What if your biggest talent advantage isn’t AI—but where you hire? In this episode, Jim Stroud and Brian Samson challenge outdated hiring models and make the case for nearshoring to Latin America as the smarter alternative to both offshoring and overpaying domestically. Discover why companies are tapping into high-skill, same-time-zone talent—and why AI may ... Show More
Apr 13
Think Like a Sales Leader—or Lose the War for Talent
In this compelling episode, HR futurist Jim Stroud sits down with Dr. Deepak Bhootra of Sandler to explore the powerful intersection of talent acquisition, sales strategy, and leadership development. Tailored for recruiters and HR leaders, this conversation reveals how organizati ... Show More
32m 18s
Jun 2021
TikTok Used To Expose Abuse Of Domestic Workers
Louise Donovan, an award-winning journalist with the Fuller Project, joins host M ichael O’Connell to talk about her reporting on domestic workers using TikTok to raise awareness on their abusive conditions. She explains how these concerns were previously shared privately, on Wha ... Show More
28m 35s
Aug 2025
The MAGA Woman Dress Code
<p>While “Interesting Times” is on vacation, we’re sharing a conversation from “The Opinions” between Meher Ahmad, an editor for Times Opinion, and the Opinion writer Jessica Grose. They talk about the aesthetics of MAGA women — think Kristi Noem and Nancy Mace — and what they si ... Show More
20m 8s
Sep 2023
Hackers will hack anything — including your sex toys
There are ~17B connected devices worldwide, from fridges to watches to lights to… yes, sex toys. But keeping these devices — and the, uh, highly personal data tied to them — safe has fallen by the wayside, making them a perfect point of entry for bad actors. Plus: McDonald’s ditc ... Show More
12m 3s