Best Stuff Employers Should Know Podcasts (2025)

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Most People Don't Understand What Money Actually Is 1:03:23

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How To Own The World’ was probably the biggest influence on me getting into investing. Its author, Andrew Craig, has now released a new edition tailored for readers under 30 (https://amzn.eu/d/4QqRHdJ). 🎉Sponsors MoneyWeek Magazine - Try it for free: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://moneyweek.com/money⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TaxZap - Do your tax return / self-assessment: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://m…

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Stephen J. Dubner | from Design Matters 1:25:39

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Stephen J. Dubner is an award-winning journalist, bestselling author, and co-creator of Freakonomics—the cultural phenomenon that, over the past 20 years, has grown into a global franchise, changing how millions think, revealing the hidden side of everything, and challenging us to question what we know. For the full text transcript, visit ted.com/p…

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How Worse Off Will You Be After the Budget? 1:18:00

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Who are the winners and losers of the Budget? What happened to growth? Will the tax changes actually happen? We sat down with Helen Miller, Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) to answer your questions. 🎉Sponsors MoneyWeek Magazine - Try it for free: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://moneyweek.com/money⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TaxZap - Do your tax return / self-assessment: …

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Episode 489: Ethical dilemma for a gambling app dev and ethical employers 34:57

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hey Jamison and Dave, love your show! A question for you guys coming all the way from the Netherlands 🧀 I’ve started as a software engineer in a gambling company lately and the moral aspect of it bothers me a bit. And while listening to you talking about the importance of accessibility in th…

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Episode 490: How do I break into software dev from QA automation and underselling 26:14

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hi Dave and Jamison, I’ve been in QA/QA automation for 13 years now with a CS degree, and I’ve been trying to change my role to a software developer for a while. My only issue is that every time I brought my career aspirations to my managers they seemed to “not care” or give vague answers to…

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Stay Tuned...Budget Special Coming Later Today! 0:12

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Sorry there's no episode for you to get stuck into yet, that's because we're recording a special budget episode with the Director for the Institute of Fiscal Studies, Helen Miller today. We'll be uploading the episode as soon as it is done so stay tuned!By Damien Jordan & Timeyin Akerele from Most

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How to repair any relationship (w/ Master Fixer Dr. Becky) (re-release) 40:58

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Parenthood and leadership have a shared mission to set other people up for success. Renowned “parenting whisperer” Dr. Becky Kennedy (@drbeckyatgoodinside) joins Anne and Frances to discuss the lessons that parenthood and leadership have to offer each other, from how to repair damaged relationships to the importance of embodying your authority and …

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Episode 488: How do I survive in a culture of optics and jira slacker 30:38

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hey Dave and Jamison, Big fan of the show — listening from Portugal! (Proof that even across the Atlantic, software politics are universal.) I’m a tech lead, and lately I’ve noticed a culture where people seem to care way more about how things look than what actually gets done. It’s like the…

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Self-Employed: What You Need To Know 59:00

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When is it the right time to open a limited company? How should you budget when you're self-employed? And how do you stay as tax-efficient as possible? You sent us your biggest questions about self-employment, so we brought in financial planner and trained accountant Tom Ashworth, who’s also helping T set up his own Ltd company, to answer them. Boo…

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Work advice from the world’s favorite couples therapist w/ Master Fixer Dr. Orna Guralnik 40:30

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Relationships of any kind can be tricky—but therapists are here to help. In this special episode, Anne and Frances talk to clinical psychologist Dr. Orna Guralnik, star of the hit show Couples Therapy, to translate her advice for romantic relationships to the professional world. Together, they discuss the art of deep listening, underline the import…

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Episode 487: My manager ignores me during 1:1's and I am required to work in an empty office 36:18

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: “My manager insists on a weekly 1:1 with me, but he rarely pays attention. He’s often on his laptop, texting, checking email — basically anything but listening. I’ve tried sending agendas, rescheduling, reducing frequency, waiting until he’s less busy — nothing helps. I’ve even started sitti…

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⁠Can Labour Fix The UK’s Pension Crisis? Torsten Bell MP 48:12

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Nearly half of working-age people are saving nothing for retirement — so what’s gone wrong, and what changes are coming? We sat down with Pensions Minister Torsten Bell at the Pensions UK conference in Manchester to unpack the government’s plan. 🤝 Make the most of your money with our financial adviser service - book a free consultation: https://mak…

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Fixations: Farmer’s Dog, Waymo, switchers, and manila folders 32:19

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In this brand-new Fixations segment, Anne and Frances reveal the companies and tools they’ve been fixated on recently—and the lessons we can learn from what they’re getting right. Frances tells the story of how The Farmer’s Dog saved dinnertime for her pets and champions Blackmagic Design’s switcher device as a game-changer for remote presentations…

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Episode 486: No one on my team talks and skip level meetings 29:19

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: I work at a big tech company on a remote team of about 10 people, and most of them have been here for 5+ years. I’m in the “newer” half of the team with 4 years here. My problem is, in group meetings, absolutely NO ONE talks. I mean zero small talk, they have trouble responding to simple yes…

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Britain's Pension System Is In Danger 1:07:33

