Canned
Conversations about getting fired. Heads up, there’s swearing -- after all, we’ve been fired.
Conversations about getting fired. Heads up, there’s swearing -- after all, we’ve been fired.
Tell me about it.
When I got fired, it felt like I was being punished though I'd done nothing wrong.
Also, what the hell, it's embarrassing.
I wanted to find out if anyone else felt that way.
Turns out pretty much everyone does, but no one talks about it.
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Canned is a FADJ collaboration between writer Pam Mandel and producer Amy Guth.
Episodes
Aug 3, 2026
S2 Interlude: Some Bullshit in the News 2
Aug 3, 2026
Aug 3, 2026
24 min
Pam and Amy talk about -- you guessed it -- some CANNED adjacent bullshit in the news.
Meta used AI to tag workers who took leave to be laid off, lawsuit claims (The Guardian)
LinkedIn, a mass grave of ghost jobs, is now becoming a dating app (SF Gate)
Nearly 200 Economists and Tech Leaders Warn of A.I. Threats (NYT)
Did they ghost you?
Living my Life: Emma Goldman
Aug 3, 2026
24 min
Jul 16, 2026
S2 E23: Marketing and Buying Assistant
Jul 16, 2026
Jul 16, 2026
35 min
Jacki learns the ways of the pirahna. Jacki's walkoff track is Gang of Four, Damaged Goods. Find more of her work here.
Jul 16, 2026
35 min
Jul 3, 2026
S2 E22: School District Data Analyst
Jul 3, 2026
Jul 3, 2026
50 min
Dave has some thoughts on being downstream from DOGE.
"It's not a ripple, it's a tidal wave."
Jul 3, 2026
50 min
Jun 29, 2026
S2 Interlude: Some Bullshit in the News
Jun 29, 2026
Jun 29, 2026
18 min
Pam and Amy talk about, well, some bullshit in the news.
How to think about AI before it's too late
Nvidia's Jensen Huang says CEOs who blame AI for layoffs are giving a 'lazy' excuse
Microsoft AI chief gives it 18 months—for all white-collar work to be automated by AI
The book I mention is Fluke by Christopher Moore.
Jun 29, 2026
18 min
Jun 12, 2026
S2 E21: Fin-Tech Marketing Guy
Jun 12, 2026
Jun 12, 2026
40 min
Mike got canned three times in succession.
"It gets harder and harder as you get older. I don't think I'll ever be completely over it."
Jun 12, 2026
40 min
May 28, 2026
S2 E20: Equity and Inclusion Specialist
May 28, 2026
May 28, 2026
59 min
Rachel fails at allyship and owns it. She takes the fall but notices that other folks whiffed it too... with no consequences. Yeah, it does get awkward.
May 28, 2026
59 min
May 14, 2026
S2 E20: Nonprofit Brand Storyteller
May 14, 2026
May 14, 2026
48 min
Leigh totally reads the room and it was ... not a good read.
May 14, 2026
48 min
Apr 29, 2026
Apr 16, 2026
S2 E18: Creative at Large
Apr 16, 2026
Apr 16, 2026
37 min
Pam (not your host, a totally different Pam) got fired a bunch of times before figuring out she was on the wrong path.
Apr 16, 2026
37 min
Apr 2, 2026
S2 E17: Chief Marketing Officer
Apr 2, 2026
Apr 2, 2026
41 min
Someone had to take the fall, and that someone was Anu.
Apr 2, 2026
41 min






