Chad Sowash
@chadsowash.bsky.social
Husband, father, military veteran, and co-host The Chad & Cheese Podcast.
It's gonna get worse...
U.S. tourism revenue losses in 2025, projected from $8.3 to $12.5 BILLION.
www.cbsnews.com/news/us-tour...
U.S. tourism revenue losses in 2025, projected from $8.3 to $12.5 BILLION.
www.cbsnews.com/news/us-tour...
Tourists from 42 countries will have to submit 5 years of social media history to enter U.S. under Trump plan
The Trump administration is proposing to ask visitors from countries with visa-free travel to the U.S. to submit five years of their social media history before they can enter.
www.cbsnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
It's gonna get worse...
U.S. tourism revenue losses in 2025, projected from $8.3 to $12.5 BILLION.
www.cbsnews.com/news/us-tour...
U.S. tourism revenue losses in 2025, projected from $8.3 to $12.5 BILLION.
www.cbsnews.com/news/us-tour...
The Onion does it again...
December 11, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The Onion does it again...
Successful adoption of AI is NOT shoving it down your staff's throats.
Charlene Li talks AI change management.
full episode - www.chadcheese.com/post/you-re-...
Charlene Li talks AI change management.
full episode - www.chadcheese.com/post/you-re-...
December 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Successful adoption of AI is NOT shoving it down your staff's throats.
Charlene Li talks AI change management.
full episode - www.chadcheese.com/post/you-re-...
Charlene Li talks AI change management.
full episode - www.chadcheese.com/post/you-re-...
Enshittification in TA Tech.
Marc Drees shares Indeed's path to Enshittification.
recruitmentmatters.nl/2025/12/10/e...
Marc Drees shares Indeed's path to Enshittification.
recruitmentmatters.nl/2025/12/10/e...
Enshittification in HR: disposition data - RecruitmentMatters
De titel behoeft enige uitleg. De term Enshittification is bedacht door schrijver Cory Doctorow, en (een deel van) de titel van zijn laatste boek
recruitmentmatters.nl
December 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Enshittification in TA Tech.
Marc Drees shares Indeed's path to Enshittification.
recruitmentmatters.nl/2025/12/10/e...
Marc Drees shares Indeed's path to Enshittification.
recruitmentmatters.nl/2025/12/10/e...
AI isn't failing, your company is.
We sat down with the legendary Charlene Li to unpack why 95% of AI pilots crash harder than Joel after Taco Bell, why CEOs keep buying shiny AI toys they’ll never use, and how HR can finally stop eating at the kid’s table.
www.chadcheese.com/post/you-re-...
We sat down with the legendary Charlene Li to unpack why 95% of AI pilots crash harder than Joel after Taco Bell, why CEOs keep buying shiny AI toys they’ll never use, and how HR can finally stop eating at the kid’s table.
www.chadcheese.com/post/you-re-...
You're Doing AI Wrong w/ Charlene Li
Charlene Li joins Chad & Cheese to roast why 95% of AI pilots fail, why CEOs treat AI like a shiny toy, and how HR can finally grab a real seat at the table. From “shadow AI” to “speed is the new moat...
www.chadcheese.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:09 PM
AI isn't failing, your company is.
We sat down with the legendary Charlene Li to unpack why 95% of AI pilots crash harder than Joel after Taco Bell, why CEOs keep buying shiny AI toys they’ll never use, and how HR can finally stop eating at the kid’s table.
www.chadcheese.com/post/you-re-...
We sat down with the legendary Charlene Li to unpack why 95% of AI pilots crash harder than Joel after Taco Bell, why CEOs keep buying shiny AI toys they’ll never use, and how HR can finally stop eating at the kid’s table.
www.chadcheese.com/post/you-re-...
I'm not a Green Bay Packers fan, but I am a fan of their development program. Most NFL teams treat top talent as disposable, and most corporate Talent orgs are doing the same today.
December 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I'm not a Green Bay Packers fan, but I am a fan of their development program. Most NFL teams treat top talent as disposable, and most corporate Talent orgs are doing the same today.
Notre Dame has taken its ball and gone home. The 10-2 Fighting Irish on Sunday announced they would not accept a bowl bid.
December 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Notre Dame has taken its ball and gone home. The 10-2 Fighting Irish on Sunday announced they would not accept a bowl bid.
On this week's show:
🍎 VONQ goes full Apple
😈 Indeed seeker data grabs
🔥 Instagram's plot twist
🐨 Australia drops the hammer on social media.
🌲 Caroling at The Home Depot becomes the holiday content we didn't know we needed.