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We’re living longer, saving too little, and the state pension’s under pressure. So, can we actually afford to retire in the future? Our favourite pensions expert Tom McPhail joins us to chat through what’s changing in the current pension system, what’s not, and what it all means for your future. 🤝 Make the most of your money with our financial advi…

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Why AI is our ultimate test and greatest invitation | from TED Tech 19:00

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Technologist Tristan Harris has an urgent question: What if the way we’re deploying the world’s most powerful technology — artificial intelligence — isn’t inevitable, but a choice? In this eye-opening talk, he calls on us to learn from the mistakes of social media’s catastrophic rollout and confront the predictable dangers of reckless AI developmen…

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Episode 485: I'm terrible at hiring decisions and my coworker spams us with AI-generated memes 43:53

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: What signals do you look for when interviewing candidates? I’ve helped interview many people at this point and almost all of the engineers that I marked as “hire” that we brought on board ended up being low performers and were eventually managed out. I wasn’t the only one who approved them e…

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Should You Still Invest if You Think the Market Will Crash? 1:05:11

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The ‘AI Bubble’? The ‘Everything Bubble’?...Is the stock market actually overvalued? And what should you do about it? We’re in Manchester this week, joined by local friend of the podcast and YouTuber Toby Newbatt for a deep dive into markets. Curious where all this AI hype is heading? (Don’t worry, no robot overlords… yet.) Be one of the first to t…

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Quick Fixes: How to step into leadership, improve your organization, and regain lost support 35:23

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In this Quick Fixes episode, Anne and Frances work to solve three callers’ tricky work problems in under 30 minutes. One listener seeks advice on stepping into a leadership role for the first time, the next struggles with feeling powerless in a middle management position, and a final caller tries to regain the support of her team after receiving so…

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Episode 484: How to get a raise after slacking off for YEARS and my PM won't stop DM'ing me 29:27

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hi! Love your show and how casually you talk and make fun of everything! I started my career as a freelancer and then joined a mid-size software development company to learn how the sausage is really made, salary wasn’t that important back then. A few kids and a lot more expensive lifestyle …

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The One Change That Could Solve Inequality - Nobel Prize Winner 49:16

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The free market hasn’t made us free — that’s the case Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz makes in his latest book 'The Road to Freedom'. So how do we fix it? 🤝 Make the most of your money with our financial adviser service - book a free consultation: https://makingmoney.email/financial-advisors-audio 🎉Sponsors MoneyWeek Magazine - Try it…

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How to negotiate with confidence (w/ Master Fixer Deepak Malhotra) 30:35

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We’re constantly negotiating in our everyday lives—deciding where to go to dinner, haggling with sellers on Facebook Marketplace—but when it comes to higher-stakes conversations, clinching the deal can be daunting. In today’s episode, Frances calls on her colleague Deepak Malhotra for his expert advice at the negotiating table. They discuss how to …

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Episode 483: My team hated me from day one and should I stack PTO before my resignation 38:22

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: How would you handle a situation where a team forms a negative opinion about you from day one — without any clear reason and without ever giving you a real chance to prove yourself? Even when you contribute technically, your suggestions are ignored… until someone else repeats the same thing …

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What I Learned Teaching Billionaire Kids About Money 1:00:24

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Maybe being good with money isn’t about never making mistakes — it’s about learning from them. Jessica McGawley helps ultra-wealthy parents teach their kids about resilience and responsibility — lessons she says every family needs to learn too. 🤝 Get 1:1 financial guidance or advice - from our own adviser service ⁠⁠https://makingmoney.email/financi…

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Unsolicited Advice: The WNBA has a leadership problem 38:14

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After the Minnesota Lynx were knocked out of the WNBA playoffs, star player Napheesa Collier used her exit interview to issue a scathing critique of the league’s leadership. In this installment of Unsolicited Advice, Anne and Frances coach the WNBA’s commissioner, Cathy Engelbert, on how to rebuild player trust, take full accountability for the lea…

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Episode 482: I got a promotion, but a tiny raise and an imposter interviewed for my team 31:47

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: After a year of trying, I recently got promoted to staff engineer! It’s great to receive recognition for my work, but i’m not actually very happy, because I only got a 4% raise! I spoke with a former coworker about how much a staff engineer in my role should expect, and he said that he would…

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Is the system designed to keep you poor? 1:05:42

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Why aren’t we taught about money — and who benefits from keeping it that way? Abigail Foster wants to fix the UK’s financial literacy problem. A trained accountant, she’s built a massive Instagram following (@abigailrosefoster) and taught over 50,000 schoolchildren through her company Elent. She’s now written a book, The Money Manual — but despite …

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How employers in Washington State solved a transportation crisis (from Speed & Scale) 24:52

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How much time do you spend commuting to and from work in your car? And do you drive alone? In the US, the transportation sector emits more carbon pollution than any other sector—but in 1991, Washington State decided to take matters into their own hands. In this episode, Ryan and Anjali talk to Brian Lagerberg, who worked on the state’s commuter tri…

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What happens if you start investing late? Georgie Frost was in significant debt in her 20s and had only £1,500 in her pension at 31. Now she’s Editor-at-Large at Times Money Mentor and one of the hosts of the Daily Mail’s This Is Money podcast. 🤝 Get 1:1 financial guidance or advice - from our own adviser service ⁠⁠https://makingmoney.email/financi…