{"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":"The Trump Administration’s H1B Hike Is Pushing Mid-Level Roles Nearshore And Changing Global Outsourcing","slug":"the-trump-administration-s-h1b-hike-is-pushing-mid-level-roles-nearshore-and-changing-global-outsourcing","published_at":"2025-10-27T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nearshore-cafe-7063903/the-trump-administration-s-h1b-hike-is-pushing-mid-level-roles-nearshore-and-changing-global-outsourcing","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nearshore-cafe-7063903","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2417050/episodes/18078456-the-trump-administration-s-h1b-hike-is-pushing-mid-level-roles-nearshore-and-changing-global-outsourcing.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2417050/episodes/18078456-the-trump-administration-s-h1b-hike-is-pushing-mid-level-roles-nearshore-and-changing-global-outsourcing.mp3","summary":"Host Brian Samson, founder of Plugg Technologies, breaks down the Trump administration’s proposed $100K H-1B visa fee and how it’s reshaping the global tech talent market. He explains why this massive policy shift could reduce opportunities for engineers in India and China—and accelerate the nearshoring movement across Latin America. Brian dives into the geopolitical motivations, trade tensions, and economic ripple effects driving this change, from BRICS alliances to U.S. labor shortages. He ...","meta_description":"Host Brian Samson, founder of Plugg Technologies, breaks down the Trump administration’s proposed $100K H-1B visa fee and how it’s reshaping the global te…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":679,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-nearshore-cafe-7063903/episodes/the-trump-administration-s-h1b-hike-is-pushing-mid-level-roles-nearshore-and-changing-global-outsourcing/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/the-trump-administration-s-h1b-hike-is-pushing-mid-level-roles-nearshore-and-changing-global-outsourcing.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}