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.

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The future of work, the nonsense built into modern hiring, and why “trust your people” still feels like a radical business strategy.

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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

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AI ethics, surveillance tech, smart devices, marketing culture, business judgment, creative work, automation, privacy, and the future of human decision-making.

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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.

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