<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Chad and Cheese Podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[chad-cheese-podcast]]></description><link>https://www.chadcheese.com/episodes</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:36:53 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.chadcheese.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Zero Friction, Infinite Resumes, No Hope with Nathan Labenz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nathan Labenz, from The Cognitive Revolution, reveals how his autonomous AI agent booked him on HR’s most dangerous podcast. The crew tackles AI hacking its own test graders, automated job application chaos, Nathan’s trip to high-tech China, and whether parents should relax now that AI is officially smarter than our kids.]]></description><link>https://www.chadcheese.com/post/zero-friction-infinite-resumes-no-hope-with-nathan-labenz</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac108782291ee73d35c3789</guid><category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 07:00:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/80e42b_a2602c3b2955457f823d4df46e2e3e70~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chad Sowash</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[LinkedIn Goes Full TikTok]]></title><description><![CDATA[LinkedIn cosplaying as TikTok, Meta finally peeling the cameras off the glasses Maureen still will not buy.



The job market gets the usual treatment — sturdy headlines, miserable humans, bots applying as nurses for $150 a pop. Then Madonna shows up at 68 in fishnets, and the episode somehow gets weirder.]]></description><link>https://www.chadcheese.com/post/linkedin-goes-full-tiktok</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6abeee9c27aae54774d91c05</guid><category><![CDATA[Friday Show]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:00:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ace457_92325bcefa0b452bac8e1301c362f1ed~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_899,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joel Cheesman</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[20 Recruiters Making 150,000 Hires with Shay Johnson]]></title><description><![CDATA[How do 20 recruiters handle 150,000 hires and 7 million applicants? Chad Sowash and Joel Cheesman chat with Shay Johnson, VP of HR Partnerships at Compass Group, about scaling high-volume hiring. Discover how AI interviewing agents, Paradox, and JobSync eliminate repetitive admin work to help recruiters focus on high-value human connections.]]></description><link>https://www.chadcheese.com/post/20-recruiters-making-150-000-hires-with-shay-johnson</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6abaa531949eb72025223eea</guid><category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 07:05:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/80e42b_86437dc843dd417296a6b19a7ca55625~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_899,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chad Sowash</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live! RecFest USA 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chad, Joel, Mo’, and J.T. cover the conference from the Shaker booth, the iced-latte interview debate, the Joonko founder’s guilty plea and $27M investor scam, Harver’s Symphony Talent deal, Findem’s new Studio product, and ZoomInfo’s Talent Autopilot.]]></description><link>https://www.chadcheese.com/post/live-recfest-usa-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab5ed2e170754d18c672d21</guid><category><![CDATA[Friday Show]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:00:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ace457_7815ce107f6a4615af158cf780e9a2e4~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_899,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joel Cheesman</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Candidate Fraud Stops Here with Etan Bernstein]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recruiters are drowning in 11,000 AI applications a minute, while rampant resume fraud and North Korean bots choke the system. On HR’s Most Dangerous Podcast, Chad Sowash and Joel Cheeseman chat with Etan Bernstein (Velocity Network) about fighting AI fraud with verifiable data, fixing broken vendor models, and surviving this hiring dumpster fire before bots take over.]]></description><link>https://www.chadcheese.com/post/candidate-fraud-stops-here-etan-bernstein</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab1564aa6d8d9eec932b55e</guid><category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 07:00:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/80e42b_94ee24da884347b39caf9419da174921~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chad Sowash</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[LinkedIn Goes Loco!]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this episode of The Chad &#38; Cheese Podcast, hosts Joel Cheesman and J.T. O'Donnell unpack news across the global hiring landscape, focused on Meta, LinkedIn, Bernie Sanders, Who'd Ya' Rather and more. ]]></description><link>https://www.chadcheese.com/post/linkedin-goes-loco</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aac43083f6cb6099e55d76f</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:00:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ace457_ce191aeb60314598ab6af441a23f53ff~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_899,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joel Cheesman</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How AI is Reshaping the Workplace with Paul Roetzer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is your team drowning in AI hype while facing workforce distrust? On *The Chad &#38; Cheese Podcast*, SmarterX CEO Paul Roetzer breaks down the real-world impact of AI on leadership and talent. Discover how to move past total automation to keep "humans in the lead," use custom AI as an executive thought partner, and guide your workforce into the future of work. Tune in to transform the noise into strategy!]]></description><link>https://www.chadcheese.com/post/how-ai-is-reshaping-the-workplace-paul-roetzer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa80a13657220a882756394</guid><category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 07:00:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/80e42b_a383fecf2ecb472881df204156d8a01b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chad Sowash</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jobs Utopia or Fiasco?