Learning to Work

What does it actually take to become an airline pilot? Dan O'Leary has been flying for 26 years — starting at 14 years old, before he could even drive. In this episode, Dan walks us through his path from a first flight lesson to the cockpit of a 737, what a typical day looks like for an airline pilot, how pilots train for emergencies (including three real engine failures), and what it costs in time and money to get started. Whether you're a young person fascinated by aviation or a parent wondering if this is a realistic career path, Dan breaks it all down — the training, the ratings, the lifestyle, and how to take your first step at a local airport.Dan is a First Officer at a major U.S. airline and a graduate of the University of North Dakota's aeronautics program

What does an iOS developer actually do? Donny Wals is an iOS developer, consultant, teacher, author and blogger. He has worked for various startups as well as Disney. He started programming at 16 , got thrown into projects way over his head, and figured it out anyway. Twenty years later, he's an author, educator, and consultant — and he's watching AI change everything about how code gets written.We talk about what it actually took to build a career in tech, the skills nobody warns you about , and whether young people should still learn to code when AI can do it for them. His answer might surprise you.Donny's website: https://www.donnywals.com/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/donnywals.bsky.socialX: https://x.com/DonnyWals