Work-Shaped Life
People of all ages, doing all sorts of work, talk about the path they took to get their job and how it's shaped their life.
Episodes
Guest: Katie Silver
What'd we talk about? Executive recruitment. Job seekers. Introverts. Closing a deal. Finding alignment with ethos and values. Enforcing work-life balance. Helping people get unstuck. Building a network. Growing your career. Understanding the market. The art of the possible. Coaching and mentoring. AI. Throwing your resume into the void. Curiosity. Doing more with less.
Guest: David Gutterman
What'd we talk about? Intellectual and emotional capacity. What it is to be human. The liberal arts. Funeral dancing. Sustained community. Learning how to listen and be present. The time horizon. How to finish cooking half-baked ideas. Capitalist frameworks. Fear and powerlessness. Asking better questions. Kathryn Schulz. Changing your mind. Styles of learning.
Guest: Katie Fine
What'd we talk about? The Department of War. Evanston, Illinois. Forensic archeology. The Neolithic period in Greece. The job market. Coffee shop conversations at the Pentagon. Heated Rivalry. Tethers. Losing a parent. The Vietnam War. MIA POWs. Adventure. Loneliness. Research security. Career goals. Identity. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
Run time: 37:16
Work-Shaped Life i...
“What do you want to be when you grow up?”
In Work-Shaped Life, people talk about how the path to “what they want to be” is going...and where it’s taken them along the way.
Who’s able to build and sustain a career that fits the life they want? How have they done it? And what does that even look like today, in 2026, as the economy falters and the future of work seems less certain than ever?
Have you ever had a job that rewards what yo...
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