In this episode:

• Why animal shelter adoption data says more about business than most executives do
• Dropbox treating adults like adults should not feel revolutionary, and yet here we are.
• “Return to office” keeps pretending it’s about collaboration when it’s really giving control issues a corporate haircut.
• Ontario’s hiring rules are basically the government stepping in because too many employers refused to stop being shady on their own.

Listen in if you care about:
The future of work, the nonsense built into modern hiring, and why “trust your people” still feels like a radical business strategy.

Click here to subscribe to the audio podcast:
https://unpodcast.simplecast.com/

Articles:

Best Friend’s Society: article

Dropbox CEO: article

Return to work mandate - leases: article

Moms at work pay transparency: article

In this episode:

• Why a robot vacuum exposing thousands of cameras is deeply cursed
• The microwave analogy that perfectly explains AI hype and creative shortcuts
• How one CEO allegedly used ChatGPT to scheme around a massive payout
• How smart glasses turned a courtroom into a Black Mirror blooper reel

Listen in if you care about:
AI ethics, surveillance tech, smart devices, marketing culture, business judgment, creative work, automation, privacy, and the future of human decision-making.

Click here to subscribe to the audio podcast:
https://unpodcast.simplecast.com/

Articles:
DJI RoboVac security flaw - article
Microwave analogy by Colin Fraser - article
ChatGPT courtroom story - article

Smart Glasses - article

In this episode:

• Why the infamous “You Wouldn’t Steal a Car” campaign is back in the spotlight
• Why AI-generated logos, copy, and strategy can create bigger business problems than they solve
• How marketers are being pressured to adopt AI even when it feels wrong
• Why Grammarly’s AI “expert” feature sparked major backlash from writers and journalists
• What businesses lose when they treat art like content and creativity like output
• Why being more human may now be the smartest move in marketing

Listen in if you care about:
AI in marketing, creative work, branding, storytelling, content strategy, business ethics, marketing culture, and the future of human-made media.

Click here to subscribe to the audio podcast:
https://unpodcast.simplecast.com/

Article Links:

Stolen Font

Grammarly

In this episode:

• Why “moist dog food” should never have made it past legal
• How AI-powered outreach is making bad marketing even worse
• Why using AI to help people process layoffs is as bleak as it sounds
• The podcasting shift marketers should absolutely be paying attention to
• Scott’s “fraudcast” idea for getting comfortable behind the mic before launching a real show

Listen in if you care about:

Marketing, podcasting, AI, media trends, content creation, and preserving even a shred of human dignity.

Click here to subscribe to the audio podcast: HERE

In this episode of the UnPodcast, we talk about the why Drake is suing UMG because of Influencers, how influencers are reviving bookstores, and how influencers might have gotten scammed out of money. So, it’s mostly about influencers. But there’s more!

In this episode of the UnPodcast, everybody should stay calm because we’re live! We talk about a new thing Scott doesn’t like, Hulu and YouTube unstoppable ads, a grand realization made by Walgreen’s, and why paint drying is funny. All this and more.

In this episode of the UnPodcast, we take some feedback, talk about - surprise - QR codes, some crazy bee talk, the waste of solving problems we don’t have, AI feedback, and why we don’t have guests on the show. All this and more.