Canned

By Pam Mandel

Conversations about getting fired. Heads up, there’s swearing -- after all, we’ve been fired.... more

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The podcast currently has 70 episodes available.

Canned episodes:

August 03, 2026S2 Interlude: Some Bullshit in the News 2
Pam and Amy talk about -- you guessed it -- some CANNED adjacent bullshit in the news.
Meta used AI to tag workers who took leave to be laid off, lawsuit claims (The Guardian)
LinkedIn, a mass grave of ghost jobs, is now becoming a dating app (SF Gate)
Nearly 200 Economists and Tech Leaders Warn of A.I. Threats (NYT)
Did they ghost you?
Living my Life: Emma Goldman
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25min
July 16, 2026 S2 E23: Marketing and Buying Assistant
Jacki learns the ways of the pirahna.

Jacki's walkoff track is Gang of Four, Damaged Goods. Find more of her work here.

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36min
July 03, 2026 S2 E22: School District Data Analyst
Dave has some thoughts on being downstream from DOGE.
"It's not a ripple, it's a tidal wave."
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51min
June 29, 2026S2 Interlude: Some Bullshit in the News
Pam and Amy talk about, well, some bullshit in the news.
How to think about AI before it's too late
Nvidia's Jensen Huang says CEOs who blame AI for layoffs are giving a 'lazy' excuse
Microsoft AI chief gives it 18 months—for all white-collar work to be automated by AI
The book I mention is Fluke by Christopher Moore.
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19min
June 12, 2026 S2 E21: Fin-Tech Marketing Guy
Mike got canned three times in succession.
"It gets harder and harder as you get older. I don't think I'll ever be completely over it."
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41min
May 28, 2026 S2 E20: Equity and Inclusion Specialist
Rachel fails at allyship and owns it. She takes the fall but notices that other folks whiffed it too... with no consequences. Yeah, it does get awkward.
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1h
May 15, 2026 S2 E20: Nonprofit Brand Storyteller
Leigh totally reads the room and it was ... not a good read.
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49min
April 29, 2026 S2 E19: VP of Audience Growth
Annemarie logs out.
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47min
April 16, 2026 S2 E18: Creative at Large
Pam (not your host, a totally different Pam) got fired a bunch of times before figuring out she was on the wrong path.
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38min
April 02, 2026 S2 E17: Chief Marketing Officer
Someone had to take the fall, and that someone was Anu.
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42min

FAQs about Canned:

How many episodes does Canned have?

The podcast currently has 70 episodes available.