<![CDATA[Load Bearing Podcast]]>Money. Power. Business. And the absurd systems holding everything together.

Load Bearing is Freakonomics meets global business—with less reverence and more real life. It investigates the hidden incentives, unusual people and questionable decisions shaping business and modern life. Every episode starts with a question. The guest helps investigate it.

Most business podcasts discuss success once it has become a tidy story. Load Bearing is about what actually happened: the risks, near-disasters, impossible decisions, questionable coping mechanisms and the people quietly holding everything together off-camera.

Hosted by Sheelam Chadha—an entrepreneur, investor, commercial real-estate executive, mother and professional carrier of far too many things.

She has bought and sold some very large buildings. Hooray. And some small ones—not to discriminate. But the world is not just about bricks.

Sharp questions. Global perspectives. Dry humour. Important subjects and inappropriate levels of honesty—with occasional interruptions from actual children.

]]>https://loadbearingpodcast.com/Riverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Thu, 10 Sep 2026 22:44:18 GMTWed, 02 Sep 2026 18:26:22 GMT60Load Bearing Podcast<p>Money. Power. Business. And the absurd systems holding everything together.</p><p>Load Bearing is Freakonomics meets global business—with less reverence and more real life. It investigates the hidden incentives, unusual people and questionable decisions shaping business and modern life. Every episode starts with a question. The guest helps investigate it.</p><p>Most business podcasts discuss success once it has become a tidy story. Load Bearing is about what actually happened: the risks, near-disasters, impossible decisions, questionable coping mechanisms and the people quietly holding everything together off-camera.</p><p>Hosted by Sheelam Chadha—an entrepreneur, investor, commercial real-estate executive, mother and professional carrier of far too many things.</p><p>She has bought and sold some very large buildings. Hooray. And some small ones—not to discriminate. But the world is not just about bricks.</p><p>Sharp questions. Global perspectives. Dry humour. Important subjects and inappropriate levels of honesty—with occasional interruptions from actual children.</p>episodicLoad Bearing Podcastchadha@drycapital.euyes<![CDATA[The Future of the World, Wars and AI? | Caleb Cicek]]>What happens when AI changes our jobs, fights our wars and becomes something we can't run our businesses, or our lives, without?

Sheelam Chadha sits down with Caleb Cicek, Chief AI Officer at the Institute of AI, for a candid conversation about where all this is taking us. From the US-China technology race and Europe's dependence on foreign providers to robot soldiers and competition for energy, we explore who holds the power and what happens when they decide to switch it off.

Then there's the human question. Are we becoming more capable, or simply handing over our ability to think? We discuss job losses, accountability, AI companions and "cognitive surrender": believing the machine because it sounds like it knows.

I use AI every day and love what it makes possible. That doesn't mean I'm comfortable with everything that might come next.

Some dark predictions, some disagreement and a few laughs, because you can be excited about the technology and still ask difficult questions.

Recorded on 8 September 2026. Future scenarios discussed are predictions and opinions.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction

01:00 Caleb's story: engineer first, consultant second

04:37 What the Institute of AI actually does

05:47 Ethics, regulation and standards are not the same thing

07:47 Nobody types any more

08:31 "I wouldn't hire someone who can't use AI properly"

09:59 The regulation we missed on social media

11:57 Is AI good for us?

12:52 A robot in the house, and what it can see

14:29 Cognitive surrender

15:32 Idiocracy, and what we are losing

17:14 The EU AI Act and the December 2027 deadline

19:03 Should a model decide who gets a mortgage?

22:10 What happens to work

25:17 The AI race with China

27:03 What if another country switches you off?

29:40 Who actually controls AI

32:18 Which AI does he actually use?

