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The Shadow Labor Market: Paying to Be Seen

By Jim Stroud
February 23, 2026
The Shadow Labor Market: Paying to Be Seen

What if everything you believed about how hiring works… was only half the story? The job market has always had rules. Apply. Interview. Get picked. Simple, right? But something is quietly changing beneath the surface — and it’s making a lot of people uncomfortable. Job seekers are now paying recruiters. Continue Reading

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If AI takes all the jobs away, who is going to buy their stuff?

By Jim Stroud
February 16, 2026
If AI takes all the jobs away, who is going to buy their stuff?

The factory runs perfectly. The robots work tirelessly. Production costs plummet. And then someone asks the question that breaks the entire model: Who’s buying the cars? This episode examines the economic paradox no one wants to name. Companies don’t survive on efficiency alone—they survive on customers with money. If automation Continue Reading

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The Agent Breakroom: When Your Digital Employees Start Talking Without You

By Jim Stroud
February 9, 2026
The Agent Breakroom: When Your Digital Employees Start Talking Without You

There’s a social network you’re not allowed to post on. No account. No comments. No ability to clarify context. But your company’s employees are already active there—not the human ones, the digital ones. In January 2026, a machine-only social network called Moltbook quietly went live, and within weeks, more than Continue Reading

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AI Literacy Isn’t a Skill Gap — It’s a Loyalty Test

By Jim Stroud
February 2, 2026
AI Literacy Isn’t a Skill Gap — It’s a Loyalty Test

By 2027, not knowing how to work with AI won’t get you fired — it’ll get you quietly excluded. In this episode, we unpack why AI literacy is no longer a skill, but a signal. A test of trust, judgment, and who gets a voice inside AI-mediated workplaces. This isn’t Continue Reading

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