Episode 35 - Noncompete Clauses

Chad covers the FTC's newly imposed ban on noncompete clauses; talks about his own noncomplete clause; Bob Bakish steps down as head of Paramount at a pivotal moment; and mistakes a story on the wrong podcast.

• Bob Bakish steps down as Paramount’s CEO

• The FTC wants to get rid of noncompete clauses

• Noncompete clauses could help low paid industry workers

• Workers are ready to take advantage of the new rules against noncompetes

Episode 34 - CEO Pay

Chad gets an answer to an editor position he interviewed for. Plus an email about freelancing.

• Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav made $50 million as the company lost money

• Netflix’s Ted Sarandos made $50 million too

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Episode 33 - Discrimination in Entry Level Jobs

Chad talks about a study where 80,000 were sent into entry level jobs in order to find discrimination.

• Some companies discriminate against Black applicants, study finds

• Discrimination Report Card from National Bureau of Economic Research

Episode 32 - Entertainment Industry In Flux

Movie and TV jobs in shambles. Jobs number in the industry are down. Where do workers go from here?

• Entertainment and media jobs saw a decline

• Hard times as a TV writer

Episode 31 - All The Single Time

You're lucky. This was almost an OnlyFans episode.

• A new money number for retirement

• California’s minimum wage increase

• The real amount of those billion dollar lottery jackpots