist Economy | — | economyrecession+5 | — | 58m 12s | ||
| 4/28/26 | progresspolitical conditions+5 | — | Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 | — | progressNew Deal+5 | — | 49m 53s | ||
| 4/21/26 | wage stagnationmonopsony+3 | — | Optimist EconomySad Songs+2 | — | wageslabor force+4 | — | 46m 54s | ||
| 4/14/26 | tax reformwealth taxation+5 | — | CaliforniaWashington+1 | — | tax reformmillionaires+5 | — | 45m 36s | ||
| 4/7/26 | worker mobilitymigration trends+4 | — | National Consumers LeagueACFC | — | migrationlabor market+5 | — | 45m 49s | ||
| 3/31/26 | retirement savingstaxation+5 | — | OBBA | TacomaMontreal | retirement savingscapital gains+5 | — | 54m 24s | ||
| 3/24/26 | corporate taxesincome inequality+3 | — | 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs ActOptimist Economy+4 | — | corporate income taxeffective tax rate+3 | — | 42m 22s | ||
| 3/17/26 | AIjob displacement+3 | Kathryn Anne Edwards | Optimist Economy | — | AIjob loss+3 | — | 51m 21s | ||
| 3/10/26 | baby boomerswealth inequality+4 | — | Optimist EconomySocial Security | — | boomerswealth+5 | — | 49m 38s | ||
| 3/3/26 | children's savings accountseconomic policy+3 | Kathryn Edwards | Trump AccountsOne Big Beautiful Bill+8 | — | Trump Accountschildren's savings+3 | — | 48m 48s | ||
| 2/24/26 | Social Securityretirement+3 | Kathryn Anne Edwards | Federal Reserve Bank of San FranciscoOptimist Economy | — | Social Securityretirement updates+3 | — | 57m 59s | ||
| 2/17/26 | Federal Reserveinterest rates+4 | — | Federal ReserveGlass-Steagall+1 | — | Federal Reserveinterest rates+4 | — | 52m 45s |
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Chart history for Optimist Economy
Peaked at #1 in United States, top 10 in 10 of 39 tracked markets, currently #1 in United States.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | — | #1 | #1 | — |
| Canada | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| CH | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| HU | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| SG | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| PL | — | #4 | #4 | — |
| Mexico | — | #4 | #4 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #8 | #8 | — |
| PE | — | #8 | #8 | — |
| PT | — | #10 | #10 | — |
| Australia | — | #14 | #14 | — |
| Netherlands | — | #17 | #17 | — |
| Sweden | — | #17 | #17 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #19 | #19 | — |
| Ireland | — | #19 | #19 | — |
| PH | — | #20 | #20 | — |
| Japan | — | #21 | #21 | — |
| MY | — | #22 | #22 | — |
| Spain | — | #23 | #23 | — |
| Norway | — | #23 | #23 | — |
Chart Positions
39 placements across 39 markets.
Chart Positions
39 placements across 39 markets.