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Why Does It Feel So Wrong To Be Human At Work?Five Years of ICology — What It Really Takes to Build Community at Work | BTS 8Five years ago, Kristin Hancock sat in a hotel room in Chicago the night before the very first Camp
ICology convinced it was a failure. Twelve people had signed up. She’d wanted thirty.
That event turned out to be magic.
In this Between the Seasons episode, hosts Pinaki Kathiari and Chris Lee are joined by Chuck Gose
and Kristin Hancock, the co-founders of ICology, to mark five years of building what’s become one
of internal communications’ most genuinely human communities. Chuck started ICology as a pod...
2026-03-0535 minWhy Does It Feel So Wrong To Be Human At Work?She Got Engaged to an AI — And It Made Us Think About the Future of Work | Reddit at WorkBree has a habit of bringing Pinaki the latest thing she stumbled across on the internet — and this
week, she found something that stopped her in her tracks.
A Reddit post from the r/AIBoyfriends subreddit (yes, it exists — 59,000 members strong) went viral
after a woman shared that her AI boyfriend, Casper, had proposed to her in the mountains. It was
sweet, it was earnest, and it opened up a conversation neither of them saw coming.
Because when 60,000 people are forming real emotional bonds with AI, wh...
2026-02-2617 minWhy Does It Feel So Wrong To Be Human At Work?Burned Out at Networking Events | Reddit at Work | BTS 6 with Rich DomeWhat happens when something you used to love suddenly feels exhausting?In this Between the Seasons episode of Why Does It Feel So Wrong to Be Human at Work?, hosts Pinaki Kathiari and Chris Lee are joined by Rich Dome, Senior Director of Partnerships at Local Wisdom, as Bree brings a Reddit story to the table about networking burnout.The post comes from a seasoned sales professional who once thrived at conferences but now feels drained, overwhelmed, and ready to disappear by lunchtime. The team unpacks what is really going on beneath the surface. Is...
2026-02-1921 minWhy Does It Feel So Wrong To Be Human At Work?How to Network at Conferences Without Feeling Awkward | BTS 5 with Rich DomeConferences are not just about the sessions. The real magic often happens in hallway conversations, over coffee, or at the table where someone is sitting alone.In this Between the Seasons episode of Why Does It Feel So Wrong to Be Human at Work?, hosts Pinaki Kathiari and Chris Lee are joined by Rich Dome, Senior Director of Partnerships at Local Wisdom, to talk about how to approach conferences with intention. After a busy year of events, the team reflects on what makes an experience meaningful, how to build real relationships, and why networking does not have...
2026-02-1219 minWhy Does It Feel So Wrong To Be Human At Work?Reddit Work Stories: Why Are Internal Comms KPIs So Hard? | BTS 4In this Between the Seasons episode, hosts Pinaki Kathiari and Chris Lee welcome Amanda Todd, Senior Director of Strategic Communications at Temporal Technologies, for a practical and honest conversation about measuring what actually matters in internal communications.The episode kicks off with a Reddit post asking a familiar question: why is it so hard to define meaningful KPIs for internal comms, especially when reporting to executives? From there, the conversation moves beyond open rates and attendance numbers to examine clarity as a powerful indicator of understanding, behavior, and business impact.Amanda shares why clarity is...
2026-02-0519 minWhy Does It Feel So Wrong To Be Human At Work?From Fuzzy Metrics to Real Impact: Making Clarity Measurable | BTS 3In this Between the Seasons episode, Pinaki Kathiari and Chris Lee sit down with Amanda Todd, Senior Director of Communications at Temporal Technologies, to unpack why clarity is one of the most critical outcomes of effective internal communication.Amanda shares her “squiggly” path into internal comms, her belief in honesty as a core communications skill, and how working in complex, fast-growing organizations pushed her to rethink how success is measured. Drawing on research and real-world experience, she explains how she helped build a Clarity Index that turns something often seen as “soft” into a measurable business metric.The...
