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  • Episode 43 - Shear Madness

    Episode 43 - Shear Madness
    2025/10/22
    Grab your coffee and put on your cape—this week we’re clocking in behind the salon chair for a little shear madness. Gina & Gary dive into the wild world of hairstylists, client chaos, and salon horror stories that prove customer service can be its own form of endurance training. Between blow-dry breakdowns, ego trips, and workday weirdness, it’s all part of the beauty-industry circus—and we’ve got front-row seats.If you’ve ever survived a shift where small talk turned existential, or wondered how many times a person can say “just a trim” and mean a full-blown life change, this episode’s for you.✂️ Stories — Salon Chaos & Client ConfessionsA “high-end” salon that’s hiding more than bad bleach jobs.A client who redefines oversharing mid-appointment.When kindness meets chaos—and the stylist holds the shears.The fine art of cutting someone loose (professionally, of course).📰 Articles — Weird Science & Workplace Wonders🏠 A robot that can print a house faster than your stylist can finish a blowout.💰 The gas-station Bitcoin scam making “crypto” everyone’s new bad word.☢️ A math equation that casually predicts humanity’s expiration date.🐚 Scallops that can’t resist disco lights—and might save the ocean floor.🌙 The science proving your 2 a.m. ideas are scientifically awful.👵 A discovery that could reverse gray hair—because of course it could.🎮 Plus, a sneak peek at the upcoming Fallout Museum exhibit in Las Vegas—where post-apocalyptic fashion meets atomic history. Vault suits, Cold War lore, and just enough radiation to keep things glowing.💬 Also FeaturingReal talk on salon boundaries, burnout, and when “I’m fine” stops cutting it.Cozy gaming detours, weird science tangents, and cathartic workplace rants.A friendly reminder to tip your stylist and rate your podcasters preferably both 20 percent 🎧 New episodes every Wednesday @ 5 AM 📱 Follow @NeedNotApplyPod on TikTok, Instagram & YouTube 💌 Send your own story to NeedNotApplyPod@gmail.com for a chance to be featured✂️ Come for the stories, stay for the sarcasm—and remember: sometimes the real split ends are emotional.
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  • Episode 42 - We Regret to Inform You (It's an HR Episode)

    Episode 42 - We Regret to Inform You (It's an HR Episode)
    2025/10/15
    Six followers and a dream 😂 This week we dive head-first into the corporate funhouse: performance reviews that make no sense, HR math that… isn’t math, and a two-parter rebellion that turns wage-secrecy on its head. Grab your coffee and your PTO.HR Lied, Twice: Market-rate “adjustments,” 33% ≠ “half,” and a robotics specialist haggling over $1.75.Six followers and a dream 😂 This week we dive head-first into the corporate funhouse: performance reviews that make no sense, HR math that… isn’t math, and a two-parter rebellion that turns wage-secrecy on its head. Grab your coffee and your PTO.• HR Lied, Twice: Market-rate “adjustments,” 33% ≠ “half,” and a robotics specialist haggling over $1.75.• Two-Parter: The Most Rebellious HR Moment Ever: A respected employee quits, asks everyone to share wages, and chaos ensues—walkouts, “company needs vs. selfish desires,” and… the cops?! [Part 1] and [Part 2]• Tales from HR: From “we’ll help you improve” to a PIP with no plan and a surprise firing. Red flags everywhere.Breakroom Banter (articles & rabbit holes)Tariffs & a Flash Crash: One announcement, markets tumble, crypto face-plants, someone makes $$$ shorting. Love that for us 🙃Tron: Ares? Mixed reviews = we’ll stream it when it’s free.Pokémon “Tamagotchi” Poké-Ball: 157 pals, color touch screen—unclear if Pikachu poops. Critical info pending.• Tariffs & a Flash Crash: One announcement, markets tumble, crypto face-plants, someone makes $$$ shorting. Love that for us 🙃• Tron: Ares? Mixed reviews = we’ll stream it when it’s free.• Pokémon “Tamagotchi” Poké-Ball: 157 pals, color touch screen—unclear if Pikachu poops. Critical info pending.• AI Ads That Actually Work: A 10-minute tamale spot triples business; chaos > overproduced.• Ancient Microbes Revived: Permafrost says “surprise!”—life wakes up after ~40,000 years.• How Often Should You Shower? Dr. James Hamblin’s five-year no-soap experiment (shower when you need to, not when vibes say you must).• Hiring Reality Check: Referrals rule; “be social” beats “spray & pray” resumes.• Remote ≠ Lazy: 4-year study: happier, less burned out, more productive. Autonomy > fake team-building.• AI at Work: Master it, then get replaced by it? Companies chasing savings without SMEs—what could go wrong.• Butterfly Wing Transplant: A monarch gets a second chance. 🦋 (Plant milkweed, save the goth fairies.)DistractionsFinished Alice in Borderland (short season...we’re hopeful for a part two).Didn’t see Tron: Ares (yet).Gina’s car button lives!Gary streamed Palia twice; DoorDash provided side-quests.We want to hear from you:👉 What’s your distraction this week? Tell us in the Q&A/poll!Send us your work stories (retail, HR, malicious compliance, all of it):📧 NeedNotApplyPod@gmail.comFollow & watch our clips:IG/TikTok @NeedNotApplyPod | YouTube Need Not Apply PodcastListen & subscribe. New Episodes every Wednesday 5:00 AM ET.If HR asks… you didn’t hear it from us. 😉 Punch out, pals.Need Not Apply Podcast, work comedy podcast, workplace stories, HR horror stories, antiwork, wage transparency, salary secrecy, pay equity, performance reviews, performance improvement plan, corporate BS, market rate, salary negotiation, crypto crash, tariffs on China, stock market tumble, retail stories, TalesFromRetail, r/antiwork, HR Karen, toxic workplace, quitting stories, walkouts, pay discrimination, paternal leave disparity, share your wages, remote work, work-life balance, burnout, referral hiring, job referrals, Scott Galloway, Mark Andreessen, AI at work, AI layoffs, ChatGPT productivity, AI marketing, viral ad, Original Tamale Company, Pokémon Tamagotchi, digital pet, nostalgia, Tron Ares, Alice in Borderland, permafrost microbes, ancient microbes, monarch butterfly rescue, butterfly wing transplant, milkweed, weekly distractions, comedy banter, Gina Cavallo, Gary cohost, NeedNotApplyPod,
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  • Episode 41 - A Series of Unfortunate Customers

