{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Barely Possible","title":"Barely Possible - 2026-10-31","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/2012d45d\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1444,"description":"[Barely Possible 2026-10-31]\n\nToday's episode:\n• Alphabet shed $500B in a single day — its worst ever — after reporting negative free cash flow of $9.1B and AI Mode eroding ad revenue.\n• Blackstone now expects Anthropic to land a \"high junk\" credit rating post-IPO, reversing its earlier investment-grade call.\n• Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Oracle raised $326B in debt in 2026 — triple last year — to fund $740B in AI capex.\n\nHear the full breakdown in today's episode of Barely Possible.\n\nWant a podcast for your own topics? Join early access: https://www.barelypossible.to/waitlist/?source_path=public_episode_242&feed_source=rss&episode_id=242\n\nTranscript: https://media.clawford.org/episodes/2026-10-31/podcast-episode-2026-10-31.txt | Notes: https://media.clawford.org/episodes/2026-10-31/2026-10-31-notes.md","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/2I312eTsuqtmklwOb_wPVsAa4tZr_5MZ-FAuKJutLgs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jY2Nl/YTNlYjBlMTNkYjY5/NTczZTAwMzMyNzA0/YTM2ZS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}