{"podcast":{"title":"Business is Bullshit","slug":"business-is-bullshit-7096260","podcast_index_feed_id":7096260,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/547982/rss","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/547982","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/7/1/0/2/7102994a48e0d52627a2322813b393ee/business-is-bullshit-logo-1500.jpg","author":"Jon Tsourakis, James Hornick and Jared Gibson","episode_count":36,"summary":"Tired of the corporate BS, \"gurus\" and trends that don't make sense? Same here. Business is Bullshit is our way of calling it out. Every couple of weeks, the three of us — Jon, James, and Jared — break down the dumbest stories, trends and personalities in the business world. We get into everything from broken work culture, bad tech takes to tone-deaf regulations, cringe \"thought leaders\" and anything \"business.\" No fluff. No hype. Just straight talk, real takes, and a little well-earned cynicism.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-26T12:20:31.190798+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-is-bullshit-7096260"},"episode":{"title":"Uncertain Times Are Bullsh*t | Business is Bullsh*t","slug":"uncertain-times-are-bullsh-t-business-is-bullsh-t","published_at":"2025-05-21T20:12:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-is-bullshit-7096260/uncertain-times-are-bullsh-t-business-is-bullsh-t","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-is-bullshit-7096260","url":"https://385b4acf-6355-4b46-a0c4-d76e364bf60a.libsyn.com/uncertain-times-are-bullsht-business-is-bullsht","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/385b4acf-6355-4b46-a0c4-d76e364bf60a/BIBS_ep_14.m4a?dest-id=4726657","summary":"\"Unprecedented.\" \"Uncertain.\" \"Challenging.\" Enough already. But in typical Business is Bullshit fashion, we rant about tariff's and of course, the government makes a deal. In this episode, we call out the most overused business platitude: \"uncertain times.\" From pandemic-era email templates that somehow still get sent to CEOs crying about tariffs like they're brand new, we dig into why the phrase is lazy thinking and how it distracts from real strategy. We break down how some businesses are paralyzed by headlines, while others see opportunity in the chaos—especially if they've been paying attention before the shit hits the fan. Topics range from marketing during downturns, economic Darwinism, and \"zombie businesses\" that never should've survived, to leadership that either adapts or blames everything on the boogeyman of the day. Also in this episode: The myth of \"certain\" times Cleveland sports and greasy mustard sweats Direct mail's sneaky comeback Why some marketers should never touch a sales deck And a whole lot of yelling about Mad Men and mailboxes This one's got heat, insight and more than a few moments we probably should've cut—but didn't. Be awesome and subscribe to The Business Is Bullsh*t podcast here: - Apple: https://bit.ly/3YOQrYT - Spotify: https://spoti.fi/4lHXLzk - YouTube: https://bit.ly/42q0vtM","meta_description":"\"Unprecedented.\" \"Uncertain.\" \"Challenging.\" Enough already. But in typical Business is Bullshit fashion, we rant about tariff's and of course, the govern…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2706,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/business-is-bullshit-7096260/episodes/uncertain-times-are-bullsh-t-business-is-bullsh-t/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-is-bullshit-7096260/uncertain-times-are-bullsh-t-business-is-bullsh-t.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}