    Episode 41 - A Series of Unfortunate Customers
    2025/10/08
    🛍️ Step right up to the checkout counter for another round of workplace comedy and retail realness! In this episode of Need Not Apply, Gina and Gary unpack the wild world of customer service — from Karen-adjacent meltdowns to the random acts of kindness that remind you humanity’s not a total loss.💬 Featuring four Reddit-inspired stories every retail worker (and every shopper) will relate to:• 😤 A “Would you like a bag?” question sparks full-blown drama — and one glorious receipt revenge moment.• 🧍‍♀️ A customer who insists retail employees aren’t “real people.”• 😡 A mom who bullies a store associate until they cry (we said what we said).• 💖 And a feel-good checkout story that proves kindness still exists.🗞️ Mid-Shift News Break:💻 AOL finally pulls the plug on dial-up (press F to pay respects)🚗 Goodbye to the Kia Soul hamsters 🐹🎵 The science of frisson — why music gives you goosebumps🐻 Fat Bear Week crowns a new champ named Chunk🍄 Mushrooms that play keyboards (yes, really)🐭 Moon-howling grasshopper mouse: the desert rodent that shrugs off scorpion venom💎 Tourist finds a gum-sized diamond at Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park🤖 “AI Friend” subway ads get instantly defaced — founder calls the backlash “entertaining”✨ Plus: Monday blues, loaner-car chaos (a .k.a. the “Two-Button Situation”), Gary’s team-building marshmallow tower triumph (?), and spooky-season movie prep from your favorite work rant duo.🎧 Listen now for a dose of retail therapy, sarcastic banter, and midweek laughs.Follow 👉 @NeedNotApplyPod | YouTube: Need Not Apply Podcast💌 Submit your own story: NeedNotApplyPod@gmail.com🕔 New episodes every Wednesday at 5 A.M.retail stories, funny retail podcast, work stories podcast, customer service horror stories, working in retail, workplace comedy podcast, retail worker experiences, customer service fails, funny customer stories, dealing with rude customers, entitled customer stories, retail jobs podcast, funny work experiences, service industry podcast, real retail stories, customer service moments, retail confessions, retail comedy, funny workplace stories, customer meltdown stories, bad customer behavior, cashier confessions, front line work stories, retail life experiences, customer service nightmare, true retail stories, workplace humor podcast, work rant podcast, funny coworker moments, relatable work podcast, retail problems, best customer service stories, retail vs customer moments, funny job stories, retail employee podcast, customer service gone wrong, service industry humor, working retail comedy, retail chaos podcast, Need Not Apply podcast, AOL dial-up nostalgia, Kia Soul hamsters commercial, Fat Bear Week 2025, what is frisson, why music gives goosebumps, mushroom keyboard experiment, musical mushrooms, strange news stories podcast, quirky news podcast
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  • Episode 40 - Let Me Speak to Your Manager NOW!!!

