Inside Job en All rights reserved 2026 Inside Job is a podcast that  pulls back the curtain on how modern jobs really work. It reveals the invisible labor and quiet heroics behind the jobs powering our modern economy. In the tradition of oral historian Studs Terkel’s Working, the podcast, and it's host Matt Sunbulli capture the humanity behind the labor that keeps our world running — from AI data labelers teaching the models that are reshaping our lives to HVAC technicians keeping our data centers humming. https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/ab9b6a5a-171c-11f1-9834-c7b388d3dc04/image/00a3ee1331d0092449ecc695492e4572.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress Inside Job no episodic Inside Job Inside Job is a podcast that  pulls back the curtain on how modern jobs really work. It reveals the invisible labor and quiet heroics behind the jobs powering our modern economy. In the tradition of oral historian Studs Terkel’s Working, the podcast, and it's host Matt Sunbulli capture the humanity behind the labor that keeps our world running — from AI data labelers teaching the models that are reshaping our lives to HVAC technicians keeping our data centers humming. Inside Job is a podcast that  pulls back the curtain on how modern jobs really work. It reveals the invisible labor and quiet heroics behind the jobs powering our modern economy.

In the tradition of oral historian Studs Terkel’s Working, the podcast, and it's host Matt Sunbulli capture the humanity behind the labor that keeps our world running — from AI data labelers teaching the models that are reshaping our lives to HVAC technicians keeping our data centers humming.

]]> Aaron Calafato aaron@aaroncalafato.com AI Took the Tasks. What Happens to the Worker Now? | Inside Job Reacts Inside Jobs Reacts: Host Matt Sunbulli and Executive Producer Aaron Calafato unpack the emotional, ethical, and economic questions emerging from the worker stories behind today’s rapidly changing AI economy — and the headlines reshaping modern work in real time. This episode, after profiling two workers caught inside the new AI economy, Matt and Aaron come back together to unpack what the shows last two profile episodes reveal about work, automation, and the growing uncertainty surrounding the future of employment. One worker made nearly $70,000 a year training AI models while still in college. Another spent nearly two decades inside the hidden world of AI data annotation. Together, their stories expose the largely invisible human labor helping build today’s artificial intelligence systems — and the unsettling reality that many of those same workers may now be vulnerable to disruption themselves. In this episode: The hidden human workforce behind AI training Why general AI annotation work is disappearing Microsoft buyouts, layoffs, and the larger anxiety surrounding AI automation The growing fragility facing both young workers and seasoned professionals Whether AI is truly “assisting” workers or quietly replacing tasks altogether Why the modern economy feels productive and unstable at the same time Thu, 14 May 2026 23:00:00 -0000 full Inside Job Inside Jobs Reacts: Host Matt Sunbulli and Executive Producer Aaron Calafato unpack the emotional, ethical, and economic questions emerging from the worker stories behind today’s rapidly changing AI economy — and the headlines reshaping modern work in real time. This episode, after profiling two workers caught inside the new AI economy, Matt and Aaron come back together to unpack what the shows last two profile episodes reveal about work, automation, and the growing uncertainty surrounding the future of employment. One worker made nearly $70,000 a year training AI models while still in college. Another spent nearly two decades inside the hidden world of AI data annotation. Together, their stories expose the largely invisible human labor helping build today’s artificial intelligence systems — and the unsettling reality that many of those same workers may now be vulnerable to disruption themselves. In this episode: The hidden human workforce behind AI training Why general AI annotation work is disappearing Microsoft buyouts, layoffs, and the larger anxiety surrounding AI automation The growing fragility facing both young workers and seasoned professionals Whether AI is truly “assisting” workers or quietly replacing tasks altogether Why the modern economy feels productive and unstable at the same time Inside Jobs Reacts: Host Matt Sunbulli and Executive Producer Aaron Calafato unpack the emotional, ethical, and economic questions emerging from the worker stories behind today’s rapidly changing AI economy — and the headlines reshaping modern work in real time. This episode, after profiling two workers caught inside the new AI economy, Matt and Aaron come back together to unpack what the shows last two profile episodes reveal about work, automation, and the growing uncertainty surrounding the future of employment.

One worker made nearly $70,000 a year training AI models while still in college. Another spent nearly two decades inside the hidden world of AI data annotation. Together, their stories expose the largely invisible human labor helping build today’s artificial intelligence systems — and the unsettling reality that many of those same workers may now be vulnerable to disruption themselves.

