Digital Collective

Against the Current: The Invisible Job Market Nobody Is Talking About | Ghost Jobs

🎙️ The Digital Collective Podcast Segment: Against The Current Episode Title: Against the Current: The Invisible Job Market Nobody Is Talking About | Ghost Jobs Host: Jarika Moon By: Lunar Innovations Against the Current: The Invisible Job Market Nobody Is Talking About | Ghost Jobs You spent weeks tailoring your resume, crafting the perfect cover letter, refreshing your inbox. And then nothing. No rejection. No response. Just silence. What if the job was never real to begin with? In this episode of Against the Current, we are pulling back the curtain on ghost jobs: fake listings posted by real companies with no intention of ever hiring anyone. This is not a glitch in the system. This is the system. We break down the numbers, and they are genuinely alarming. Studies suggest that anywhere from one in five to more than one in four online job postings are ghost jobs. Ninety-three percent of HR professionals admit to participating in the practice. The hiring rate has been cut nearly in half since 2020. The job market looks full. The reality is hollowed out. In this episode of Against the Current, we dig into what ghost jobs are, why companies post them, and what it is actually costing the people applying. We cover the data, the motivations behind the practice, and what this quiet epidemic means for workers navigating a job market that was already brutal. If you have ever applied somewhere and heard nothing back, this episode is for you. https://open.substack.com/pub/digitalcollectivepodcast/p/against-the-current-the-invisible?r=2whisz&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web [https://open.substack.com/pub/digitalcollectivepodcast/p/against-the-current-the-invisible?r=2whisz&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web] Segment Guide: 🚀 Story Mode The Secret Frequency A sci-fi narrative series following Jarika through a futuristic world where space, time, and storytelling collide. Each episode explores relatable challenges into an original fictional universe, making awareness feel like an adventure. Fun, sharp, and unexpectedly eye-opening. 🗂️ Collective Corporation Files The investigative segment. Deep dives into corporate history, labor practices, consumer manipulation, and accountability. Researched, sourced, and told with intention. If a company has something to answer for, this is where it gets filed. 📡 Against the Current The real-time cultural commentary segment. What's trending, what's troubling, and what deserves a closer look, from political shifts to marketing manipulation. Grounded, journalistic, and never late to the conversation. 🌄 Local Luminary Spotlighting voices from rural Colorado. Entrepreneurs, nonprofits, coaches, community programs, the people doing the work close to home. An interview series rooted in community, connection, and local impact. 💻 Frequency Check is a new segment in an article format that will be released a day after a Story Mode episode has dropped. This will give you the authors reflection and creative insight on the episode itself. Creating a cozy, conversational, and reflective space for listeners and the author to connect! This article will be available on Substack, linked in the show notes. https://linktr.ee/lunarinnovationsdmarketing [https://linktr.ee/lunarinnovationsdmarketing] xo Jarika Moon Stay Connected <3 Digital Collective Podcast Host Author of a speculative science fantasy series: "Jarika Moon and the Secret Frequency," found on the Digital Collective Podcast.