    Episode 40 - Let Me Speak to Your Manager NOW!!!
    2025/10/01

    What do limp-mode cars, candy lawsuits, and rage-squirrels have in common? Nothing at all , except they all landed in this week’s chaos-packed episode. We kick things off with an unhinged cowboy saloon intro before Gina’s car decides to crawl through the Parkway in “limp mode.” From there it’s moaning whales, glowing humans, Muppets on the auction block, and Karens draining patience faster than any warning light. Add in retail meltdowns, bizarre headlines, and our usual sarcastic detours, and you’ve got a full plate of work stories and absurdity. Buckle up, buttercup , it’s a ride. 🚗⚡

    📰 News & Oddities

    • 👔 Gen Z’s hiring nightmare (Jerome Powell + economists weigh in)

    • 🍫 Reese’s Halloween lawsuit: spooky wrapper, plain candy

    • 🧊 ICE x Pokémon theme song kerfuffle

    • 🐿️ Attack squirrel in California (five people sent to the ER 😳)

    • 🐋 A brand-new whale species with haunting moans

      • ✨ Biophotons: the glow that vanishes when we die


      📖 Reddit Work Stories (aka the good stuff)

      • 🍟 Fast-food counter meltdown: “Laugh. Spit in my food. Take a huge—” (sir, please)

    • 🥃 Male Karen Falls for His Own Lie

    • 🚗 “Make it fit!” Walmart pickup vs. trunk Tetris

      • 📚 Barnes & Noble travel guide Karen: “You said Vermont!”


      👀 What else

    Life updates, limp-mode car drama, spooky season candy talk, Jim Henson auction dreams, and the usual detours into chaos.

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  • Episode 39- Take this Job and Shove It

    Episode 39- Take this Job and Shove It
    2025/09/23
    Summer said “bye,” patience said “same.” We open with cozy chaos (Costco lines, glitter lip balm, seasonal blues) and then rip through wild news + r/AntiWork bangers. If you’ve ever wanted to say “nope” and walk,” this one’s for you. 💅🚪🦑 Cuttlefish ace the Marshmallow Test — delayed gratification for shrimp later > crab now. Future-planning isn’t just for mammals.👁️🦷 Tooth-in-Eye Vision Restore — Canada’s first modern case of osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis: tooth → lens → 20/40–20/30 vision.🪸 “Chewbacca” coral — deep-sea fuzzball spotted from Molokaʻi to near the Mariana Trench. Cousin Itt vibes.🧳💀 TSA finds a skull & bones — Tampa bag check says “rituals,” CDC says: destroyed. Paperwork or bust.🐦 The “Grue-Jay” hybrid — Blue jay × Green jay, DNA-confirmed; species ranges collide as climate shifts remix biodiversity.⚖️🤖 AI Attorney Fined $10K for Fake Citations — brief cited 23 cases, 21 fabricated/misquoted, drafted with AI tools and not verified; judge: you can’t outsource fact-checking.🤳✨ AI in Beauty — selfie tools estimate hydration/TEWL; cool for access, watch out for lighting bias + privacy.❤️‍🔥🤖 AI Dating Concierge — Facebook Dating adds chatbot Cupid + weekly “Meet Q” surprise match. Swipe fatigue, meet algorithm.🛒🔪 “Parking-Lot Gremlin at Sam’s” — OP bullied, knife threat, kept outside, “team lead” jacket revoked after a customer hits them.🍪🎧 “Rave > Toxic Bakery Shift” — first absence in 3 yrs, boss melts down, HR can’t back termination. Live a little.🪜💥 “Fall 25 ft, Settle 5× Salary” — busted ladder, broken leg, shady “don’t-sue” bedside contract, good lawyer, new plan.🎯🧾 “Target Says Smile” — 100+ items handed one-by-one, scan-speed metrics tank, mgr asks “Do you even want to work here?” OP: “Nope.”📣 CALL TO ACTIONIf you laughed, gasped, or said “same,” rate ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ & follow — help the algo stop acting like our manager.🎧 Now streaming: Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, YouTube (full-length video)📩 Send your work stories (OP style): NeedNotApplyPod@gmail.com📲 IG/TikTok: @NeedNotApplyPod • YouTube: NeedNotApplyPodcast⏰ New episodes Wednesdays @ 5:00 AM ET — One hour of chaos > eight hours on the clock. 🔥⌛workplace stories, antiwork, retail horror stories, quitting stories, walkout story, Target cashier, Sam’s Club carts, toxic managers, TSA human remains Tampa, cuttlefish marshmallow test, cephalopod intelligence, tooth in eye surgery, osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis, deep sea Chewbacca coral Molokaʻi, Grue-Jay hybrid bird, Grue hybrid, climate change biodiversity, AI lawyer hallucinations, fake legal citations, AI skincare hydration TEWL, AI dating assistant Facebook Dating Meet Q, Need Not Apply podcast
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    1 時間 8 分
  • Episode 38 - All Killer, No Filler

