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  • July 16, 2026

    S2 E23: Marketing and Buying Assistant

    Real Stories

    Jacki learns the ways of the pirahna.

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  • July 3, 2026

    S2 E22: School District Data Analyst

    Real Stories

    “It’s not a ripple, it’s a tidal wave.” 

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  • June 30, 2026

    S2 Interlude: Some Bullshit in the News

    Real Stories

    Shoes off inside the whale, Thinking as a Service (TAAS), and a lot of eff bombs. Pam and Amy talk AI and jobs.

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  • June 12, 2026

    S2 E21: Fin-Tech Marketing Guy

    Real Stories

    Mike got the axe three times in three years. That’s a record that’s hard to shake.

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  • May 29, 2026

    S2 E20: Equity and Inclusion Specialist

    Real Stories

    Rachel makes an allyship blunder, tries to own it, and gets the axe. It’s an excruciating mess — in no small part because Rachel gets canned right after taking medical leave. Does the organization fix the systemic problems Rachel calls out as part of this mess? Not exactly a spoiler: They do not.

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  • May 18, 2026

    S2 E20: Nonprofit Brand Storyteller

    Real Stories

    Leigh totally reads the room and it is … not a good read. 

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  • May 18, 2026

    S2 E19: VP of Audience Growth

    Real Stories

    Annemarie closes her laptop and never looks back.

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  • April 16, 2026

    S2 E18: Creative at Large

    Real Stories

    Pam gets the axe from a series of creative roles — and it’s not because she’s bad at her job.

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  • April 7, 2026

    S2 E17: CMO (Chief Marketing Officer)

    Real Stories

    Someone was going to take the fall — and that someone was Anu.

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  • March 19, 2026

    S2 Interlude: AI WTF with Anil Dash

    Real Stories

    Could tech workers benefit from thinking more like shop floor workers? Probably. Let’s get that jumpsuit mindset going.

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Canned is an FADJ collaboration between Pam Mandel and Amy Guth.