Collective Corporation Files: Slice of Complicity | Pizza Hut & Dominos Effect

🎙️ The Digital Collective Podcast Segment: Collective Corp. Files Episode Title: Collective Corporation Files: Slice of Complicity | Pizza Hut & Dominos Effect Host: Jarika Moon By: Lunar Innovations Collective Corporation Files: Slice of Complicity | Pizza Hut & Dominos Effect Before the delivery tracker, before the stuffed crust, before the app that lets you watch your pizza cross town in real time, there was Naples. There were the working poor. There was leftover dough, cheap tomatoes, and a food that was never meant to be anything more than dinner. This episode, we trace pizza from its roots in the dense waterfront neighborhoods of southern Italy all the way to the $44 billion American industry it became, and we don't look away from what got lost in that journey. Pizza Hut. Domino's. Two names so embedded in American memory they almost feel like institutions. Birthday parties and Book-It rewards. Late nights and game days. These brands didn't just sell food; they sold comfort, convenience, and a sense of belonging so well-crafted it still holds decades later. But comfort has always been the easiest place to hide something you don't want people to look at too closely. So, let's look. In October 2023, Domino's Pizza Israel posted content celebrating donations of food to IDF soldiers with the caption "Domino's loves the IDF." Pizza Hut's Israeli franchise reposted images of soldiers posing with free Pizza Hut boxes at military bases, content that generated over 136,000 boycott posts and no formal condemnation from parent company Yum Brands. Both companies have leaned on the franchise model as a firewall, but when your name, your logo, and your brand recognition are what's going viral, the firewall argument doesn't hold. Both Pizza Hut and Domino's appear on BDS-supported boycott lists and the American Muslims for Palestine boycott guide. This episode breaks down exactly what each company's franchise did, why the parent company defense falls apart under scrutiny, and what you can do with that information the next time you're tired on a Friday night and reaching for your phone. Your money has a direction. The question is whether you've chosen it or just let habit choose for you. Call the local spot. Find the independent pizzeria. And come back to the Digital Collective Podcast for the next file, because Pizza Hut and Domino's are far from the last companies on this list. We're just getting started. Digital Collective Podcast Segment Guide 🚀 Story Mode The Secret Frequency A sci-fi narrative series following Jarika through a futuristic world where space, time, and storytelling collide. Each episode weaves real American challenges into an original fictional universe, making awareness feel like an adventure. Fun, sharp, and unexpectedly eye-opening. 🗂️ Collective Corporation Files The investigative segment. Deep dives into corporate history, labor practices, consumer manipulation, and accountability. Researched, sourced, and told with intention. If a company has something to answer for, this is where it gets filed. 📡 Against the Current The real-time cultural commentary segment. What's trending, what's troubling, and what deserves a closer look, from political shifts to marketing manipulation. Grounded, journalistic, and never late to the conversation. 🌄 Local Luminary (4-Tuesday months final episode) Spotlighting voices from rural Colorado. Entrepreneurs, nonprofits, coaches, community programs, the people doing the work close to home. An interview series rooted in community, connection, and local impact. After every episode, I sit down and write about it. What happened, how I felt about it, what's still on my mind. Frequency Check is my post-episode debrief, equal parts recap, reaction, and reflection. Frequency Check is a new segment in an article format that will be released a day after a Story Mode episode has dropped. This will give you the authors reflection and creative insight on the episode itself. Creating a cozy, conversational, and reflective space for listeners and the author to connect! This article will be available on Substack, linked in the show notes. https://linktr.ee/lunarinnovationsdmarketing [https://linktr.ee/lunarinnovationsdmarketing] Guide to BDS Boycott & Pressure Corporate Priority Targeting | BDS Movement [https://bdsmovement.net/Guide-to-BDS-Boycott] xo Jarika Moon Stay Connected <3 Digital Collective Podcast Host Author of a speculative science fantasy series: "Jarika Moon and the Secret Frequency," found on the Digital Collective Podcast.

Story Mode: Chapter 8 | The Road to Frostveil Mountain | The Secret Frequency with Jarika Moon

🎙️ The Digital Collective Podcast Segment: Story Mode Episode Title: Story Mode: Chapter 8 | The Road to Frostveil Mountain Host: Jarika Moon By: Lunar Innovations Story Mode: Chapter 8 | The Road to Frostveil Mountain Subscribe now [%%checkout_url%%] The Hive departs the Grove before dawn in a carefully orchestrated operation, splitting into two teams with the help of Slug and Syire, twin Grove operatives running a ghost signal to keep Iron Nexus eyes pointed the wrong direction. Atlas leads the main group northwest toward the Frostveil range while the twins head east on a cache run, carrying the cover story with them. Day one ends at the base of the Frostveil, where a message from Maizen brings word of violence at the checkpoints. Faelyn receives it without breaking, and a quiet moment between her, Atlas, and Jarika sets the tone for what lies ahead. Day two takes the group into the mountain itself, through extraordinary terrain, strange wildlife, and plants that glow in the dark, as Atlas navigates the ascent with steady precision and the weight of her own history with this place. That evening around the fire, Jarika opens a conversation about Mercer and the choice he made to share Theta freely. What follows is one of the most honest exchanges the Hive has had. Fae and Narie speak plainly about what it means to be on the receiving end of gatekeeping, and Jarika sits with an uncomfortable truth about herself, that she had been doing the same thing she feared in others. By the time the fire burns low, something in the group has shifted. They climb toward Sky Forge in the morning and they do it changed. Tune in the first Tuesday of each month and every other Friday! https://linktr.ee/lunarinnovationsdmarketing [https://linktr.ee/lunarinnovationsdmarketing] xo Jarika Moon Stay Connected <3 Digital Collective Podcast Host Author of a speculative science fantasy series: "Jarika Moon and the Secret Frequency," found on the Digital Collective Podcast.

Story Mode: Chapter 7 | The Grove and The Innovator | The Secret Frequency with Jarika Moon