    Episode 38 - All Killer, No Filler
    2025/09/17
    Gary and Gina recorded this episode on Monday after a long day of work...what could go wrong? This episode turns into maximum mayhem: cortisol tests, a praying mantis omen, and then a dive into animals, AI, and “humans doing human things.” From toxic orcas to emotional support gators, this week’s news proves reality is stranger than fiction.Then it’s story time—Reddit serves up a mixed bag of workplace absurdity: a boss who cried at paintball 🎯, a manager caught pocketing printing fees 💸, the most unhinged warranty pitch ever 📢, and a Karen who lost it over a late MacBook 💻. It’s petty revenge, TIFUs, and corporate clownery at its finest.In the News 🗞️Orcas full of forever chemicals + shrinking horseshoe crab populations 🐋🦀Gel manicure ingredient bans & UV/HEMA risks 💅Reusable water bottles dirtier than dog bowls 💧🦠Caffeine messing with antibiotic effectiveness ☕️🧫Walmart bans an emotional support alligator 🐊FBI burns meth at an animal shelter (oops) 😬The “forgotten” cancer on the rise: appendix cancer 📈Brain-computer interfaces that read inner monologue 🧠⌨️Humanoid robots clocking in at real jobs 🤖Reddit Stories 💥Paintball disaster: the boss who wouldn’t call his hit 🎯Petty revenge: the “pay-to-print” manager who funded a pizza party 🍕Warranty warfare: the 5 NOs + 5 WHYs meltdown 📢Karen vs. MacBook delivery—pure chaos 💻😡Rate & Review ⭐If you laughed, yelled “same,” or learned something weird, drop 5⭐ on Spotify and share with a coworker who always “has one quick question.”Follow Us 👆IG & TikTok: @NeedNotApplyPodYouTube: Need Not Apply PodcastEmail your stories: NeedNotApplyPod@gmail.comNew episodes: Wednesdays @ 5 a.m. 🎧work stories, reddit stories, petty revenge, TIFU, Karen story, workplace drama, office comedy, podcast, weird news, orcas, horseshoe crabs, gel manicure, reusable water bottle bacteria, caffeine and antibiotics, emotional support alligator, FBI meth incinerator, appendix cancer, brain computer interface, humanoid robots, customer service, warranties, paintball story
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  • Episode 37 - Espresso Patronum 🦌 ☕

    Episode 37 - Espresso Patronum 🦌 ☕
    2025/09/10
    Buckle up for a venti dose of service-industry mayhem: shoulder-driving Teslas, labubu brain-rot, elephant-sized eggs, and four (yes, four) Starbucks Baristas stories that’ll make your pumpkin spice curdle. ☕🔥Cold open shenanigans: Are we live? Are we real? (Gina says no. Gary says “say my name.”)Commute from hell: Shoulder bandits, karmic fender-benders, and why Gary almost bought popcorn for the apocalypse.Science snack: “If atoms are mostly empty space, why can’t we walk through walls?” (Atoms, baby—like pushing the wrong poles together.)Weird News lightning round:$140k Pokémon card corporate fraud (please do not expense a Charizard)Hippo capsizes a boat on the Ivory Coast—deadliest cute animal strikes againThe long-lost elephant bird and its potato-sized eggs 🥔LaBubu / brain-rot aesthetic IRL (jelly shoes, keychains, chaos)GenAI music & dishwashing robots: from folding towels to delicate plates—what could go wrong?Male wasps “defense mechanism” = …uh… genital jousting (we’re sorry and you’re welcome)Music eases loneliness: your playlist really is a friendAdditional Topic for Your Leisure:Chuck E. Cheese in cuffs 🐭🚓 — Credit card fraud mid-party = traumatized kids + worst birthday ever.Main course — Starbucks Baristas stories (OP posts):“Dunkin’ Tee DW”: OP defends a cashier after a customer calls them “slow,” gets threatened, and still keeps it classy. Other customers rally—humanity +1.“No-Whip/Almond Milk Refund Spiral”: Mobile order, allergy protocol, extra crunch, store credit only… until the DM caves and forces a cash refund + apology. (Policy? Never met her.)“Work Until She Can’t”: Pregnant partner keeps vomiting; management says… keep going. Ethics hotline, anyone?“Closing Time Espresso Gremlin”: Demands extras after close, throws hot shots over the bar, camps outside; police never show. Love that for everyone.Distraction of the Week: Gary’s Waterpark Simulator era (power-wash zen, accidental pool electrocution oops), Gina’s biz push—bookings + content mode on.Baristas, servers, retail warriors—we want your tales (the longer the better). If it happened at work and made you say “nope,” it’s probably our vibe.✉️ Email: NeedNotApplyPod@gmail.com▶️ YouTube: Need Not Apply Podcast (full episodes & clips)📱 IG & TikTok: @NeedNotApplyPodIf we hit 100 Spotify followers, Gary wears the LaBubu onesie on a live. You’ve been warned.Keywords: Need Not Apply Podcast, funny work podcast, workplace comedy, reddit stories podcast, workplace drama, bad coworkers, HR nightmares, toxic workplace, AI, robot, robot cleaner, Chuck E. Cheese, retail rage, management nonsense, light science, heavier hippo facts, Gary, GinaRate ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐, follow, and share with that friend who still says “the customer is always right.” (They’re not.)
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  • Episode 36 - The Answers May Shock You

