Inside Job is a podcast about work, told by the people that actually do it.
In the tradition of oral historian Studs Terkel’s Working, Inside Job (hosted by Matt Sunbulli and executive produced by Aaron Calafato) captures the humanity behind the labor that keeps our world running, from AI data labelers teaching the models that are reshaping our lives to HVAC technicians keeping our data centers humming.
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Inside Job is a podcast about work, told by the people that actually do it.
In the tradition of oral historian Studs Terkel’s Working, Inside Job (hosted by Matt Sunbulli and executive produced by Aaron Calafato) captures the humanity behind the labor that keeps our world running, from AI data labelers teaching the models that are reshaping our lives to HVAC technicians keeping our data centers humming.
Episodes
318-
The Humans Behind Your AI Chatbot
Listened
Fri, 12 Jun 2026
317-
This is Inside Job
Listened
Tue, 09 Jun 2026
316-
Best of TLO | When the Job Market Gets Strange
Listened
Fri, 13 Mar 2026
315-
Is Having a Corporate Job Embarrassing?
Listened
Sat, 07 Feb 2026
314-
Why Workplace Satire Hurts So Good
Listened
Sat, 31 Jan 2026
313-
Why Online Job Applications Feel Broken
Listened
Tue, 27 Jan 2026
312-
Employees Pretending to Be at Work: Quiet Vacationing and the New PTO Reality
Listened
Wed, 31 Dec 2025
311-
Job Seeker Resource: The Lonely Office Best of 2025
Listened
Wed, 17 Dec 2025
310-
Nepotism vs. Networking: What Job Seekers Are Really Up Against
Listened
Wed, 03 Dec 2025
309-
How to Protect Your Career and Spot a Self-Destructing Company
Listened
Wed, 26 Nov 2025
308-
AI vs. the Job Market: What’s Actually Going On?
Listened
Wed, 19 Nov 2025
307-
Job Seekers and the 9-9-6 Culture: How China’s Work Ethos Returned to Silicon Valley
Listened
Wed, 12 Nov 2025
306-
Forget the Job Hunt and Start a Company
Listened
Wed, 05 Nov 2025
305-
AT&T CEO’s Viral Memo Sparks Debate on Workplace Loyalty
Listened
Wed, 29 Oct 2025
304-
We’re All Using AI — So Why Are We Still Whispering About It?
Listened
Wed, 22 Oct 2025
303-
When AI Makes You Average, You Must Find Your Secret Weapon
Listened
Wed, 15 Oct 2025
302-
AI is Flattening Companies with Fewer Bosses, Bigger Teams
Listened
Wed, 08 Oct 2025
301-
Why Job Search Support Groups Are Booming in 2025
Listened
Wed, 01 Oct 2025
300-
Shark Tank Host on How Job Autonomy Beats Money
Listened
Wed, 24 Sep 2025
299-
Doom Spending vs. FIRE: Can a Kid Pension Fix Retirement?
Listened
Fri, 19 Sep 2025
298-
How Do You Get Hired in an Employers' Market?
Listened
Wed, 17 Sep 2025
297-
One Million Missing Jobs, CEO vs Employee Optimism Gap & Vanishing Bosses | TLO Headlines
Listened
Mon, 15 Sep 2025
296-
Desperate Job Seekers Lured by Job Scams
Listened
Wed, 10 Sep 2025
295-
Job Hunting: Why the Search Feels Like a Rigged Casino
Listened
Wed, 03 Sep 2025
294-
Jobs Held Hostage by Housing
Listened
Wed, 27 Aug 2025
293-
Pretend Jobs in China, ICE Dangles $50K & AI Fakes Take Over Interviews | TLO Headlines
Listened
Mon, 25 Aug 2025
292-
AI Boosted My Job performance. Remote Work Erased My Presence.
Listened
Wed, 20 Aug 2025
291-
Hardship, Hustle, and the $53 Trillion Inheritance
Listened
Wed, 13 Aug 2025
290-
The Wealth Trap: Why Top 10% of Earners Still Don’t Feel Rich
Listened
Wed, 06 Aug 2025
289-
AI Crushes Grad Jobs & CEOs Brag About Layoffs | TLO Headlines
Listened
Mon, 04 Aug 2025
288-
How Zohran Mamdani’s Win Signals New Rules of Engagement
Listened
Wed, 30 Jul 2025
287-
Trump's $1K Baby Bonus Explained (And Why Your Office Snacks Are Gone) | TLO Headlines
Listened
Fri, 25 Jul 2025
286-
ChatGPT for Jobs? How to Use AI to Guide Your Career
Listened
Wed, 23 Jul 2025
285-
White Collar Workers Are the New Factory Workers
Listened
Wed, 16 Jul 2025
284-
The Retirement Myth: Does Anyone Really Retire?
Listened
Wed, 09 Jul 2025
283-
Secretly Working Four Jobs: The Startup Con of Soham Parekh
Listened
Sat, 05 Jul 2025
282-
Miserable in Tech: The End of Tech Exceptionalism
Listened
Wed, 02 Jul 2025
281-
Why Building a Personal Brand Is the Best Career Insurance
Listened
Wed, 25 Jun 2025
280-
Confessions of a Paycheck Phantom
Listened
Wed, 18 Jun 2025
279-
Why HR Needs a Divorce Policy
Listened
Wed, 11 Jun 2025
278-
Ok, Boomer, Time's Up: Retirement Is Calling
Listened
Wed, 04 Jun 2025
277-
Mouse Jigglers vs. Corporate Spying Tools
Listened
Wed, 28 May 2025
276-
Job Chaos Fatigue? Adam Grant Explains Who’s Really to Blame for Burnout
Listened
Wed, 21 May 2025
275-
10 Work Personalities AI Can’t Replace Soon Enough
Listened
Wed, 14 May 2025
274-
Digital Nomad Visas Are Booming. What They're Not Telling You.
Listened
Wed, 07 May 2025
273-
The Art of Getting Ahead Without Working
Listened
Wed, 30 Apr 2025
272-
Digital Hypocrisy: Why Our Kids Won't Put Down Their Phones
Listened
Wed, 23 Apr 2025
271-
From Intern to CEO — Nike's Fairytale Ending
Listened
Wed, 16 Apr 2025
270-
PTO for Sale: A New Workplace Trend?
Listened
Wed, 09 Apr 2025
269-
I Hired a $6,000 Career Coach — And Still Got Laid Off