{"podcast":{"title":"Informed: the podcast for LinkedIn® users","slug":"informed-the-podcast-for-linkedin-users-738396","podcast_index_feed_id":738396,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/informed-john-espirian/","website_url":"https://linkedin.com/company/informed-podcast/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/55441fb8-744c-413c-a1ef-45478ee9084a/linkedinformed-cover6-2x.jpg","author":"John Espirian","episode_count":496,"summary":"\"Informed\" is for you if you'd like to understand more about how LinkedIn works so that you can be an effective user of the platform. It's hard to know whom to believe with so many self-appointed gurus out there telling you the latest hacks for going viral and earning 7-figure deals. And even LinkedIn's own publications often don't speak to the reality of using the platform. But for those who see past superficial promises and sanitised reports, this podcast provides evidence and thoughtful opinion. With a track record of more than 10 years of sensible, no-nonsense advice about honest best practice for LinkedIn, Informed is a trusted source of insight by many thousands of regular listeners. The show was created by Mark Williams, who's affectionately known as \"Mr LinkedIn\". Mark retired in late 2025 and handed over the reins of the show to John Espirian, the relentlessly helpful® LinkedIn nerd. John is a LinkedIn trainer and consultant, the founder of the Espresso+ community, the creator of the UpLift Live conference (the UK's original event dedicated to LinkedIn best practice), and the author of the personal branding handbook Content DNA. John's reputation is for getting to the poi…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T20:20:03.481263+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/informed-the-podcast-for-linkedin-users-738396"},"episode":{"title":"479. Is AI going to take all our jobs?","slug":"479-is-ai-going-to-take-all-our-jobs","published_at":"2026-02-21T06:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/informed-the-podcast-for-linkedin-users-738396/479-is-ai-going-to-take-all-our-jobs","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/informed-the-podcast-for-linkedin-users-738396","url":"https://informed-john-espirian.captivate.fm/episode/479-is-ai-going-to-take-all-our-jobs","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/872b5354-712f-4034-b3c1-1b36a46f8886.mp3","summary":"Is AI coming for all our jobs? That's the main topic this week, with lots of resources for you to check out so you can work out on which side of the fence to fall. Postbag Anon: How can I make my Featured items look the same size? Other topics in this week's show: Something Big Is Happening AI article by Matt Shumer Frank Prendergast has shared a voice note about this. Check out Frank's podcast with Justin Collery: The AI Argument See this annotated version and podcast as a rebuttal to Matt's article, produced by Ed Zitron. About that Matt Shumer post – another rebuttal, by Gary Marcus. Watch a clip of Mustafa Suleyman, CEO at Microsoft AI, speaking to the Financial Times about what AI will do to white-collar jobs . LinkedIn Local programme to shut down at the end of 2026. LinkedIn action on automated comments LinkedIn Future of Work fund open till 15 March 2026 – apply here What's your oldest post on LinkedIn? Bonus content I found after recording: check out episode 11 of The Last Invention , which includes interviews with Ed Zitron and Gary Marcus. Solo and small business owners : join the Espresso+ community to improve your LinkedIn and online presence. Find out more at jesp.me/join Support the show : Informed is not sponsored, so all production and hosting is self-funded. To make a small donation, go to jesp.me/informed-tip – thanks!","meta_description":"Is AI coming for all our jobs? That's the main topic this week, with lots of resources for you to check out so you can work out on which side of the fence…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1128,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/informed-the-podcast-for-linkedin-users-738396/episodes/479-is-ai-going-to-take-all-our-jobs/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/informed-the-podcast-for-linkedin-users-738396/479-is-ai-going-to-take-all-our-jobs.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}