Work Stew Podcast
1) #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 ma...Show More
2) #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 ...Show More
3) #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 ...Show More
4) #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, f...Show More
5) #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 ...Show More
6) #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 h...Show More
7) #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...Show More
8) #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 li...Show More
9) #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 lon...Show More
10) #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 choic...Show More