🎙️ The Digital Collective Podcast Segment: Story Mode Episode Title: Story Mode: Chapter 7 | The Grove and The Innovator Host: Jarika Moon By: Lunar Innovations The Secret Frequency | Chapter 7: The Grove and The Innovator The Hive is in motion, and nothing is what anyone expected. After a Theta contact that nobody initiated, Jarika Moon pulls her crew together and they have less than two hours to move before the city locks down around them. Secrets surface inside Jarika's apartment before they even make it out the door, and what gets said between best friends in that living room will change the shape of the Hive permanently. Then they reach the Grove. And everything Jarika thought she knew gets dismantled in real time. What waits underground is not what the city told her to expect. Not even close. The Grove has been building something extraordinary while Lumaria wasn't looking and walking down that ramp is the first of several moments in this chapter that will force Jarika to reckon with whose voice she's actually been listening to. The mission sharpens fast. There's a shield, a fracture, a missing man, and a mountain that one member of the Hive has very personal reasons to never want to see again. Atlas Rose is about to carry the whole crew through something, and Moab knows exactly what that will cost her. And somewhere at the top of the Frostveil range, Mercer Leigh has been doing something that nobody sanctioned. You get to hear about Slug and Syire. Uncover more about Warden Osarian. You also get to learn a hard truth about Atlas! SO MUCH to unpack this episode. The truth bombs in this one don't announce themselves. They just land. Digital Collective Podcast Segment Guide 🚀 Story Mode: The Secret Frequency with Jarika Moon A sci-fi narrative series following Jarika through a futuristic world where space, time, and storytelling collide. Each episode weaves real American challenges into an original fictional universe, making awareness feel like an adventure. Fun, sharp, and unexpectedly eye-opening. 🗂️ Collective Corporation Files The investigative segment. Deep dives into corporate history, labor practices, consumer manipulation, and accountability. Researched, sourced, and told with intention. If a company has something to answer for, this is where it gets filed. 📡 Against the Current The real-time cultural commentary segment. What's trending, what's troubling, and what deserves a closer look from current fads, propaganda, to political shifts to marketing manipulation. Grounded, journalistic, educational, and never late to the conversation. 🌄 Local Luminary Spotlighting voices from rural Colorado. Entrepreneurs, nonprofits, coaches, community programs, the people doing the work close to home. An interview series rooted in community, connection, and local impact. https://linktr.ee/lunarinnovationsdmarketing [https://linktr.ee/lunarinnovationsdmarketing] xo Jarika Moon Stay Connected <3 Digital Collective Podcast Host Author of a speculative science fantasy series: "Jarika Moon and the Secret Frequency," found on the Digital Collective Podcast.

Local Luminary: Deliberate Direction with Al Kogler | What is Your Plan?

🎙️ The Digital Collective Podcast Segment: Local Luminary Interview Episode Title: Local Luminary: Deliberate Direction with Al Kogler | What is Your Plan? Host: Jarika Moon By: Lunar Innovations Local Luminary: Deliberate Direction with Al Kogler | What is Your Plan? Today's Local Luminary is someone who has spent decades turning big ideas into real outcomes, for organizations, for communities, and now, for people like you and me. Al Kogler spent over fifteen years with the Communications Workers of America, rising to Administrative Director after building a career rooted in technical expertise and business development. He retired in January 2020, but retirement clearly has a different meaning for Al, because he has not stopped working toward something. These days, Al channels that same strategic energy into Deliberate Direction, a coaching and planning program designed to help people bridge the gap between where they are and where they want to be. Whether you are launching a new venture, growing an existing one, or just trying to get clear on what you actually want, Deliberate Direction gives you the tools, the framework, and the roadmap to make it real. Al is also deeply embedded in this corner of Colorado. He serves as Board Vice President for the Grand Mesa Arts and Events Center in Cedaredge, and has served on commissions ranging from the Loveland Communications Technology Commission to the Colorado Pay Equity Commission. He lives in Austin, Colorado, with his wife Connie. He is a builder. Of plans, of community, of people. And I am really glad he is here. I met Al he was my teacher while taking Deliberate Direction myself. This was the very program that birthed my business Lunar Innovations and my podcast Digital Collective. I have learned so much from him already and I'm honored to have him on the podcast. Welcome to Digital Collective, Al. Deliberate Direction Website: https://deliberatedirection.org/about/ [https://deliberatedirection.org/about/] Jarika Moon's Socials: https://linktr.ee/lunarinnovationsdmarketing [https://linktr.ee/lunarinnovationsdmarketing] Digital Collective Podcast Segment Guide 🚀 Story Mode: The Secret Frequency with Jarika Moon A sci-fi narrative series following Jarika through a futuristic world where space, time, and storytelling collide. Each episode weaves real American challenges into an original fictional universe, making awareness feel like an adventure. Fun, sharp, and unexpectedly eye-opening. 🗂️ Collective Corporation Files The investigative segment. Deep dives into corporate history, labor practices, consumer manipulation, and accountability. Researched, sourced, and told with intention. If a company has something to answer for, this is where it gets filed. 📡 Against the Current The real-time cultural commentary segment. What's trending, what's troubling, and what deserves a closer look from current fads, propaganda, to political shifts to marketing manipulation. Grounded, journalistic, educational, and never late to the conversation. 🌄 Local Luminary Spotlighting voices from rural Colorado. Entrepreneurs, nonprofits, coaches, community programs, the people doing the work close to home. An interview series rooted in community, connection, and local impact. xo Jarika Moon Stay Connected <3 Digital Collective Podcast Host Author of a speculative science fantasy series: "Jarika Moon and the Secret Frequency," found on the Digital Collective Podcast.