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From Happy Hour to Zyn: Navigating Drug Culture at the Office Mar 16, 2026

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In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss drug culture and how to navigate it when it interacts with your professional life. Should you talk about your weekend marijuana use with your colleagues? Is Zyn use at the office hurting your reputation? And how many drinks should you actually have at the company party?

00:00 Intro

01:23 Disclaimer

04:01 Accepted and normalized drugs

08:17 Navigating drinking culture in the workplace

15:11 Discussing marijuana at work

23:07 Zyn

29:13 Per YOUR Last Email

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Each week on Per My Last Email, Morning Brew’s resident career experts Kaila and Kyle – whose careers have collectively spanned the corporate, government, nonprofit and startup sectors – debate the trickiest challenges in work life, and share tactics on how to overcome them. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app!

The 100th Episode Special: Work News, Gen Z & an HR Performance Review Mar 09, 2026

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In this episode, Kaila and Kyle celebrate the 100th episode of Per My Last Email with a fun and informative variety show, followed by a surprise walk down memory lane at the end.

00:00 Intro

00:32 News You Can Use

07:55 A check-in with our Gen Z correspondents

15:00 Game: Slay or Nay?

18:41 Skillcation report

23:47 Per My Last Email gets a performance review

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Why You Should Stop Chasing Money and Start Chasing Obsession, with Bill Gurley Mar 02, 2026

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In this episode, Kyle sits down with venture capitalist and author Bill Gurley to talk about how to figure out your passion, what people get wrong about networking, and why pursuing your dream career isn’t such an idealistic idea.

00:00 Intro

01:23 How do we recognize if we have a “passion”?

04:40 Do we spend enough time in a sampling period?

08:48 Something Bill advises young people to ask of older adults

09:14 How Bill responds to the pushback that people should aim for a stable, money-making career instead of their dream jobs

11:21 On mentorship and networking

17:09 Bill’s “Go where the action is” principle

21:54 Advice to people early in their career with regards to emerging technologies

Be sure to check out Bill’s new book, Runnin’ Down a Dream: How to Thrive in a Career You Actually Love.

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Why Emotional Intelligence is More Important Than Ever at Work Feb 23, 2026

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In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss their thoughts on the age-old question: is it ever okay to be emotional at work? Listen to hear their anecdotes of crying with colleagues, surface acting vs. deep acting, and why they think emotional intelligence is so crucial at this point in time.

00:00 Intro

04:26 The aim of this episode

07:27 Affective Events Theory

09:53 Primal Leadership by Daniel Goleman

14:15 Is going with your gut an example of being emotional?

17:33 The contagious effect of emotions

20:42 Crying at work

25:16 Surface acting vs. deep acting

27:42 The gender disparity when it comes to emotions in the workplace

29:57 Tactics

32:20 Per YOUR Last Email

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AI at Work: What We Got Wrong (And the Use Cases That Actually Work) Feb 16, 2026

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In this episode, Kaila and Kyle revisit the topic of AI (2 years after their first episode on the topic) and discuss the major objections to AI, how the perception of the technology has changed recently, and the best ways to use it to enhance your work.

00:00 Intro

01:27 How our perceptions of AI have changed in the past 2 years

03:56 The shifting public perception of AI - efficiency vs. enhancement

12:38 First objection to AI - environmental concerns

18:13 Second objection to AI - it’s weakening our ability to think

22:08 Third objection to AI - the controversy over the way AI was trained

23:41 Use cases and tactics

31:44 The most common error Kyle sees people making with AI

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Job Kissing, AI Slop, and Our Work Life Predictions for 2026 Feb 09, 2026

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In this episode, Kaila and Kyle share their predictions for work and work culture in 2026. From “job kissing” to the careers we think might be eliminated in 2026, you’re not going to want to miss this episode.

00:00 Intro

01:48 Prediction #1: Slight imperfections will be a sign of effort

06:06 Prediction #2: There will be a premium on being able to explain the business impact of your work

08:50 Prediction #3: “Job kissing”

13:06 Prediction #4: Your degree and your network will matter more than ever before

17:18 Prediction #5: The two career paths that won’t exist by 2027

23:54 Prediction #6: Career growth is going to become a lot harder

27:12 Bonus Wackadoodle predictions

28:32 Per My Last Policy

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Everyone Feels Uncertain at Work Right Now—Here’s How to Handle It Feb 02, 2026

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In this episode, Kaila and Kyle discuss uncertainty at the individual, external, and societal level, and share their best strategies for managing and coping with the anxiety that comes with it.

00:00 Intro

03:08 Addressing uncertainty on the individual level

08:57 Kyle’s bucketing approach for tackling uncertainty

15:23 Dealing with external, corporate-level uncertainty

22:28 Discussing uncertainty at the societal level

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BONUS: What Makes a Workplace People Actually Love? Jan 29, 2026

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In this special bonus episode, Kaila and Kyle sit down with Industrious president Anna Squires Levine to discuss the role that connection plays at work, the future of offices and hybrid vs. remote work, the role of leadership in the modern workplace, and advice on making career pivots.

00:00 Intro

01:16 University of Chicago Booth School of Business study on human connection

07:45 What most companies get wrong about how to design a great working environment

10:31 Advice for companies trying to introduce more fun into their culture

12:42 How should leaders think about creating a great workplace given the mixture of hybrid, remote, and in-office employees?

15:57 Game: Ask Anna

22:43 How Anna approaches building a culture of energy (vs. one of burnout)

25:37 Anna’s advice for those looking to make a career pivot

29:47 What parenting has taught Anna about navigating work

This episode was sponsored by Industrious. Try out Industrious for yourself with a day pass OR a meeting room booking, now 50% off for Per My Last Email listeners. Visit industriousoffice.com/pmle to get your discount or free tour.

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The Biggest Money Mistakes of Our Careers – and How You Can Avoid Them Jan 26, 2026

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In this episode, Kaila and Kyle get into personal finance—the money lessons they learned the hard way throughout their careers, and how they approach managing their savings, investments, and spending now.

00:00 Intro

02:36 A big wake-up call money moment in Kaila’s life

07:27 Kyle’s big wake-up call money moment

10:21 Kaila’s experience with lifestyle creep

13:56 An important salary negotiation in Kyle’s career

18:10 Learning to how to spend based on your values

21:40 Structuring your compensation

25:18 How Kaila and Kyle structure their savings and personal finances

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