{"podcast":{"title":"Big Questions with Cal Fussman","slug":"big-questions-with-cal-fussman-9404","podcast_index_feed_id":9404,"rss_url":"https://bigquestions-calfussman.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.calfussman.com/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/2/6/a/2/26a240670f26b2b2/bigquestions.jpg","author":"Midroll Media","episode_count":446,"summary":"As a bestselling author, speaker and one of the greatest interviewers of this generation, Cal Fussman has sat down with some of the world's most influential individuals: Muhammad Ali, Mikhail Gorbachev, Serena Williams, Jeff Bezos, Jack Welch, John Wooden, Al Pacino and hundreds of others, digging deep into their hearts and delivering their wisdom to the rest of the world. Now, in Big Questions, Cal continues his journey. Uncovering the heart, head, and soul of his guests in thoughtful, deep and entertaining conversations.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-07T16:19:42.182101+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-questions-with-cal-fussman-9404"},"episode":{"title":"The First Job – After AI","slug":"the-first-job-after-ai","published_at":"2025-12-23T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-questions-with-cal-fussman-9404/the-first-job-after-ai","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-questions-with-cal-fussman-9404","url":"https://bigquestions-calfussman.libsyn.com/the-first-job-after-ai","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bigquestions-calfussman/Big_Questions-S04-156-Mentors-V01.mp3?dest-id=767084","summary":"When Cal visits an old mentor, he's struck by two realizations. First: Some of the most profound moments in a young person's life can happen in entry-level jobs, when the right person takes you in, opens a door, and points you on the right path. Second: As artificial intelligence wipes out many of those first jobs, it will also erase those connections and moments. What disappears isn't just work. It's mentorship. It's the quiet bonds that shape confidence, character, and destiny. What will happen to a generation shaped without them? And an even bigger question: How might we be able to preserve them?","meta_description":"When Cal visits an old mentor, he's struck by two realizations. First: Some of the most profound moments in a young person's life can happen in entry-leve…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":733,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/big-questions-with-cal-fussman-9404/episodes/the-first-job-after-ai/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-questions-with-cal-fussman-9404/the-first-job-after-ai.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}