2026-01-2920 minWhy Does It Feel So Wrong To Be Human At Work?Reddit Reactions: Laid Off and Asked to Train a Replacement | BTS 2In this Between the Seasons episode of Why Does It Feel So Wrong to Be Human at Work?, hosts Pinaki Kathiari and Chris Lee are joined by Executive Producer Bree Bartos to try a new format: reading and reacting to real Reddit posts about work.The episode centers on a Reddit story from an IT professional who was laid off and then asked to train their replacement. As the conversation unfolds, Pinaki, Chris, and Bree dig into the emotional weight of layoffs, including anger, grief, humiliation, and the sense of being discarded after years of contribution.
2026-01-2215 minWhy Does It Feel So Wrong To Be Human At Work?Meet the Human Behind the Pod | BTS 01This Between the Seasons episode marks the start of a new chapter for Why Does It Feel So Wrong to Be Human at Work?Hosts Pinaki Kathiari and Chris Lee introduce Bree Bartos, the new Executive Producer and Editor of Human at Work and Marketing Manager at Local Wisdom. Before diving into Bree’s story, Pinaki and Chris share what listeners can expect from these new, weekly Between the Seasons episodes.Bree then opens up about her path into marketing and storytelling, her experience being laid off alongside her husband, and the shock of losing no...
2026-01-1513 minWhy Does It Feel So Wrong To Be Human At Work?Trailer: Between the SeasonsWe might be between seasons… but we still have lots to say 🤭Introducing Between the Seasons – a new, weekly series featuring shorter episodes, honest reactions, and real, unscripted conversations.🚨 Episode 1 drops next week! Tune in on Thursday, Jan. 15 on your podcast app of choice or on YouTube where you'll finally we able to watch along 🎉 📺 YouTube: https://lnkd.in/gmqaU9Ea🍎 Apple Podcast: https://lnkd.in/g8nMsp_k🟢 Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gig4-d2h✨ Everywhere else: https://lnkd.in/e633AD2q
Connect with UsPinaki Kathiari – Lin...
2026-01-0901 minWhy Does It Feel So Wrong To Be Human At Work?Season 2 TrailerSeason 2 is here.Join Pinaki Kathiari (Local Wisdom) and Chris Lee (Gallagher) as they dig into the contradictions of modern work culture—like why change feels scary and gossip feels great.It’s honest, human, and maybe a little uncomfortable.New episodes dropping soon. Subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your audio podcasts.
Connect with UsPinaki Kathiari – LinkedIn | Local WisdomChris Lee – LinkedIn | Gallagher CommunicationBree Bartos – LinkedIn | Local WisdomSpecial thanks to digital communication agency Local Wisdom (www.localwisdom...
2025-03-3100 minWhy Does It Feel So Wrong To Be Human At Work?TrailerMake sure to subscribe to the show! The season begins in June
Connect with UsPinaki Kathiari – LinkedIn | Local WisdomChris Lee – LinkedIn | Gallagher CommunicationBree Bartos – LinkedIn | Local WisdomSpecial thanks to digital communication agency Local Wisdom (www.localwisdom.com) for really believing in our mission and making this podcast possible. If this episode made you think differently, laugh, or even yell out loud, we want to hear about it! Connect with us on LinkedIn, and don’t forget to rate, review, and share – maybe with y...
2023-04-1901 min
HomanityEp. 54 - The Elephant in the Room…With a GunHow is it possible that mass shootings, where innocent children and adults are murdered, have become almost commonplace in our Country??!! Have we become numb and apathetic as a society? Thoughts and prayers are not the solution, but WHAT IS??!! Donna Bartos, founder and CEO of BLOOM365 joins Brad and Bree for a frank conversation on red flags, risk factors, root causes and how to prevent these horrific events associated with gun violence and abuse from happening again. When is enough, enough?? www.bloom365.org #homanityteam
2022-06-2152 min