{"podcast":{"title":"Egotastic FunTime: The ReLoaded Cut | Sci-Fi, AI & Pop Culture","slug":"egotastic-funtime-reloaded-6371431","podcast_index_feed_id":6371431,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/egotasticfuntime/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/egotasticfuntime","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/egotasticfuntime/podcast_cover_20260828_173143_046db9a6050d0e20537313895109c850.png","author":"JP from Egotastic FunTime","episode_count":94,"summary":"How is technology changing what it means to be human? Egotastic FunTime: The ReLoaded Cut is a smart, funny podcast about artificial intelligence, digital privacy, streaming, Hollywood, fandom and the strange modern world we’re all trying to survive together. I’m JP, and each story-driven episode explores how technology affects the way we work, watch, connect—and decide what’s real. Along the way, science fiction and pop culture help us examine the future we’re building and whether humanity is actually ready for it. One idea. One story. About ten minutes. Thoughtful conversations. Honest opinions. No outrage bait. Finding light in the darkness… with laser beams.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-25T02:17:14.854129+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/egotastic-funtime-reloaded-6371431"},"episode":{"title":"I Got Laid Off. Now AI Decides If I Get Hired","slug":"i-got-laid-off-now-ai-decides-if-i-get-hired","published_at":"2026-09-02T22:18:20+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/egotastic-funtime-reloaded-6371431/i-got-laid-off-now-ai-decides-if-i-get-hired","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/egotastic-funtime-reloaded-6371431","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/egotasticfuntime/3116335","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/208816/3116335/egotasticfuntime/2026_09_02_22_05_15_22e04396-be8e-4cfb-9fba-0d0f6a417f74.mp3","summary":"Getting laid off was only the beginning. Now the search for a new job means automated screening, AI interviews, ghost jobs, job scams, and competing with nearly everyone online. JP compares modern job hunting with the days of walking into a business, asking whether it was hiring, and handing a resume to a real person. He also examines what credible research says about AI in hiring, why applicants increasingly distrust automated decisions, how ghost listings waste time and hope, and which job-scam warning signs deserve attention. This is a candid look at unemployment, technology, and the very human cost of searching for work when an algorithm may make the first decision. Have you encountered an AI interview, an instant automated rejection, or a job listing that went nowhere? Share your experience. LISTEN TO THE PREVIOUS EPISODE AI Is Taking Our Jobs. This Time, It Is Mine. https://rss.com/podcasts/egotasticfuntime/3105291/ HELP JP AND HIS FAMILY If you would like to help my family keep our heads above water during the job search, PayPal is the most direct option. Please do not donate if it would create hardship for you. Listening, following, sharing, and leaving a review also help enormously. PayPal https://paypal.me/egotasticfuntime Patreon https://tinyurl.com/EgoPatreon WATCH AND FOLLOW Egotastic FunTime on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@EgotasticFunTime Talking The Orville on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@TALKINGTHEORVILLE Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/5GFicOch6Up1mlmzomOgir X https://x.com/EgotasticFT Instagram https://www.instagram.com/egotasticfuntime/ Thank you for listening, sharing, and being part of this community.","meta_description":"Getting laid off was only the beginning. Now the search for a new job means automated screening, AI interviews, ghost jobs, job scams, and competing with…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":623,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/egotastic-funtime-reloaded-6371431/episodes/i-got-laid-off-now-ai-decides-if-i-get-hired/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/egotastic-funtime-reloaded-6371431/i-got-laid-off-now-ai-decides-if-i-get-hired.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}