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Across the Bar Podcast, Episode 63 - The Decoy Plane, GLP-1s at Work, Navigating the Office Gym, and the Death of Board Diversity
Episode 63
Laura is on a well-earned summer break, so Peter's joined by special guest co-host Liz Plosser, former editor-in-chief of Women's Health and the voic…
2 months, 1 week ago
Across the Bar Podcast, Episode 62 - Snowplow Parents Go Corporate, Tenure Under Siege, AI Comes for HR, and LinkedIn's Top Colleges List
Episode 62
Peter's joining from Sardinia this week, which means the vibe is loose but the topics are not. First up: Gen-Z parents have entered the chat at work,…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Across the Bar Podcast, Episode 61 - Fired for a Ketamine Confession, Caught Kissing at Wachtell, and Why Gen Z Is Crying at Work
Episode 61
A Netflix production exec named is suing after getting fired following a corporate retreat where he disclosed medically supervised ketamine treatment…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Across the Bar Podcast, Episode 60 - Insider Trading From the Teleprompter, IRS Chief's Spy Games & Planning a Retreat People Don't Dread
Episode 60
This week we start in the West Wing, where the man responsible for scrolling President Trump's speeches across the teleprompter turned out to have a …
3 months ago
Across the Bar Podcast, Episode 59 - Apple Says OpenAI Stole Its Secrets, Meta's AI Fires Illegally, and a Judge Torches Trump's IRS Deal
Episode 59
Apple and OpenAI used to be in business together. Now Apple's accusing its former partner of coaching employees to walk out the door with company fil…
3 months, 1 week ago
Across the Bar Podcast, Episode 58 - AI Isn't Coming for Your Job (Yet), Banks Ban Prediction Markets & Should You Date Your Co-Worker?
Episode 58
Remember when every AI company was telling you your job was toast? They've quietly changed their tune — Anthropic just leased a whole building in Hud…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Across the Bar Podcast, Episode 57 - SCOTUS Handed the President A Lot More Power, Wall Street's Salami Backlash & AI Co-Worker Problems
Episode 57
Peter and Laura are recording on the last day of June — drinks in hand, holiday weekend approaching — and the Supreme Court just had one of its bigge…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Across the Bar Podcast, Episode 56 - What the World Cup Teaches Us About Work — JPMorgan Problems, Meta's Meltdown & the AI Burnout Trap
Episode 56
The World Cup is taking over America — and it's actually a masterclass in everything that makes a great employee. This week, Peter and Laura are join…
4 months ago
Across the Bar Podcast, Episode 55 - Championship Energy: The Knicks, Summer Office Style & Why Remote Work Won't Die
Episode 55
The New York Knicks just ended a 53-year drought — and we're breaking down what their championship run means for New York. Then we shift to the workp…
4 months, 1 week ago
Across the Bar Podcast, Episode 54 - Kalshi Wants To Know Your Boss, H-1B Fee Too High, the Bari-Cade & Out Of The Office Philosophies
Episode 54
The workplace is full of surprises this week — and we've got all of it covered.
Peter Rahbar and Laura Brounstein dig into six stories at the intersec…
4 months, 2 weeks ago