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Across The Bar PodcastAcross the Bar, Episode 11 - Workplace Chaos: When Colleagues Bite, Bosses Ask You to Lie & AI Gets Woke!In this week's episode of the Across the Bar Podcast, Peter and Laura discuss the hot workplace issues of the summer, including how to leave a good impression at the end of your summer internship (hint: don't bite your colleagues!), what you should do if your boss asks you to lie, the administration's latest moves to eliminate worker protections and "WokeAI", and whether you should get a Neurolink implant. Special thanks to Clifford Lane for our new theme song, and please please please donate to Workout Against Caner at https://tinyurl.com/2rhdj7az !2025-07-2923 min
Across The Bar PodcastAcross the Bar, Episode 10 - Scandal, Sabbaticals & AI Resumes: Inside the Coldplay CEO Mess & Work Today.Should CEOs (or Human Resources) have romantic relationships with anyone in their company? Of course not! In this week’s episode of the Across the Bar Podcast, Laura Brounstein and Peter Rahbar "embrace" the Coldplay CEO situation, talk about sabbaticals, the four-day workweek, the death of the one page resume and whether companies actually want to have employees stay for the long term. Of course we also have a few words on the Epstein birthday letter and Stephen Colbert! Please watch/listen and subscribe!2025-07-2327 min
Across The Bar PodcastAcross The Bar, Episode 9 - Linda Yaccarino, Grok AI, Layoffs & the Epstein List We Don’t Have!This week on Across the Bar, we break down the chaos behind corporate exits, AI spirals, and billionaire power moves. Laura and Peter dig into Linda Yaccarino’s departure from X, Grok’s racist outbursts, and the recruiting wars colliding with layoffs at banks and private equity firms. Plus: how interns should handle layoff news, Bezos-buying rumors, and Bill Ackman's latest ego play!2025-07-1523 min
Across The Bar PodcastAcross the Bar Podcast, Episode 8 - Will Caitlin Clark Get Paid, Mamdani Lessons & a PTO Scam!How the news and pop culture are changing the workplace every day, with top employment lawyer Peter Rahbar and top comms strategist and workplace expert Laura Brounstein.Is “unlimited PTO” a workplace scam? And what does Caitlin Clark’s $75K salary really mean for women’s sports?This week on Across the Bar, Laura and Peter cover:Condé Nast workers fighting back during NYC’s heat waveThe truth behind unlimited vacation policiesWhat every boss can learn from Zohran Mamdani’s political upsetWNBA contracts, collective bargaining, and how power shifts fastPlus: Heroes & Zeros—from Brad Pitt and F1 to...2025-07-0920 min
Across The Bar PodcastAcross The Bar Podcast, Episode 7 - Dating Burnout, the Bezos Wedding & Wintour's Succession Plan?Welcome to the Across the Bar Podcast, where workplace culture expert Laura Brounstein and top employment lawyer Peter Rahbar discuss what executives should be learning from today's top news stories. In this episode, Laura and Peter talk about the Infinite Workday, AI Fright and Riches, the Bezos Wedding, Anna Wintour's succession plan and much much more! Please watch, subscribe and rate!2025-07-0226 min
Across The Bar PodcastAcross The Bar Podcast, Episode 6 - Do I Have To Tell My Boss I'm On Love Island? Or Doing A Panel?So, do you have to tell your boss if you're on a panel- or a reality show? In this episode of Across The Bar, top employment lawyer Peter Rahbar and workplace and comms expert Laura Brounstein cover that as well as Terry Moran, the rise of workplace activism and the NYC mayor's race.2025-06-2029 min
Across The Bar PodcastAcross The Bar Podcast, Episode 5 - Hire a Grad! Use an Em Dash!In episode 5 of the Across the Bar Podcast, workplace culture expert and journalist Laura Brounstein and top employment lawyer Peter Rahbar discuss the most relevant issues impacting leaders and executives today, including implications of ICE raids, Alex Cooper's harassment allegations, hiring recent graduates and our Heroes & Zeroes of the week! 2025-06-1426 min
Across The Bar PodcastAcross The Bar Podcast, Episode 4 - No Bare Feet At The Office!Top employment attorney Peter Rahbar and award-winning journalist and workplace expert Laura Brounstein talk through the ways that the week's news and moments are shaping and changing workplace culture, norms and laws. This week they get into office etiquette, AI and layoffs, Elon Musk and Mountainhead!2025-06-0521 min
Across The Bar PodcastAcross the Bar Podcast, Episode 3 - Don't Date Your Coworkers!Top employment attorney Peter Rahbar and workplace culture expert and journalist Laura Brounstein talk through the events, lawsuits, policies, and political chaos shaping how we work, lead, and live.With sharp insight, real-world takeaways, and a sense of humor, it’s essential listening for founders, execs, employees and anyone trying to make sense of work right now.This week we cover workplace romance gone wrong, safety at the office and AI at work. Also, we introduce cocktails to the mix!2025-05-2827 min
Across The Bar PodcastAcross The Bar Podcast, Episode 2 - Is AI Taking Over Your Job?In this episode of Across the Bar, Laura and Peter unpack the ethics of high-profile gifts — including planes from foreign governments with questionable ties — and what that means for corporate policy. They break down Florida’s latest move on noncompetes, the growing use of NDAs (including which ones Laura can break), and how AI may be quietly shifting power away from employees.They also get into what to do when your boss asks you to cross a line (No, Mr. Diddy, I will not buy three tons of baby oil), and why you should hire an intern this s...2025-05-2020 min
Across The Bar PodcastAcross The Bar Podcast, Episode 1 - Don’t Be Like The Blue Origin AstronautsAcross The Bar is where real life headlines meet the world of work. Each week, award-winning journalist Laura Brounstein and top employment lawyer Peter Rahbar break down how headlines, lawsuits, and political chaos are reshaping your rights at work—and what to do about it.2025-05-0114 min