Topic: Megastrike

2 chapters across the catalog

Digital Dementia
Episode 1542 1:12:27 - 1:16:19

1542: Digital Dementia

Media Industry Layoffs, SiriusXM, Disney, Art Standards

Significant layoffs are hitting the media industry, including 500 people at SiriusXM and staff at Disney. The hosts discuss the departure of veteran talent relations executive Steve Leeds from Sirius. They also provide feedback to artists submitting work to the show, emphasizing the need for large, legible graphics that work on small mobile screens.

Mega Strike!
Episode 1541

1541: Mega Strike!

Germany Megastrike, France Pension Reform Protests

Germany faces a nationwide transportation shutdown titled the "Megastrike" as unions demand 12 to 15 percent raises for rail and airline workers. Simultaneously, France experiences escalating violence and arson in Bordeaux and Paris over President Emmanuel Macron's pension reforms. The civil unrest has led to the cancellation of King Charles III's planned state visit to France.