Job Description with Rick Koster

Jul 13 2023 73
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Do you ever find yourself wondering about an intriguingly obscure or maybe intricate job? Or “I didn’t even know people did that.” My name is Rick Koster, and I don’t do many things with fluency, so when i meet someone who has a really interesting gig or does something really well, it’s a privilege to talk to them. Job Description is a new podcast from The Day where we do exactly that, talk to folks who do things the rest of us could only screw up.

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Bee rescuer Patrick Gaudin

Jul 13 2023 26 mins  
Florida-based beekeeper Patrick Gaudin has removed thousands of bees from people's homes, and now has 15-20 bee colonies living in his own back yard. Check out his website and his videos of bee removals.

Dictionary researcher Joshua Pendragon

Jun 29 2023 39 mins  
We talk with Joshua Pendragon, an independent researcher for the Oxford English Dictionary, about how new words are added to the dictionary, the challenges of researching obscure words, and the evolving nature of language. ***This episode was originally released in August 2020***

Classical pianist Artem Belogurov

Jun 15 2023 38 mins  
Artem Belogurov is an internationally-known professional musician who specializes in historical keyboard instruments. He talks with Rick about how a young person makes a connection to the music and instruments of the past, and what kind of merch a classical artist could be selling. Learn more about his music at https://www.artembelogurovmusic.com/ Check out his ensemble Postscript

Mapping the ocean floor with Bob Wallace

Jun 01 2023 18 mins  
What's on the bottom of the sea and why do we need to map it? Bob Wallace of Ocean Surveys, Inc. takes Rick on a tour of the ocean's depths.

Neurosurgeon Patrick Doherty

May 18 2023 35 mins  
We commonly describe something easy to do by saying "it's not brain surgery." This week, we talk to neurosurgeon Patrick Doherty about what it's like to operate on someone's brain.

Styx guitarist James Young

May 04 2023 28 mins  
Guitarist James Young reflects on more than 50 years with the band Styx in advance of their May 13 concert at Foxwoods Resort Casino.

Fluid dynamics with mechanical engineer Jaime Duquette

Apr 20 2023 21 mins  
Okay, maybe it's not rocket science, but fluid dynamics seems like an equally incomprehensible field, so we enlisted mechanical engineer Jaime Duquette to try to explain the discipline, including how you really can put the toothpaste back in the tube. Jaime, who studied fluid dynamics in college, did his best to dumb it down enough so Rick could understand the difference between th

Tropical fruit expert Myles Karp

Apr 06 2023 34 mins  
Myles Karp once ate a mango so good it made him cry. An American journalist and consultant now based in Costa Rica, Karp talks about roaming the Central American jungles in search of a superior banana, and the many other exotic fruits that one is unlikely to find in your local supermarket. https://www.myleskarp.com/

Introducing Job Description with Rick Koster

Mar 28 2023
Do you ever find yourself wondering about an intriguingly obscure or maybe intricate job? Or “I didn’t even know people did that.” My name is Rick Koster, and I don’t do many things with fluency, so when i meet someone who has a really interesting gig or does something really well, it’s a privilege to talk to them. Job Description is a new podcast from The Day where we do

Leave Work Now! Episode 101: Thoughts while ironing a suit for a funeral

Nov 01 2021 13 mins  
In this edition of Leave Work NOW, Koster does just that and ruminates whilst ironing a suit to wear to the funeral of Dave Schulz - as fine a chum as a fella could hope for.