Work Stew Podcast

Episodes

1. 92

   #92: Arthur Chu, Writer and Former Jeopardy! Champ

   The Work Stew podcast is still on hold; there’s just not enough time in the day right now. But last month, I read a piece in Salon called “Gather around, screwed millennials: You must see this.” It made me want to pick up the phone and chat with the writer, who is none other than Arthur […]

   Jul 25, 2015

   17m
2. 91

   #91: Bethany Allen—Writer, Mother, Citizen

   Listen to the interview by clicking the arrow on the audio player below. Brief note from Work Stew editor Kate Gace Walton: Sometimes I request an interview because the specific job that someone does is intriguing to me; for example, this was clearly the case when I talked to an air traffic...

   Dec 13, 2014

   30m
3. 90

   #90: “Veeptopus” Artist Jonathan Crow

   Listen to the interview by clicking the arrow on the audio player below. For many of us, the past few weeks have been especially hard and depressing. As a nation, and as individuals, we are grappling with a host of painful issues. And grapple we must; bending that long arc towards justice is...

   Dec 6, 2014

   10m
4. 89

   #89: Margaret Corvid, Professional Dominatrix

   Listen to the interview by clicking the arrow on the audio player below. Sex workers, even those operating legally, risk being treated as criminals. Many also face relentless moralizing from family, friends, and casual acquaintances. I wanted to talk to someone who endures all that—to find out…

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   Dec 1, 2014

   12m
5. 88

   #88: Mortician Caitlin Doughty

   Listen to the interview by clicking the arrow on the audio player below. Generally speaking, our culture is not one that deals well with death. Caitlin Doughty, an LA-based mortician and best-selling author, is on a life-long quest to change this. When we spoke, we discussed: —how she became a...

   Oct 29, 2014

   11m
6. 87

   #87: Joe Loya, Former Bank Robber

   Listen to the interview by clicking the arrow on the audio player below. I wanted to speak with Joe Loya not because I see criminality as a career path, but because it is a life path for many: it’s hard to find good information on the number of Americans who have been convicted of a felony, […]

   Sep 15, 2014

   23m
7. 86

   #86: Karen Lynch, Retired Homicide Detective

   Listen to the interview by clicking the arrow on the audio player below. In this interview, I spoke with Karen Lynch, a 29-year veteran of the San Francisco Police Department. We discussed what it was that drew her to a life in law enforcement, why the role of homicide detective was her “dream...

   Sep 6, 2014

   24m
8. 85

   #85: Writer Leah Lax

   Listen to the interview by clicking the arrow on the audio player below. Another writer interview??? I know—I’ve done a string of them recently. For what it’s worth, I do have other sorts of people lined up. Coming soon on the podcast: a South African mediator, a retired homicide detective, and...

   Aug 24, 2014

   15m
9. 84

   #84: Beatrice Hogg on Being Over 50 and Long-Term Unemployed

   Listen to the interview by clicking the arrow on the audio player below. When I first connected with Beatrice Hogg, she said she wanted to share her story to show people that “being over fifty and long-term unemployed isn’t the end of the world.” In this interview, she shares the events that...

   Aug 11, 2014

   11m
10. 83

    #83: Athena Lark, U.S. Navy Veteran, Writer, and Adjunct Professor

    Listen to the interview by clicking the arrow on the audio player below. Athena Lark was a 17-year-old about to graduate from high school in Newark, New Jersey when her mother told her she had a choice: Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marines. In this interview, I spoke with her to learn how she…

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    Jul 27, 2014

    14m