# Across the Bar Podcast, Episode 40 - War on Iranโ€™s Workplace Impact, Anthropic vs. Hegseth, the CEO Burger Bite Wars & Corporate Jargon! Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/across-the-bar-podcast-7317541/across-the-bar-podcast-episode-40-war-on-iran-s-workplace-impact-anthropic-vs-hegseth-the-ceo-burger-bite-wars-corporate-jargon Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/across-the-bar-podcast-7317541/across-the-bar-podcast-episode-40-war-on-iran-s-workplace-impact-anthropic-vs-hegseth-the-ceo-burger-bite-wars-corporate-jargon.md Podcast: [Across The Bar Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/across-the-bar-podcast-7317541) Published: 2026-03-06T14:27:40+00:00 Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/1125db60 Audio file: https://media.transistor.fm/1125db60/16ab45b9.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/across-the-bar-podcast-7317541/episodes/across-the-bar-podcast-episode-40-war-on-iran-s-workplace-impact-anthropic-vs-hegseth-the-ceo-burger-bite-wars-corporate-jargon Duration seconds: 2212 ## Resource Is your office ready for the geopolitical shifts of 2026? This week on The Across the Bar Podcast, Peter Rahbar and Laura Brounstein dive into the escalating conflict with Iran and what it means for international law, global operations, and workplace discourse. Plus, we look at the fallout between Anthropic and the Department of War and why the government is suddenly playing nice - or wait, not nice - with law firms. In this episode: The War on Iran: How global conflict impacts the "social contract" at workโ€”from remote worker safety to sensitive internal communications. ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Anthropic vs. The Department of War: The "safe" AI company is in the hot seat. Did taking a stand against the government hurt their business? ๐Ÿค–โš”๏ธ The Burger Bite War: Fast food CEOs are battling over bites. Did the McDonald's PR team let down their CEO? ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ”ฅ The Jargon Epidemic: Why "synergy" and "bandwidth" are killing productivity. Laura gives a masterclass on speaking like a human. ๐Ÿšซ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Law Firm U-Turn: The government blinked in its prosecution of major law firms. And then blinked back. Peter breaks down the legal pivot and what it means for firms fighting the government. โš–๏ธ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Please watch, listen and subscribe to the latest episode of The Across the Bar Podcast! ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/across-the-bar-podcast-7317541/episodes/across-the-bar-podcast-episode-40-war-on-iran-s-workplace-impact-anthropic-vs-hegseth-the-ceo-burger-bite-wars-corporate-jargon/transcription-requests` โ€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/across-the-bar-podcast-7317541/across-the-bar-podcast-episode-40-war-on-iran-s-workplace-impact-anthropic-vs-hegseth-the-ceo-burger-bite-wars-corporate-jargon.md` โ€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.