Wankernomics

Wankernomics

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No. 57 in Comedy

Launching Wednesday 16th September 2026. The Wankernomics podcast is a deep dive into workplace bullsh*ttery. Each week, co-hosts James Schloeffel and Charles Firth drill down, deep dive and unpack examples of corporate bullsh*ttery from the real world, deconstructing the way people use to b******t their way to success (or failure). Wankernomics answers the questions you always wanted to know but were too busy stuck on an all-hands company-wide Teams call to ask: What does it mean when someone talks about ‘operational cadence’ in a weekly all-hands staff meeting? What is the most horrific employee recognition scheme ever conceived? Why does it feel like waiting times for call centres are...

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