S2E14 - That's a You Problem: Why Accountability Matters at Work and So Many People Avoid it

S2E15 - "American Scream: How the American Dream turned from white picket fences to affording rent"

Today’s Agenda: * Weekday Water Cooler Update Topics: * Cheese can cause nightmares apparently [https://www.foodandwine.com/cheese-consumption-linked-to-nightmares-11769272] * Average needed to retire comfortably is $1.46M - up $210K from last year * Eyes can be sunburnt [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/well/ophthalmologists-eye-health-tips.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share] * Experimental shot reduces cholesterol 2/3s [https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/new-cholesterol-treatment-could-be-revolutionary-verve] * Hydration breaks at WC games become 180-second beer runs. [https://www.wsj.com/sports/soccer/world-cup-hydration-breaks-beer-6008fa10] * Main Topic: American dreaming * Fuck’Em All Friday Topic: People who say “work hard and you’ll get ahead” For links and a newsletter version of everything discussed on this episode, please see the accompanying ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠As Per My Last Newsletter Issue 15⁠⁠ [https://aspermylastnewsletter.substack.com/]. ⁠ To support our work and be the coolest kid at the corporate cafeteria, go to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Etsy shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.etsy.com/shop/AsPerMyLastPodcast] and purchase a funny t-shirt. Also, we love feedback, so if you have suggestions, questions, or ever want to be on the show, comment on Spotify or email us at aspermylastpodcast@gmail.com.

S2E14 - That's a You Problem: Why Accountability Matters at Work and So Many People Avoid it

Today’s Agenda:  * Weekday Water Cooler Update Topics:  * 4th of July - America reaches 250 years * Elon Musk Calls Posting on linkedin “Cringe” * Europe is melting [https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jun/24/europe-heatwave-live-news-updates-uk-record-breaking-temperatures-italy-red-alert?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-1]  * Morale is at an all-time low at Meta, so they’re increasing the snack budget [https://mashable.com/tech/meta-facebook-morale-employee-perks]  * Main Topic: Responsibility  * Fuck’Em All Friday Topic: powerful people pretending not to have any power.  For links and a newsletter version of everything discussed on this episode, please see the accompanying ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠As Per My Last Newsletter Issue 13⁠⁠⁠4 [https://aspermylastnewsletter.substack.com/]. ⁠ To support our work and be the coolest kid at the corporate cafeteria, go to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Etsy shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.etsy.com/shop/AsPerMyLastPodcast] and purchase a funny t-shirt. Also, we love feedback, so if you have suggestions, questions, or ever want to be on the show, comment on Spotify or email us at aspermylastpodcast@gmail.com.

S2E13 - Ambition Splints - APMLP

Today’s Agenda: * Weekday Water Cooler Update Topics: * 7 year old climbs el capitan, youngest ever. [https://www.climbing.com/news/joey-danger-evermore-7-year-old-on-el-cap/] * Mosquitos apparently love beer drinkers [https://www.vice.com/en/article/scientists-finally-know-why-mosquitoes-always-bite-certain-people/] * Average car is 13 years old [https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/americans-are-keeping-their-cars-longer-than-ever-and-remaking-the-auto-industry-c169e494] * Dead butt syndrome is a thing most office workers get apparently [https://www.vice.com/en/article/dead-butt-syndrome-is-real-and-if-you-sit-all-day-you-probably-have-it/] * Main Topic: Finding the Ambition Sweet Spot * Fuck’Em All Friday Topic: Fuck email. It’s awful now. For links and a newsletter version of everything discussed on this episode, please see the accompanying ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠As Per My Last Newsletter Issue 13⁠⁠⁠ [https://aspermylastnewsletter.substack.com/]. ⁠ To support our work and be the coolest kid at the corporate cafeteria, go to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Etsy shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.etsy.com/shop/AsPerMyLastPodcast] and purchase a funny t-shirt. Also, we love feedback, so if you have suggestions, questions, or ever want to be on the show, comment on Spotify or email us at aspermylastpodcast@gmail.com.

S2E12 - 40 Degree Daze - APMLP

Today’s Agenda: * Weekday Water Cooler Update Topics: * Normal walking speed for 40-49 year olds is 16.7 min/mile [https://www.health.com/how-fast-should-you-walk-a-mile-11943656] * Moving your pinky around can help prevent dementia [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pinky-time-tiktok-trend_l_6a2afd82e4b07e1b3701e091?ncid=APPLENEWS00001] * Turning the radio on cures car sickness [https://www.sciencefocus.com/qanda/car-sick-stop-radio] * Roku was purchased by Fox * Main Topic: Age 40 is both over the hill and on top of it. * Fuck’Em All Friday Topic: Fuck boomers telling me cutting lattes leads to house ownership. * Assholes of the week: KPMG for spying on whistleblowers For links and a newsletter version of everything discussed on this episode, please see the accompanying ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠As Per My Last Newsletter Issue 12⁠⁠ [https://aspermylastnewsletter.substack.com/]. ⁠ To support our work and be the coolest kid at the corporate cafeteria, go to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Etsy shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.etsy.com/shop/AsPerMyLastPodcast] and purchase a funny t-shirt. Also, we love feedback, so if you have suggestions, questions, or ever want to be on the show, comment on Spotify or email us at aspermylastpodcast@gmail.com.

S2E11 - Faking Care of Business - APMLP

Today’s Agenda * Slide 1 - Water Cooler Chat Topics * Gen Z apparently is really into tanning for some reason but not drinking… * People don’t become financially independent from parents until age 37 on avg [https://money.com/financial-independence-average-age/?apxa1=financial-independence-average-age&utm_medium=rss_synd&utm_source=applenews&xid=applenews] * iOS 27 coming… be careful * Pigeons apparently navigate using their liver…so do I on Friday nights. [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/pigeons-magnetic-field] * And the World Cup has arrived * Slide 2 - Main Topic: Bringing Your Whole Self to Work Slide 3 - Fuck’Em All Fridays Topic: Hating The Fake Self I Have to Be at Work For links and a newsletter version of everything discussed on this episode, please see the accompanying ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠As Per My Last Newsletter Issue 11⁠⁠⁠ [https://aspermylastnewsletter.substack.com/]. ⁠ To support our work and be the coolest kid at the corporate cafeteria, go to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Etsy shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.etsy.com/shop/AsPerMyLastPodcast] and purchase a funny t-shirt. Also, we love feedback, so if you have suggestions, questions, or ever want to be on the show, comment on Spotify or email us at aspermylastpodcast@gmail.com.