In this episode:

  • The hidden human workforce behind AI training
  • Why general AI annotation work is disappearing
  • Microsoft buyouts, layoffs, and the larger anxiety surrounding AI automation
  • The growing fragility facing both young workers and seasoned professionals
  • Whether AI is truly “assisting” workers or quietly replacing tasks altogether
  • Why the modern economy feels productive and unstable at the same time
]]> 2317 no The $50-an-Hour Job Training AI A college student takes a $50-an-hour job training artificial intelligence and ends up making $70,000 in a single year. But behind the money is a hidden world of digital labor, where real people shape how AI thinks, responds, and sounds—and where the work is already starting to disappear. In this episode of Inside Job, host Matt Sunbulli profiles Isaiah, a college-age AI trainer, and together they take listeners inside a hidden layer of the tech economy. What they uncover reveals the human force behind AI—and raises urgent questions about where this work is headed and what it means for all of us. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0000 full Inside Job A college student takes a $50-an-hour job training artificial intelligence and ends up making $70,000 in a single year. But behind the money is a hidden world of digital labor, where real people shape how AI thinks, responds, and sounds—and where the work is already starting to disappear. In this episode of Inside Job, host Matt Sunbulli profiles Isaiah, a college-age AI trainer, and together they take listeners inside a hidden layer of the tech economy. What they uncover reveals the human force behind AI—and raises urgent questions about where this work is headed and what it means for all of us. A college student takes a $50-an-hour job training artificial intelligence and ends up making $70,000 in a single year. But behind the money is a hidden world of digital labor, where real people shape how AI thinks, responds, and sounds—and where the work is already starting to disappear.

In this episode of Inside Job, host Matt Sunbulli profiles Isaiah, a college-age AI trainer, and together they take listeners inside a hidden layer of the tech economy. What they uncover reveals the human force behind AI—and raises urgent questions about where this work is headed and what it means for all of us.

]]> 901 no Inside Job: Why We’re Listening First in the Age of AI and Uncertain Work Inside Job host and creator Matt Sunbulli and executive producer Aaron Calafato set the stage for the new series, preview upcoming stories, and explain why starting with listening first and honoring the real experiences of job seekers and workers matters more than ever as AI reshapes the future of work. In doing so, they show what sets this podcast apart from others in the career space today. *If you have a story to share, an episode idea or want to join our community visit: insidejobpodcast.com Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:03:00 -0000 bonus Inside Job Inside Job host and creator Matt Sunbulli and executive producer Aaron Calafato set the stage for the new series, preview upcoming stories, and explain why starting with listening first and honoring the real experiences of job seekers and workers matters more than ever as AI reshapes the future of work. In doing so, they show what sets this podcast apart from others in the career space today. *If you have a story to share, an episode idea or want to join our community visit: insidejobpodcast.com Inside Job host and creator Matt Sunbulli and executive producer Aaron Calafato set the stage for the new series, preview upcoming stories, and explain why starting with listening first and honoring the real experiences of job seekers and workers matters more than ever as AI reshapes the future of work. In doing so, they show what sets this podcast apart from others in the career space today.


*If you have a story to share, an episode idea or want to join our community visit: insidejobpodcast.com


]]> 337 no Inside the Hidden World of an AI Data Worker Hosted by Matt Sunbulli and executive produced by Aaron Calafato, this pilot episode of the Inside Job Podcast pulls back the curtain on one of the fastest-growing and least understood roles in the economy: AI data work. We hear from Krista, a longtime data worker in Michigan, whose job is to quietly shape the intelligence behind the tools millions of people use every day. “I’m teaching AI how to talk… how to see… how to think.” But behind the promise of AI is something far more human: A living room turned into a workplace A constant search for tasks and income Ethical dilemmas about the work itself The isolation that comes with invisible labor What sounds like cutting-edge technology is, in reality, a marketplace of clicks, decisions, and human judgment. This episode introduces a new kind of storytelling about work, inspired by Working by Studs Terkel, capturing not just how people make a living, but how they make sense of it. Because behind every “intelligent” system…there’s still a person. Thu, 26 Mar 2026 04:05:00 -0000 full Inside Job Hosted by Matt Sunbulli and executive produced by Aaron Calafato, this pilot episode of the Inside Job Podcast pulls back the curtain on one of the fastest-growing and least understood roles in the economy: AI data work. We hear from Krista, a longtime data worker in Michigan, whose job is to quietly shape the intelligence behind the tools millions of people use every day. “I’m teaching AI how to talk… how to see… how to think.” But behind the promise of AI is something far more human: A living room turned into a workplace A constant search for tasks and income Ethical dilemmas about the work itself The isolation that comes with invisible labor What sounds like cutting-edge technology is, in reality, a marketplace of clicks, decisions, and human judgment. This episode introduces a new kind of storytelling about work, inspired by Working by Studs Terkel, capturing not just how people make a living, but how they make sense of it. Because behind every “intelligent” system…there’s still a person. Hosted by Matt Sunbulli and executive produced by Aaron Calafato, this pilot episode of the Inside Job Podcast pulls back the curtain on one of the fastest-growing and least understood roles in the economy: AI data work.

We hear from Krista, a longtime data worker in Michigan, whose job is to quietly shape the intelligence behind the tools millions of people use every day.

“I’m teaching AI how to talk… how to see… how to think.”

But behind the promise of AI is something far more human:

  • A living room turned into a workplace
  • A constant search for tasks and income
  • Ethical dilemmas about the work itself
  • The isolation that comes with invisible labor

What sounds like cutting-edge technology is, in reality, a marketplace of clicks, decisions, and human judgment.

This episode introduces a new kind of storytelling about work, inspired by Working by Studs Terkel, capturing not just how people make a living, but how they make sense of it.

Because behind every “intelligent” system…there’s still a person.

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