👉 www.chadcheese.com/post/vonq-go...
🍎 VONQ goes full Apple
😈 Indeed seeker data grabs
🔥 Instagram's plot twist
🐨 Australia drops the hammer on social media.
🌲 Caroling at The Home Depot becomes the holiday content we didn't know we needed.
👉 www.chadcheese.com/post/vonq-go...
VONQ Goes Hollywood & Indeed Builds a Death Star
VONQ drops a Hollywood-style launch, Indeed builds even higher walls, Instagram forces RTO, and Australia boots kids off social media. Plus unions and staffing unite against AI, Home Depot protest car...
www.chadcheese.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
On this week's show:
🍎 VONQ goes full Apple
😈 Indeed seeker data grabs
🔥 Instagram's plot twist
🐨 Australia drops the hammer on social media.
🌲 Caroling at The Home Depot becomes the holiday content we didn't know we needed.
👉 www.chadcheese.com/post/vonq-go...
🍎 VONQ goes full Apple
😈 Indeed seeker data grabs
🔥 Instagram's plot twist
🐨 Australia drops the hammer on social media.
🌲 Caroling at The Home Depot becomes the holiday content we didn't know we needed.
👉 www.chadcheese.com/post/vonq-go...
The sheer number of US military wives that are being deported is crazy.
www.texastribune.org/2025/06/16/t...
www.texastribune.org/2025/06/16/t...
“They’re taking Shirly”: An Army sergeant in Houston thought his family was safe, then ICE deported his wife - The Texas Tribune
For tens of thousands of U.S. service members with undocumented family members, there’s no guaranteed protection from immigration raids.
www.texastribune.org
December 4, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The sheer number of US military wives that are being deported is crazy.
www.texastribune.org/2025/06/16/t...
www.texastribune.org/2025/06/16/t...
SHRM, the org that writes HR best practices is now fighting in court to avoid being called an expert in HR best practices. SHRM argued it would be "improper" and hold them to a "higher standard." Sounds like someone regrets their job title!
Article - www.businessinsider.com/shrm-discrim...
Article - www.businessinsider.com/shrm-discrim...
December 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
SHRM, the org that writes HR best practices is now fighting in court to avoid being called an expert in HR best practices. SHRM argued it would be "improper" and hold them to a "higher standard." Sounds like someone regrets their job title!
Article - www.businessinsider.com/shrm-discrim...
Article - www.businessinsider.com/shrm-discrim...
One of the biggest rivalries in sports. The Ohio State University versus ❌ichigan.
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youtu.be/iYPn8v8n3g4?...
Ohio State vs. Michigan: MINI-MOVIE of the 2025 Instant Classic 🏈 FOX College Football
YouTube video by CFB ON FOX
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November 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
One of the biggest rivalries in sports. The Ohio State University versus ❌ichigan.
youtu.be/iYPn8v8n3g4?...
youtu.be/iYPn8v8n3g4?...
Joel has some feelings about ZipRecruiters podcast.
November 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Joel has some feelings about ZipRecruiters podcast.
Are you paying a premium for a copycat?
Apple innovated with their first smartphone back in 2007, and then stopped. Apple has become a copycat company, waiting for others to innovate as they copy hardware and software (years later).
www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/...
Apple innovated with their first smartphone back in 2007, and then stopped. Apple has become a copycat company, waiting for others to innovate as they copy hardware and software (years later).
www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/...
iPhone Fold Will Be Creaseless and Cost $2,400, Report Says
Apple's first foldable could be an expensive one.
www.cnet.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Are you paying a premium for a copycat?
Apple innovated with their first smartphone back in 2007, and then stopped. Apple has become a copycat company, waiting for others to innovate as they copy hardware and software (years later).
www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/...
Apple innovated with their first smartphone back in 2007, and then stopped. Apple has become a copycat company, waiting for others to innovate as they copy hardware and software (years later).
www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/...
TURKEY SEASON
🔥 Chad talks Indeed "bas!c b!tch" upgrade
🕵️♂️ The Spy who loved Joel
📉 J.T. calls out SHRM
🤖 Mo goes dystopian - she's right!
💀 Julie calls Randstad a foul fowl
💪 Allyn talks about "New Muscles"
📍 Michelle talks Founder's "Instincts"
www.chadcheese.com/post/turkeys...
🔥 Chad talks Indeed "bas!c b!tch" upgrade
🕵️♂️ The Spy who loved Joel
📉 J.T. calls out SHRM
🤖 Mo goes dystopian - she's right!
