{"podcast":{"title":"Across The Bar Podcast","slug":"across-the-bar-podcast-7317541","podcast_index_feed_id":7317541,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/across-the-bar-podcast","website_url":"https://www.youtube.com/@acrossthebarpodcast","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/H8RaS_QRxMAGCoQvjyqjKHxIRybkHhTUqdGGP_SYsXg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84MmZi/NDkwZDdkNDcxZjAy/ODhhZjUzNzkxZjBl/NDA3NS5wbmc.jpg","author":"Laura Brounstein and Peter Rahbar","episode_count":59,"summary":"Employment attorney Peter Rahbar and veteran journalist Laura Brounstein's weekly conversation about how the news is affecting the laws that govern our daily work and personal life. We cover negotiation, workplace privacy, pop culture and more!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T00:22:10.091509+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/across-the-bar-podcast-7317541"},"episode":{"title":"Across the Bar Podcast, Episode 46 -  Swalwell & Gonzales Quit, Sam Altman Attacked & Gen Z Is Over AI","slug":"across-the-bar-podcast-episode-46-swalwell-gonzales-quit-sam-altman-attacked-gen-z-is-over-ai","published_at":"2026-04-17T17:59:22+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/across-the-bar-podcast-7317541/across-the-bar-podcast-episode-46-swalwell-gonzales-quit-sam-altman-attacked-gen-z-is-over-ai","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/across-the-bar-podcast-7317541","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/131728d0","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/131728d0/2d80f678.mp3","summary":"Employment attorney Peter Rahbar and journalist Laura Brounstein break down this week's biggest stories at the intersection of news, work, and the law. This week we cover: 🏛️ Swalwell & Gonzales resignations — two congressmen out amid serious sexual misconduct allegations; why known harassers go unreported, why colleagues look the other way, and what managers are legally obligated to do when they know 🔥 Attacks on Sam Altman's home & warehouse arson — workers are burning down warehouses on camera and attacking the homes of tech CEOs; Peter and Laura on what this signals about corporate greed, AI-cover layoffs, and a workforce pushed to the edge 🍸 The office bar is back — JP Morgan, British companies, and others are opening bars at work to lure people back; is it a morale win or a legal nightmare waiting to happen? 🤖 Gen Z hates AI — a new Axios poll shows only 22% of Gen Z is excited about AI; why the youngest workers are the most worried, and what companies and the government should be doing about it 🏆 Heroes & Zeros — the shuttering of Health magazine, a $40 Greenpoint rotisserie chicken, Coachella, and the lost art of talking to strangers 🍹 Grab a drink and join the conversation. 🔔 Subscribe for weekly episodes on the laws shaping your work and life.","meta_description":"Employment attorney Peter Rahbar and journalist Laura Brounstein break down this week's biggest stories at the intersection of news, work, and the law. Th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2108,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/across-the-bar-podcast-7317541/episodes/across-the-bar-podcast-episode-46-swalwell-gonzales-quit-sam-altman-attacked-gen-z-is-over-ai/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/across-the-bar-podcast-7317541/across-the-bar-podcast-episode-46-swalwell-gonzales-quit-sam-altman-attacked-gen-z-is-over-ai.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}