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joel, Chad, and Emi tackle HR tech, labor, and pop culture. They discuss Steve Ballmer and fantasy draft grades, Sonic Jobs and Hackajob's AI wins, H-1B visa brain drain, the reality behind US jobs report numbers, Uber’s €825M automated fine, and the shuttering of Guardian Jobs.]]></description><link>https://www.chadcheese.com/post/jobs-utopia-or-fiasco</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa2a76cf448a9cd17b0786a</guid><category><![CDATA[Friday Show]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fem Amp]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:17:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/80e42b_545fcb7bb3474316af855d8a3081483a~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_899,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chad Sowash</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Girls, Real AI &#38; Real Talk with Lauren B. Jones]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lauren B. Jones joins the show to talk Real Girls Roadmap to Mastering AI, corporate tech blunders, and her 4:30 AM rooster. Why are 85% of recruiting firms failing at AI ROI? Simple: leaders are lazy and feeding the machine "hot garbage". From fixing 3-hour resume reformatting to writing Taco Bell agents, Lauren breaks down how to stop the slop and actually use smart tech.]]></description><link>https://www.chadcheese.com/post/real-girls-real-ai-real-talk-with-lauren-b-jones</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9ed0aff461d5f63d59c5f5</guid><category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fem Amp]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 07:00:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/80e42b_ff5d1423adfb4bfb83a98dd2c533ac14~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chad Sowash</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[HiBob Beast Mode &#38; DOL Dismantles Worker Protections ]]></title><description><![CDATA[On this episode of the Chad &#38; Cheese Podcast, Chad and Joel dive into the latest HR tech news. They dissect Salesforce's $166M investment in HiBob, Bill Gates' AI displacement warnings, and earnings beats from Workday that debunk the "SaaSpocalypse". Plus, they critique OFCCP deregulation and a startup's bizarre stunt offering interviews for tattoos.]]></description><link>https://www.chadcheese.com/post/hibob-beast-mode-dol-dismantles-worker-protections</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a997bf659b59cb1fc949669</guid><category><![CDATA[Friday Show]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:00:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/80e42b_bcf7000135ac4af9a06983c05fa560bd~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_899,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chad Sowash</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Slop, Supply &#38; the Search Process: Ben Zweig Breaks Down the Data]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is AI coming for your job, or are we just overreacting while spamming recruiters with bot resumes? On **The Chad &#38; Cheese Podcast**, Ben Zweig (CEO of Revelio Labs) joins Chad &#38; Joel to break down the AI labor market. Discover why CS majors are panicking, why top AI adopters are increasing headcount by 27%, and how jobs aren't dying they're just morphing from within. Listen in!]]></description><link>https://www.chadcheese.com/post/ai-slop-supply-the-search-process-ben-zweig</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9598eaa1169fcc92d33105</guid><category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:00:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/80e42b_df7510e8184d4f9f9e27ab20c87cdf38~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chad Sowash</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recruit Holdings' "Alleged" Cartel]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Chad &#38; Cheese Podcast: AI Blunders &#38; Cartel Raids - HR’s most dangerous pod tackles corporate chaos:
AI Runaway: Amazon burns $1.8M on a broken bot. Staffing Cartel: Recruit &#38; top agencies face Japan's antitrust raid over a $1B+ wage scheme.
"Recruit should sponsor a Japanese version of Orange is the New Black." Tipping Bans: $40/hr fixed wages beat tip shame.]]></description><link>https://www.chadcheese.com/post/recruit-holding-s-alleged-cartel</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8ff2f9f2bd17e21b4ae94f</guid><category><![CDATA[Friday Show]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fem Amp]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:10:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/80e42b_2cce9575809040a5bb030d1bc4975ef8~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_899,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chad Sowash</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[SignalLabs + BrassRing = Signals of Attention ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chad and Joel sit down with Signal Labs CEO Raj Ronanki to figure out why a shiny new AI startup just bought Brass Ring a 25-year-old HR tech dinosaur. Between Star Trek references, "systems of attention" buzzwords, and a vision of hiring AI bots alongside humans, Raj attempts to explain how an ancient software relic is somehow the key to the future of work.]]></description><link>https://www.chadcheese.com/post/signallabs-brassring-signals-of-attention</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8711cd136a5075a744a01b</guid><category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 02:00:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/80e42b_c2ee8357a1644774bea59db2bf8e1694~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chad Sowash</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walmart Slumps, Workday Jumps, and Indeed Marketing Chumps]]></title><description><![CDATA[The boys dissect HR tech's dumpster fire: Workday’s scary private equity buyout, Google’s AI throwing top candidates into the trash, and Walmart employees babysitting task-lists that put frozen peas in carts first. "AI is like a puppy. It's gonna piss on the floor... and the puppy's still pissing on the couch." – Joel Cheesman. Plus, Indeed targets sports fans because Google search traffic died.]]