    Episode 36 - The Answers May Shock You
    2025/09/03
    Your hosts Gina & Gary are back running on caffeine, pantry reorganizations, and pure chaos. We swap weekend war stories (subscribe-and-save betrayed us 😑), and then dive into a stack of AskReddit workplace gems that had us yelling “zipper merge, people!” from the car.We kick off with oddball headlines & rabbit holes:🇳🇱 Tiny homes made from old wind turbines — Dutch upcycling goes full chic. workplace gems that had us yelling “zipper merge, people!” from the car.We kick off with oddball headlines & rabbit holes:• 🇳🇱 Tiny homes made from old wind turbines — Dutch upcycling goes full chic. 🏡🔄• 🇬🇱 Airport security ditched for reindeer hunting — Nuuk flights delayed because… dinner. ✈️🦌🇮🇸 Puffling rescue season — locals gently toss baby puffins off cliffs to help them launch. ✈️🦌• 🇮🇸 Puffling rescue season — locals gently toss baby puffins off cliffs to help them launch. 🐧✨• 🕷️ Black widow “injection” experiment — spoiler: the ICU, not euphoria. 🚫💉• 🧠 Does AI make us lazy thinkers? A Swiss study says cognitive offloading is real. 🤖🧩• 🧵 Scientists flee X for Bluesky — better moderation, fewer bots, actual engagement. 🌀🔬😈 AskReddit stories we tackled:The art gallery tyrant — late pay, public screaming, and a Christmas “you’re fired.”• The art gallery tyrant — late pay, public screaming, and a Christmas “you’re fired.” 🎄💥• Meth/coke newbie — borrowing rides, “toddler” sob stories, and a very awkward payback. 🚚💸• Ed, hazard to himself — head bonks, ladder faceplants, and a cardboard baler incident. 🪜🤕• The office squatter — living at work, pizza crusts in the toilet brush holder (why). 🍕🚫• Boss throws a metal trash can — gaslighting, cameras, and an HR glow-up exit. 🗑️💀✨ Distractions of the week:Gina’s glam lab — mannequin head, $11 curling iron, and hair-styling reps. 💁‍♀️✨Gary’s 3-day-weekend mini-movie — plus zipper-merge rage and dash-cam justice. 🎬🚗Pantry Tetris, protein Cheerios on ice cream (don’t knock it), and the eternal battle with fabric Band-Aids. 🩹🥣🔥 Pull up a chair in the break room—this one’s got weird news, workplace devils, and the kind of stories that make you want to re-write your résumé… again.📲 Follow us @NeedNotApplyPod on TikTok & IG📩 Send your stories: NeedNotApplyPod@gmail.com📺 YouTube: Need Not Apply PodcastKeywords: Need Not Apply Podcast, funny work podcast, workplace comedy, reddit stories podcast, AskReddit stories, workplace drama, bad coworkers, HR nightmares, horrible bosses, toxic workplace, coworker from hell, meth at work story, office squatter, cardboard baler accident, zipper merge, dash cam, pantry organization, tiny homes wind turbine, Nuuk airport reindeer hunting, Denmark, puffin rescue, Iceland, black widow injection, AI cognitive offloading, Bluesky, rare beauty, AI, robot, bro comedy, spooky season
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