The ASHHRA Podcast
The ASHHRA Podcast is the definitive audio briefing for healthcare HR leaders navigating what’s next.
Hosted by Bo Brabo and Luke Carignan, this weekly podcast explores the forces reshaping the healthcare workforce, from talent shortages and leadership burnout to data-driven HR strategy, labor relations, and policy shifts that impact care delivery.
Each episode features candid conversations with CHROs, senior executives, and industry change-makers who are solving real problems inside hospitals and health systems right now. No theory, no fluff, just practical insight from leaders in the arena.
Listeners gain clarity on complex workforce challenges, early signals on emerging trends, and grounded perspectives that help bridge strategy and people operations. Whether you lead HR for a health system, support workforce strategy, or influence organizational culture, this podcast equips you to make better decisions with confidence.
New episodes drop weekly, with timely news updates, deep-dive conversations, and forward-looking insights designed for healthcare HR leaders preparing for 2026 and beyond.
The ASHHRA Podcast
Latest Episodes
#247 - Healthcare Recruiting Automation 2026: The Agentic Shift
96% of Applicants Fall Into the Abyss. Take2 AI Is Pulling Them Back Out.Featuring Yaniv Shimoni, Co-Founder, Take2 AI | ASHHRA Podcast SponsorThe average hospital has ...
#246 - Healthcare Workforce Planning 2030: Three Things That Matter
Four Years Left: The 2030 Staffing Cliff, APRN Expansion & Why 76% of Leaders Can't ExecuteAugust 24th, 2026. Bo Brabo, Luke Carignan, and ASHHRA Executive Director Jeremy Sadlier. Four years to 2030. Three stories. One questi...
#245 - Healthcare Culture Strategy: Start With Compassion
Leadership Is a Verb, Not a Title — and New Hope Treatment Centers Is Proving ItFeaturing Tabitha Bramblett, Chief People Officer, New Hope Treatme...
#244 - Candidate Fraud, Nurse AI Use, and the Turnover Leak
Nurses Tripled AI Use Without You, 170K New Grads Can't Fix 40% Turnover & CHROs Think They've WonAugust 17th, 2026. All three: Bo Brabo, Luke Carignan, and ASHHRA Executive Director Jeremy Sadlier — plus a first for the Monda...
#243 - Building the Healthcare Workforce Before They Apply
You Can't Hire Your Way Out of This — St. Elizabeth Healthcare Proves ItFeaturing Brittany Sorrell, Director of Workforce Development, St. Elizabeth Healthcare700,000 open healthcare jobs every month. 306,000 unemployed hea...