></description><link>https://www.chadcheese.com/post/walmart-slumps-workday-jumps-and-indeed-marketing-chumps</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a86b80dc6c8f2fd386086f7</guid><category><![CDATA[Friday Show]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:05:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/80e42b_498cb57321fa4e3cbfec56132d3915da~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_899,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chad Sowash</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When AI Needs Humans with Sonja Breuer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can AI make hiring more human? In this episode of The Chad &#38; Cheese Podcast, Chad Sowash and Joel Cheesman sit down with Sonja Breuer (SVP of HR at Hamra Enterprises). Sonja reveals how conversational AI cut their hiring time from 13 days to 4 across 200+ Wendy’s, Panera, and Noodles &#38; Company locations, slashed job ad spending, reduced ghosting, and freed up managers. ]]></description><link>https://www.chadcheese.com/post/when-ai-needs-humans-with-sonja-breuer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a83f7db6f644c8dfb478d08</guid><category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fem Amp]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:00:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/80e42b_f5ba4c4f62a84df0b656c2c24085565a~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_899,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chad Sowash</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ZipRecruiter Financial Gymnastics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Catch the latest on the Chad and Cheese podcast! Chad shares a hilarious beach fail, while Emi explores how GLP-1 weight loss drugs impact workplace "skinny privilege". The hosts break down Q2 earnings for Indeed and ZipRecruiter, debate MetaView's acquisition of Revel in Buy or Sell, examine AI assessment audits with the Job Doctor, and discuss the nostalgic comeback of MySpace.]]></description><link>https://www.chadcheese.com/post/ziprecruiter-financial-gymnastics</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7de044cae5bb2ffa0ff83d</guid><category><![CDATA[Friday Show]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fem Amp]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 07:26:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/80e42b_4ea7c0e335fd42bc9210f57f1b0cfc05~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_899,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chad Sowash</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ageism, Algo-Bias, and Corp Naughtiness w/ Cassell Kaye]]></title><description><![CDATA[HR’s most dangerous duo, Joel and Chad, welcome 20-year corporate vet Cassell K (Amazon, Disney) to expose workplace ugly truths. They tackle the 2-million "ghost job" gap, systemic ageism pushing 50+ workers out, and why clicking "opt out" on AI hiring algorithms is resume suicide. Tune in before an ATS filters this episode out!]]></description><link>https://www.chadcheese.com/post/ageism-algo-bias-and-corp-naughtiness-w-cassell-kaye</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a79caa1093f5cfd041ccdf5</guid><category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fem Amp]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:00:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/80e42b_a8905422a29b44e0b47cb7f3803ca3f8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chad Sowash</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indeed Pauses, Fiverr Falls &#38; Rippling Ransacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest episode of The Chad &#38; Cheese Podcast with Emi and Lieven is officially live, and it is a certified must-watch. In this episode, the crew dives straight into a massive legal showdown brewing in the tech world.]]></description><link>https://www.chadcheese.com/post/indeed-pauses-fiverr-falls</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a74e49d22f2ed6db245f7b8</guid><category><![CDATA[Friday Show]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:00:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ace457_79d61b6287ab4587a18dfcbf85127050~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_899,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joel Cheesman</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[90 Days Hired, They Stay a Year w/ Jolene Hostal]]></title><description><![CDATA[HR Director Jolene Hostal joins Chad &#38; Cheese to reveal how Stanley Steemer recruits 2,500+ workers yearly. Using Paradox’s chatbot "Maria," applicants apply in under 90 seconds. With Dayforce integration and in-van tablets for field tech support, she highlights the 90-day retention milestone and why 73% of managers started on the trucks. Plus, a surprise delivery of custom swag!]]></description><link>https://www.chadcheese.com/post/90-days-hired-they-stay-a-year-w-jolene-hostal</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a70961f4a4afb8865c76777</guid><category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fem Amp]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:00:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/80e42b_85319d65e8c64c5f905555d425024b1c~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_899,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chad Sowash</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[LinkedIn Sloppin, Google's No Click AI Poppin', &#38; OpenAI's Jail Breakin' ]]></title><description><![CDATA[LinkedIn is drowning in AI slop and sexy bot profiles, while Google’s zero-click Gemini overviews tank referral traffic by 40%. Meanwhile, OpenAI’s autonomous bots are reportedly plotting cage escapes in Sam Altman’s "singularity" era. The gang breaks down corporate greed, dying SEO, and unchecked tech run amok.]]></description><link>https://www.chadcheese.com/post/linkedin-slop-google-no-click-ai-openai-jail-break</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a6afa61cd8d822ee17c359f</guid><category><![CDATA[Friday Show]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fem Amp]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 07:08:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/80e42b_7a6ca53c9a9244ecbb4848b98ded771a~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_899,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Chad Sowash</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>