In “The 15 Hour Work Week We Lost,” Tim and Tina dig into a question that will not leave them alone. If productivity has skyrocketed for generations, why do so many people still live inside the 40 plus hour week, and why does it feel like it is getting harder, not easier.

They trace the history of work from early industrial labor to the rise of the 40 hour standard, then follow the money and power through wages, profits, unions, policy, corporate incentives, and the modern economy. Along the way they look at why shorter work week predictions kept showing up, what changed, and who actually benefits from the way jobs are structured today.

Expect a research heavy conversation that separates myth from data, highlights competing explanations, and leaves you with a clearer picture of how we got here and what would have to shift for time, not just output, to be the thing we optimize.