💀 Julie calls Randstad a foul fowl
💪 Allyn talks about "New Muscles"
📍 Michelle talks Founder's "Instincts"
www.chadcheese.com/post/turkeys...
November 28, 2025 at 4:49 PM
TURKEY SEASON
🔥 Chad talks Indeed "bas!c b!tch" upgrade
🕵️♂️ The Spy who loved Joel
📉 J.T. calls out SHRM
🤖 Mo goes dystopian - she's right!
💀 Julie calls Randstad a foul fowl
💪 Allyn talks about "New Muscles"
📍 Michelle talks Founder's "Instincts"
www.chadcheese.com/post/turkeys...
🔥 Chad talks Indeed "bas!c b!tch" upgrade
🕵️♂️ The Spy who loved Joel
📉 J.T. calls out SHRM
🤖 Mo goes dystopian - she's right!
💀 Julie calls Randstad a foul fowl
💪 Allyn talks about "New Muscles"
📍 Michelle talks Founder's "Instincts"
www.chadcheese.com/post/turkeys...
Joel has an epiphany about Verizon's business concerning their recent announcement of 13,000 layoffs.
full ep - youtu.be/CY1w8vDG05c?...
full ep - youtu.be/CY1w8vDG05c?...
November 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Joel has an epiphany about Verizon's business concerning their recent announcement of 13,000 layoffs.
full ep - youtu.be/CY1w8vDG05c?...
full ep - youtu.be/CY1w8vDG05c?...
Reposted by Chad Sowash
Marjorie Taylor Greene came into Congress in 2021 worth about $700,000. She leaves five years later worth around $25,000,000. 😳 Congress is just a giant insider-trading scheme.
November 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene came into Congress in 2021 worth about $700,000. She leaves five years later worth around $25,000,000. 😳 Congress is just a giant insider-trading scheme.
When you drink too much of your own KoolAid.
We see you Mustafa Suleyman at Microsoft. We 👀 you...
www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
We see you Mustafa Suleyman at Microsoft. We 👀 you...
www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
Microsoft's head of AI doesn't understand why people don't like AI, and I don't understand why he doesn't understand because it's pretty obvious
Is it really "mindblowing" that people are skeptical of software that consistently doesn't do the things we're told it can do?
www.pcgamer.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:29 PM
When you drink too much of your own KoolAid.
We see you Mustafa Suleyman at Microsoft. We 👀 you...
www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
We see you Mustafa Suleyman at Microsoft. We 👀 you...
www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
"...a cap on federal student loans, fewer nurses will be able to afford grad nursing education, such as Master's, Doctor of Nursing Practice and Ph.D. degrees," Olga Yakusheva, a professor of nursing and business of health at Johns Hopkins University, told Newsweek.
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
Nursing is no longer counted as a 'professional degree' by Trump admin
The Department of Education has excluded nursing as a "professional degree" program as it implements various changes to student loans.
www.newsweek.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
"...a cap on federal student loans, fewer nurses will be able to afford grad nursing education, such as Master's, Doctor of Nursing Practice and Ph.D. degrees," Olga Yakusheva, a professor of nursing and business of health at Johns Hopkins University, told Newsweek.
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
Buckle up!
This episode swerves harder than a tripod Rottweiler in an Oceanside bar.
Zoom + Workday out here buying companies like they finally found the Amazon “Add to Cart” button.
BrightHire and Pipedream were easy adds.
www.chadcheese.com/post/zoom-wo...
This episode swerves harder than a tripod Rottweiler in an Oceanside bar.
Zoom + Workday out here buying companies like they finally found the Amazon “Add to Cart” button.
BrightHire and Pipedream were easy adds.
www.chadcheese.com/post/zoom-wo...
Zoom & Workday Get Busy
Robots doing kung-fu, Russia’s robot doing… whatever that was, a three-legged Rottweiler incident, and Dallas feeling like pre-apocalypse Road Warrior. Chad & Cheese break down Zoom buying BrightHire,...
www.chadcheese.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Buckle up!
This episode swerves harder than a tripod Rottweiler in an Oceanside bar.
Zoom + Workday out here buying companies like they finally found the Amazon “Add to Cart” button.
BrightHire and Pipedream were easy adds.
www.chadcheese.com/post/zoom-wo...
This episode swerves harder than a tripod Rottweiler in an Oceanside bar.
Zoom + Workday out here buying companies like they finally found the Amazon “Add to Cart” button.
BrightHire and Pipedream were easy adds.
www.chadcheese.com/post/zoom-wo...