

Working
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Hosts Isaac Butler, Ronald Young Jr., and June Thomas interview creative people about how they write, compose, paint, and more.
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Feb 11, 2018 • 44min
Working Animals: How Does a Landscaping Goat Work?
On this episode of Working, we continue speaking about animals with jobs. Jacob Brogan sits down with Tammy Dunakin to talk about her agricultural goats, and her business, Rent-a-Ruminant, based on Vashon Island in Washington. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 4, 2018 • 52min
Working Animals: How Does a Miniature Therapy Horse Work?
On this season of Working we're talking about working animals, their jobs, and the people who work with them. For our first episode of the season Jacob sits down with Debbie Garcia-Bengochea of the non-profit Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses to talk about Magic, a 100-pound horse, and her job helping people in need. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 7, 2018 • 1h 1min
Working LGBTQ: How Does an ACLU Attorney Work?
In the final episode of our season of LGBTQ jobs, Jacob sits down with Josh Block, senior staff attorney at the ACLU's LGBT & HIV Project. They discuss how he found his way to the ACLU, some of his current cases, and how it feels to work on a case that goes all the way to the supreme court. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 31, 2017 • 1h 2min
Working LGBTQ: How Does a Gender and Sexuality Journalist Work?
This season on Working we're talking to people whose jobs touch on all aspects of LGBTQ life. On this episode Jacob Brogan sits down with Christina Cauterucci, a staff writer at Slate whose beat encompasses gender, sexuality, and LGBTQ issues. She talks about how she found her way to journalism, why women and queer journalists gravitate towards those topics, how she deals with online trolls and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 24, 2017 • 51min
Working LGBTQ: How Does a Presbyterian LGBTQ Advocate Work?
This season on Working, we're talking to people whose jobs touch on different aspects of LGBTQ life. On this episode, Jacob sits down with Alex McNeill, the Executive Director of More Light Presbyterians, an organization that advocates for LGBTQ causes inside and outside the Presbyterian church. Alex is also the first openly transgender person to head a mainline Protestant organization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 17, 2017 • 58min
Working LGBTQ: How Does Sci-Fi Author Samuel Delany Work?
On this season of Working, Jacob sits down with people whose jobs touch on LGBTQ life. On this episode, Jacob sits down with science fiction author Samuel Delany, author of Trouble on Triton, Babel-17, Through the Valley of the Nest of Spiders, and many more fiction and non-fiction books. He talks about his writing process, the place of sexuality and the body in fiction, how his sexual interests have shaped his life and work, and more. Note, there are some descriptions of sex in this episode and may not be appropriate for everyone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 10, 2017 • 48min
Working LGBTQ: How Does a Gender Reassignment Surgeon Work
This season on Working, Jacob Brogan talks to people whose jobs touch on all elements of LGBTQ life. Today Jacob sits down with Dr. Jess Ting, a plastic surgeon who specializes in transgender surgery at Mt. Sinai hospital in New York City. They talk about Dr. Ting's day-to-day routine, the excitement that comes from being at the forefront of a new type of medicine, and how satisfying it is to transform people's lives with his work. Note: this episode contains some descriptions of surgery and may not be suitable for everyone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 3, 2017 • 1h 5min
Working LGBTQ: How Does a Queer Theorist Work
This season on Working, Jacob Brogan talks to people whose jobs touch on all elements of LGBTQ life. On this episode Jacob sits down with Elizabeth Freeman, queer theorist, professor of English at UC Davis, and author of the books Time Binds, The Marriage Complex, and more. She talks about the three major aspects of her job, her research on marriage and chronology, whether she succeeds at queering her schedule, and what's satisfying about her work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 26, 2017 • 56min
Working LGBTQ: How Does a Bespoke Tailor Work?
This season on Working, Jacob Brogan speaks with people whose careers touch on all aspects of LGBTQ life. On this episode Jacob sits down with Daniel Friedman, co-founder of Bindle & Keep, a bespoke tailoring company with a majority LGBTQ clientele. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 19, 2017 • 57min
Working LGBTQ: How Does a Drag Queen Work?
This season on Working, Jacob Brogan sits down with artists, doctors, pastors, business owners, and more whose work touches on LGBTQ life. On this episode, Jacob talks to New York drag queen Miz Cracker about how she conceives of her shows and outfits, the significance of makeup, drag lore, the place of drag and RuPaul's Drag Race in gay culture, and battling robot Hitler.Check out Miz Cracker at instagram.com/miz_cracker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices