Work Stew Podcast

Work Stew Podcast


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#62: Novelist Justine Musk
April 05, 2013

Listen to the interview by clicking the arrow on the audio player below. A few weeks ago, when so much of the conversation about work (here and elsewhere) was being dominated by talk of Sheryl Sandberg's book Lean In, I was introduced to Justine Musk. I

#61: Joel Simkhai, Founder & CEO of Grindr
March 22, 2013

Listen to the interview by clicking the arrow on the audio player below. Grindr is an award-winning, location-based app that helps gay men to connect with one other. Launched in 2009, Grindr now has more than 4.5 million users in 192 countries around the

#60: Lailah Morid, Founder of FastFirstDates
March 22, 2013

Listen to the interview by clicking the arrow on the audio player below. One of the ongoing discussions at Work Stew concerns the question: when it comes to choosing a career path, what's the best approach? Should you follow your heart, do the math, or s

#59: Environmental Consultant Randy Austin
March 03, 2013

Listen to the interview by clicking the arrow on the audio player below. In this episode, I speak with environmental consultant Randy Austin. If you have an interest in environmental matters, but are not inclined to go in search of gigantic snakes in the

#58: Python Hunter Ruben Ramirez
February 22, 2013

Listen to the interview by clicking the arrow on the audio player below. You may have seen the headlines: Florida's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission just held a month-long python-catching contest. Anyone over the age of 18 who had completed an

#57: Lawyer and Writer Carolyn Edgar
February 21, 2013

Listen to the interview by clicking the arrow on the audio player below. Ever since this post posing the question, "Follow Your Heart, Do the Math, or Something In Between?," I've kept an eye out for people whose work paths would suggest that they've co

#56: Bob Baxter, Editor of Tattoo Road Trip
February 08, 2013

Listen to the interview by clicking the arrow on the audio player below. After reading about the explosive growth of the tattoo industry over the last 15 years, I got to wondering: how does one become a tattoo artist? What's the path? How would you go fr

#55: Oliver Burkeman on the Positive Power of Negative Thinking
January 19, 2013

Listen to the interview by clicking the arrow on the audio player below. By day I help manage a small business, and for my job I attended an industry conference in Las Vegas last year. At one point during the conference, the Chariots of Fire theme mus

Soundbite: Brett Besa, a.k.a. @Respecthehyphen
January 18, 2013

Listen to the clip by clicking the arrow on the audio player below. Episode #55 of the Work Stew podcast will be released next week. In the meantime, here's a two-minute chat I had with Kansas-based college student Brett Besa, who has taken it upon himse

#54: Jed “Duffy” Selter, Clown
January 04, 2013

Listen to the interview by clicking the arrow on the audio player below. "Do what you love" is a common but complicated directive. As we have explored on Work Stew, it can be difficult to pursue your passions and make a living at the same time. In some c

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