Roy's Job Fair

An avid listener with over 10 jobs at the tender age of 25 rips the scab off the scam of 90-minute commute, temp agencies, and the welding industry. Is firing one person enough for a company to truly change its culture? As Uvalde, TX, fires its school police chief, the team debates this same strategy in corporate culture. Gather 'round Hip-Hop, R&B, soul fans, and music enthusiasts. The creator of the Triggered Music Trivia Collection game talks about putting $35K of his own money into his product, entrepreneurship, and how to know when you're hiring a bullshit freelancer. Baseball is for lovers….in public….in the upper deck. @Rod4short explains and returns with field research results from a week of armpit licking. Dennis Rodman has entered the Brittney Griner chat. But should Roy go to Russia instead? The team says, YES! Roy says…YES, but scared. UPDATE ON THE CRYING CEO! – One of the two people he fired has found a job. 

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WWE alum Jonathan “Coach” Coachman gets deep into the ins and outs of his time in the world of Wrasslin' outside the ring as an announcer and inside the ring against the likes of The Rock & Ric Flair. Coach is now at The Early Edge: A Daily SportsLine Betting Podcast and talks about how he leapfrogged from local news into the WWE, then ESPN, to now the world of sports handicapping and offers ways that people can remain recreational gamblers and not addicted ones. Being a generous lover is an important job, but how soon is too soon to lick somebody’s arm pits? @Rod4Short pontificates and explains a new fetish that a rapper is trying to push mainstream. (Warning: Don’t eat and listen!) Plus, it’s a question so obvious we can’t believe the team has not tackled it before: "Who’s your favorite wrestler?"

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The 40-hour workweek isn't working. Could herbs, teas & coffee beans be a fix? The CEO and Founder of Calabash Tea (also a fifth-generation master herbalist) shares wellness tips from her Syrian-Jamaican and Cuban roots. How to prevent burnout! Representatives from 'The Well' a New York spa, come on and breaks down physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of well-being to help you feel your best in and out of a spa. They also discuss their new podcast, 'Messy Situations.' Why would someone walk away from a comfortable corporate job into homelessness just to be happy? A Brooklyn artist shares their reasoning. An orgasm a day keeps the stress away? Dr. Rod For Short explains. Plus, panicked shoppers at an Ikea store in China spend more than 4 hours trapped inside on a Covid lockdown. 

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Did you know some contractors use fake wood when building your home? Canadian hip-hop DJ Rasta Root shares his time building decks before producing music for hip-hop legends like 'A Tribe Called Quest' and the late great Phife Dawg. How do you teach activism in another country where race dynamics are different? Bridget Todd, host of the podcast 'There Are No Black Girls On The Internet,' breaks down her time in Australia. Before pivoting into her life as a tech entrepreneur. Non-Smokers are being given 6 extra off days to compensate for the smoke breaks other employees get. Fair or Foul? Companies are targeting toilet breaks to improve productivity. @Rod4Short shares a cardinal rule of the tattoo industry, and A CEO who posted a selfie of him crying after announcing staff layoffs makes history on Roy's Job Fair. The work environment in a dry cleaner is noisy, odorous, and hot. But it's a business that can reward hard work and attention to detail with a steady stream of customers and income.  

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Will a butt-naked graduation photo derail a college grad’s employment aspirations? An accountant left clinically dead for 11-secs receives a reprimand from his supervisor. Ironically, that's the least of his problems. His position in a polyamorous affair could be a nightmare. In an addendum to Rod's Relationship Fair 2: Military Sex, @Rod4Short talks with a military spouse whose significant other was unfaithful. She also details her pivot into the world of stopping drug trafficking. Our researcher, Down South Georgia Girl, explains she is not susceptible to joining a cult. What does an Intelligence Specialist do? Is Pelton envy real? The team debates. Beyonce's 'Break My Soul' inadvertently taps into the worker malaise leading people to quit their jobs. America's troubling obsession with the Confederacy leads to an Emmy nod for Roy Wood Jr and the documentary he helped produce 'The Neutral Ground'

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Americans have flooded Mexico to work remotely and are gentrifying some of Mexico City's most treasured neighborhoods – and backlash is growing. From across the pond, 'Bangin' with Chloe Veitch' (Too Hot to Handle, The Circle) reveals and confesses to some shameless behind-the-scenes reality TV shenanigans. Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) can mask your online behavior from snooping third parties like your boss (and Nick in IT). Cyber security expert and host of the podcast 'What the Hack with Adam Levin' explains. Wild monkeys are attacking wild dogs in India. What the monkeys are doing to get revenge is a tale that even John Wick would say is going a bit far. @Rod4short unpacks the intricate situation. A streaming giant is suing a GRAMMY Award-winning songwriting duo, and the team debates their fate. Paul Sarker, a former Marvel lawyer and now the host of the 'Better Call Paul' podcast, dives into the strategies of negotiating higher salary and benefits packages for yourself. 

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We've all had a last day at work. Sometimes by choice, sometimes by force. Waking up from a nap to find out that you are unemployed can be heartbreaking. Mike Hill (FOX Sports & Formerly ESPN) returns to the show and explains what went down when the 'Black News Channel' fell apart. Todd Rexx also explains how he quit his job to his boss' face without speaking a single word. Each team member shares a memorable last day they've witnessed someone have. Actions speak louder than words when a shoe salesperson walks off the job and is now a Grammy winner. Like a bad spades partner, Grambling State University officials renege terminating the volleyball coach that cut the entire team. Resignation vs. Termination. Choose your poison!   

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Is it better to resign or be fired? The former president of Viacom Music and Entertainment Group, Doug Herzog (host of the podcast 'Basic, When Cable Was Cool'), breaks down his experiences on both sides of that coin and how to preserve your reputation no matter which you decide. An architect of pop culture, Herzog also opens up about his early days at CNN & MTV before the rise of cable, his transition from Comedy Central, and what he sees as the future of television. The team digs into whether there's an ounce of legitimacy to award shows and how to say "No" to people on your team without hurting their feelings. In SCAM OF THE WEEK, Doug shares the story of how an assistant can scam your corporate card, and @Rod4Short pitches a sitcom reboot and circles back to two of his favorite topics - dogs and Roy building a luxury car by hand.

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Football! The people who’ve played it and some who cover it. Mike Hill (FOX Sports & Formerly ESPN) shares the heartbreak of being referred to as "Too ghetto" in his early days of sports journalism and the adventures of being a father, his pivot into acting, and his book ‘Open Mike.' The first African American woman to be a play-by-play sports announcer in college football, Tiffany Greene, gives us the play-by-play of her successes with ESPN, HBCU platforms, and being a successful working mother on the road 60% of every week. Former NFL football player Jo Barksdale shares his time playing football while at the same time having autism and suicidal thoughts. He discovered his passions off the field and is changing lives in the world of mental health. Speaking of football, did Rickey in ‘Boyz N Da Hood’ deserve to die? Roy & Rod are at each other’s throats (yet again) about it. Plus, a young entrepreneur in North Carolina was fired after packing restaurant to-go bags with edibles. 

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Daily Show Correspondent Dulcé Sloan and writer Josh Johnson are best friends who rarely agree on anything. 

In their new podcast called “Hold Up with Dulcé Sloan and Josh Johnson” they turn their hilarious, unpredictable, and legendary office banter into a war of words about topics big and small, but mostly small. 

In this episode, Dulcé and Josh debate the merits of two pillars of hip hop: “Conscious Rap vs. Club Bangers." Kendrick Lamar or Drake? Movement music or ratchet beats? The debating duo leave no stone unturned. 

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