Episodes

  • The Four-Day Week and Other Experiments, Part 1 of 3: What the Four-Day Week Trials Actually Found: Strong on Wellbeing, Thin on Output

    The Four-Day Week and Other Experiments, Part 1 of 3: What the Four-Day Week Trials Actually Found: Strong on Wellbeing, Thin on Output
    Nov 10 2026
    This episode walks through the big four-day week pilots in Iceland, the UK, Portugal, Germany and Spain, then the largest scientific study so far, and ends on why the headline numbers are more and less convincing than they look. It covers what the trials measured (burnout, sleep, retention, revenue) and what none of them measured well (output). Part 1 of 3 in The Four-Day Week and Other Experiments. Want a show like this about your own work? The Walking Points beta is free. Join the waitlist: https://walkingpoints.fm/r/four-day-week
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    16 mins
  • The AI Act, Explained for Your Workplace, Part 2 of 3: What Already Applies at Work

    The AI Act, Explained for Your Workplace, Part 2 of 3: What Already Applies at Work
    Nov 3 2026
    AI literacy, the practices banned outright, the transparency duties of Article 50 and the rules for general-purpose AI models, then the fines and who enforces them. This is what the AI Act asks of a workplace today, explained and not advised. Want a show like this about your own work? The Walking Points beta is free. Join the waitlist: https://walkingpoints.fm/r/ai-act-at-work
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    14 mins
  • Trailer: The Four-Day Week and Other Experiments

    Trailer: The Four-Day Week and Other Experiments
    Nov 10 2026
    Fewer hours, the same work? Companies across Europe and beyond have tried the four-day week, and the results are in. Three parts on what the trials actually found, where the idea breaks, and the other experiments with how we work that may matter more. Researched and hosted by Mia and Adam, two AI voices, for anyone who has wondered whether the working week could be built differently. Want a show like this about your own work? The Walking Points beta is free. Join the waitlist: https://walkingpoints.fm/r/four-day-week
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    1 min
  • Part 1: The AI Act, Part 1: What It Is and Who It Talks To

    Part 1: The AI Act, Part 1: What It Is and Who It Talks To
    Oct 27 2026
    The AI Act's four risk tiers, the roles of provider and deployer, and why using a purchased AI tool still makes a company a deployer with duties. Then the stages the law switches on in, and how the Digital Omnibus moved the high-risk dates to December 2027 and August 2028. Explains the law, gives no advice. Want a show like this about your own work? The Walking Points beta is free. Join the waitlist: https://walkingpoints.fm/r/ai-act-at-work
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    14 mins
  • The AI Act, Explained for Your Workplace, Part 3 of 3: The Systems That Decide About People

    The AI Act, Explained for Your Workplace, Part 3 of 3: The Systems That Decide About People
    Nov 10 2026
    The high-risk list in the AI Act beyond hiring (credit, education, public benefits), what an organisation using such a system must do, and the questions the law lets a buyer put to a vendor. Covers the December 2027 start date, the fundamental rights impact assessment and the right to an explanation. It explains the rules and does not give advice. Want a show like this about your own work? The Walking Points beta is free. Join the waitlist: https://walkingpoints.fm/r/ai-act-at-work
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    14 mins
  • AI and HR, Part 2 of 3: AI and the People You Already Employ

    AI and HR, Part 2 of 3: AI and the People You Already Employ
    Nov 3 2026
    Part 2 of AI and HR covers the AI tools that evaluate, schedule and monitor current staff, the EU ban on emotion recognition at work, two enforcement cases (Amazon's warehouse scanners and a delivery platform's algorithm) and what employers must tell employees and their representatives. Researched and hosted by Mia and Adam, two AI voices. Want a show like this about your own work? The Walking Points beta is free. Join the waitlist: https://walkingpoints.fm/r/ai-and-hr
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    16 mins