37:20 Jobs, robots and manual labour

41:37 2030: robot soldiers and the war for energy

43:05 What he hopes for

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]]>075b8c1c-c72b-45e4-97c3-133ad89cad0fTue, 08 Sep 2026 14:53:41 GMT<p>What happens when AI changes our jobs, fights our wars and becomes something we can't run our businesses, or our lives, without?</p><p></p><p>Sheelam Chadha sits down with Caleb Cicek, Chief AI Officer at the Institute of AI, for a candid conversation about where all this is taking us. From the US-China technology race and Europe's dependence on foreign providers to robot soldiers and competition for energy, we explore who holds the power and what happens when they decide to switch it off.</p><p></p><p>Then there's the human question. Are we becoming more capable, or simply handing over our ability to think? We discuss job losses, accountability, AI companions and "cognitive surrender": believing the machine because it sounds like it knows.</p><p></p><p>I use AI every day and love what it makes possible. That doesn't mean I'm comfortable with everything that might come next.</p><p></p><p>Some dark predictions, some disagreement and a few laughs, because you can be excited about the technology and still ask difficult questions.</p><p></p><p>Recorded on 8 September 2026. Future scenarios discussed are predictions and opinions.</p><p></p><p>CHAPTERS</p><p></p><p>00:00 Introduction</p><p>01:00 Caleb's story: engineer first, consultant second</p><p>04:37 What the Institute of AI actually does</p><p>05:47 Ethics, regulation and standards are not the same thing</p><p>07:47 Nobody types any more</p><p>08:31 "I wouldn't hire someone who can't use AI properly"</p><p>09:59 The regulation we missed on social media</p><p>11:57 Is AI good for us?</p><p>12:52 A robot in the house, and what it can see</p><p>14:29 Cognitive surrender</p><p>15:32 Idiocracy, and what we are losing</p><p>17:14 The EU AI Act and the December 2027 deadline</p><p>19:03 Should a model decide who gets a mortgage?</p><p>22:10 What happens to work</p><p>25:17 The AI race with China</p><p>27:03 What if another country switches you off?</p><p>29:40 Who actually controls AI</p><p>32:18 Which AI does he actually use?</p><p>37:20 Jobs, robots and manual labour</p><p>41:37 2030: robot soldiers and the war for energy</p><p>43:05 What he hopes for</p><p></p><p>Follow Load Bearing for more: https://loadbearingpodcast.com</p>no00:43:38The Future of the World, Wars and AI? | Caleb Cicekfull<![CDATA[Germany Is Sinking. Spain Is Rising. Why? | Christopher Hütwohl]]>What happens when AI collides with politics, productivity and Europe’s economic reality? Sheelam Chadha speaks with Christopher Hütwohl about Germany, technology, work and the ideas shaping our future.

Load Bearing explores money, power, business—and the absurd systems holding everything together.

More: https://loadbearingpodcast.com

]]>e4bd74fc-e3d4-47c3-80f8-58d9c8b6c74aWed, 02 Sep 2026 19:12:29 GMT<p>What happens when AI collides with politics, productivity and Europe’s economic reality? Sheelam Chadha speaks with Christopher Hütwohl about Germany, technology, work and the ideas shaping our future.</p><p>Load Bearing explores money, power, business—and the absurd systems holding everything together.</p><p>More: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://loadbearingpodcast.com" target="_blank">https://loadbearingpodcast.com</a></p>no01:17:2813Germany Is Sinking. Spain Is Rising. Why? | Christopher Hütwohlfull<![CDATA[Why Does Anyone Still Buy Paris CRE? | Paul Habert]]>Is commercial real estate worth investing in when bonds yield 4%? Sheelam Chadha speaks with Paris real-estate expert Paul Habert about pricing, interest rates, AI and the future of property investment.

Load Bearing explores money, power, business—and the absurd systems holding everything together.

More: https://loadbearingpodcast.com

]]>4b101e0a-2eae-4379-8354-95020e01df44Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:56:55 GMT<p>Is commercial real estate worth investing in when bonds yield 4%? Sheelam Chadha speaks with Paris real-estate expert Paul Habert about pricing, interest rates, AI and the future of property investment.</p><p>Load Bearing explores money, power, business—and the absurd systems holding everything together.</p><p>More: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://loadbearingpodcast.com" target="_blank">https://loadbearingpodcast.com</a></p>no01:01:0412Why Does Anyone Still Buy Paris CRE? | Paul Habertfull<![CDATA[Why Real Estate People Are Going It Alone in 2026 | Damon Healey]]>Damon Healey joins Load Bearing to discuss leaving corporate real estate, building an independent business, artificial intelligence, risk and the realities of starting again.

]]>87304f0a-6d83-44fb-930d-3f6cd0ff6eb5Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:29:14 GMT<p><code>Damon Healey joins Load Bearing to discuss leaving corporate real estate, building an independent business, artificial intelligence, risk and the realities of starting again.</code></p><p></p>no01:17:52Why Real Estate People Are Going It Alone in 2026 | Damon Healeyfull