{"podcast":{"title":"The Nearshore Cafe","slug":"the-nearshore-cafe-7063903","podcast_index_feed_id":7063903,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2417050.rss","website_url":"https://www.nearshorecafepodcast.com/","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/cl88yg3n0366iad89k8bqsnq61nf?.jpg","author":"Brian Samson","episode_count":94,"summary":"Hear from Nearshoring veterans about what it's like living and doing business in LATAM. Join our hosts and numerous guests from LATAM & the U.S. with interesting real life experiences. This podcast is full of great stories and useful advice on how to navigate the world's most untapped talent market along with travel tips.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T12:22:44.407985+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nearshore-cafe-7063903"},"episode":{"title":"Discover how nearshore hiring is evolving in 2026","slug":"discover-how-nearshore-hiring-is-evolving-in-2026","published_at":"2026-01-10T02:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nearshore-cafe-7063903/discover-how-nearshore-hiring-is-evolving-in-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nearshore-cafe-7063903","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2417050/episodes/18498335-discover-how-nearshore-hiring-is-evolving-in-2026.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2417050/episodes/18498335-discover-how-nearshore-hiring-is-evolving-in-2026.mp3","summary":"In this final episode of 2025, Brian Samson sits down with Ruben Santana, President of Plugg Technologies, to break down how nearshore hiring evolved this year—and what U.S. companies should expect in 2026. They discuss why companies are moving away from traditional offshoring toward nearshore teams in Latin America, focusing on time zone alignment, project delivery speed, English fluency, and long-term retention. Ruben shares real examples of teams built in Mexico, Brazil, and across South A...","meta_description":"In this final episode of 2025, Brian Samson sits down with Ruben Santana, President of Plugg Technologies, to break down how nearshore hiring evolved this…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1608,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-nearshore-cafe-7063903/episodes/discover-how-nearshore-hiring-is-evolving-in-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nearshore-cafe-7063903/discover-how-nearshore-hiring-is-evolving-in-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}