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90,000 Hours

90,000 Hours

Written by: Robin Landy
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90,000 Hours is a podcast exploring how people really feel about what they do. Loosely inspired by Studs Terkel's seminal 1974 book "Working," 90,000 Hours peers into a diverse cross section of working lives to reveal how most jobs differ from what you'd imagine; the complexities lurking in the day-to-day; and ultimately, the unexpected ways that work unites us in the human experience.

Beautifully paced and edited into a first person narrative style with musical textures, this "podcast about working" ends up being about more than just work, including common themes such as separation of self-worth from our occupations, labor politics, imposter syndrome, and so much more. 

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Episodes
  • Camille: Flight Attendant (Season 2 Finale)
    Sep 29 2021

    Camille Ikalina Atwood is a flight attendant living and working in San Francisco, CA. Camille talks about finding consistency in the chaos of day to day life on an aircraft; embracing an alter ego and rejecting "waitress in the sky" stereotypes; changes to rampant industry-wide sexism and ageism; and how the practice of remaining calm reflects and informs her own life.

    This is the last episode of Season 2 of 90,000 Hours. Thank you all for listening, and stay tuned.

    Producer: Robin Landy

    Mastering: Matthew Solberg

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    Email: ninetythousandhourspod@gmail.com

    Intro: "Crossing The Line" - Eric Andrew Kuhn

    Underscore: "Brid Loves Bee 5," "Sundown" - Eric Andrew Kuhn

    https://www.ericandrewkuhn.com

    Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/90000hourspod



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    26 mins
  • Lilian: Veterinarian
    Sep 22 2021

    Dr. Lilian Herron is a veterinarian living and working in Hendersonville, NC. With over 20 years combined experience working as both a technician and a doctor, Dr. Herron now works in a private practice, as well as operates an in-home euthanasia service. Dr. Herron talks about the roller coaster of a vet's day-to-day; mitigating guilt and the pervasive issues of burnout and compassion fatigue; the slow industry-wide change towards fear free handling, and facing the challenge of work-life balance head-on.

    Producer: Robin Landy

    Mastering: Matthew Solberg

    Follow @90000hrspod on Instagram

    Email: ninetythousandhourspod@gmail.com

    Intro: "Crossing The Line" - Eric Andrew Kuhn

    Underscore: "Direction," "Trouble Theme" - Eric Andrew Kuhn

    https://www.ericandrewkuhn.com

    Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/90000hourspod



    Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/90-000-hours/donations
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    28 mins
  • Patrick: Director
    Sep 15 2021

    Patrick Brice is a writer and film director living and working in Los Angeles, CA. Patrick shares his journey from an only-childhood spent in small town Northern California, to valet parking manager in San Francisco, to film school and then Hollywood; eventually writing and/or directing films such as the found footage horror movies Creep and Creep 2, The Overnight, and the upcoming "There's Someone Inside Your House." Patrick talks about grappling with themes of anxiety around human connection; politics of diversity in filmmaking; the personal significance of collaboration and accountability, and staying grounded in an industry built on playing pretend.

    Producer: Robin Landy

    Mastering: Matthew Solberg

    Follow @90000hrspod on Instagram

    Email: ninetythousandhourspod@gmail.com

    Intro: "Crossing The Line" - Eric Andrew Kuhn

    Underscore: "Hope Theme (Medium)," "Into, " "Hope Theme (Piano)" - Eric Andrew Kuhn

    https://www.ericandrewkuhn.com

    Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/90000hourspod



    Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/90-000-hours/donations
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    37 mins
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