# Sophie & Victoria: The Velocity Vortex - Tech, Ambition, and Fear in the Modern Workplace Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/slow-the-f-ck-down-podcast-7571566/sophie-victoria-the-velocity-vortex-tech-ambition-and-fear-in-the-modern-workplace Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/slow-the-f-ck-down-podcast-7571566/sophie-victoria-the-velocity-vortex-tech-ambition-and-fear-in-the-modern-workplace.md Podcast: [Slow the F*ck Down Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/slow-the-f-ck-down-podcast-7571566) Published: 2025-11-06T09:45:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.thedrum.com/podcast/series/slow-the-f-ck-down-podcast Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6909fd044bdceef4635fb36f/e/690c6c1768055f905c923f8a/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/slow-the-f-ck-down-podcast-7571566/episodes/sophie-victoria-the-velocity-vortex-tech-ambition-and-fear-in-the-modern-workplace Duration seconds: 2626 ## Resource Sophie Devonshire & Victoria Fox join Emma Harris to unpack the intense pressure and overwhelm that's gripping our industry. We're talking about how rapid tech advancements, relentless ambition, and the sheer force of capitalism have created a "velocity vortex." Plus, we're diving deep into the lasting impact of COVID-19, how it's fuelled our fears, and why we're all struggling to adapt emotionally and operationally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/slow-the-f-ck-down-podcast-7571566/episodes/sophie-victoria-the-velocity-vortex-tech-ambition-and-fear-in-the-modern-workplace/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/slow-the-f-ck-down-podcast-7571566/sophie-victoria-the-velocity-vortex-tech-ambition-and-fear-in-the-modern-workplace.md` — 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.