Layoff Fest

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Layoff Fest is a theme-driven podcast hosted by Brandon Clements and Ezra Fox about the realities of being laid off, blending real stories with practical, experience-based advice. Each episode focuses on one shared part of the layoff experience-panic, networking, money, interviews through theperspective of one guest who's lived it. It's not expert advice. It's advice you'd get from someone who's been there.

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She Returned From Maternity Leave — Then Got Laid Off | Layoff Fest Ep. 3 (w/ Emily Parker Woodland) 13.05.2026 1:04:39

What happens when you finally return to work after maternity leave… and discover your job is gone? In Episode 3 of Layoff Fest, Emily Parker Woodland opens up about being laid off after maternity leave, the emotional fallout that followed, and the difficult process of rebuilding her confidence, career, and sense of stability afterward. We talk about corporate culture, identity, parenthood, uncerta...

Career Goals (Currently Loading...) | Layoff Fest Ep. 2 (w/ Will Murphy) 21.04.2026 1:05:45

Getting laid off doesn't come with a clear next step. There's no roadmap, no checklist, just a lot of uncertainty and a question you can't stop asking yourself: what now? In Episode 2 of Layoff Fest, Brandon and Ezra sit down with Will Murphy to talk about what it actually feels like to be in that in-between space. Not the polished LinkedIn version. The real version. Will opens up about navigating...

Oh Sh*t, What Do I Do Now? | Layoff Fest Ep. 1 (w/ Matt Beagle) 01.04.2026 1:01:33

Got laid off? Cool cool cool… now what? Welcome to the first episode of Layoff Fest. Hosts Brandon Clements and Ezra Fox are talking with Matt Beagle (senior producer of the Office Ladies podcast) about the oh sh*t moment—and what you're actually supposed to do next. We cover: • Panic vs. doing something productive immediately • What to handle in your first 48 hours • Severance (and if you can pus...