Podcast Episodes
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Episode 64
Peloton’s Robin Arzon sits down to chat with Jessi about how to make a change when your first career doesn’t totally meet your expectations.
Published on 5 years, 4 months ago
Should I Stay or Should I Go - On Leaving Big Cities
Episode 63
In a pandemic, big city living loses its allure. As pricey, small spaces feel ever-more stifling, we talk with three people about leaving.
Published on 5 years, 4 months ago
Getting Grittier with Angela Duckworth
Episode 62
Does talent matter? Researcher Angela Duckworth thinks it's not the most important thing. Exceptional performance requires passion and perseverance - it’s what Angela calls “grit.” In this conversati…
Published on 5 years, 5 months ago
Mastering Change with Author Bruce Feiler
Episode 61
A linear life is a nice idea. But as 2020 has taught us, life is way more like a game of chutes and ladders. We’re up. We’re down. We’re sidelined by a global pandemic. Unexpected change can feel dis…
Published on 5 years, 5 months ago
Leveling Up with Troy Carter
Episode 60
This week we draw from the archives to bring you Troy Carter. Troy bets on underdogs, and it pays off. This bears out in music (he managed Lady Gaga) and in investing (he bet early on companies like …
Published on 5 years, 5 months ago
Disrupting Inequity with Darnisa Amante-Jackson
Episode 59
We’re at a critical moment in the country, and the world. Protests against systemic injustice have touched every corner of the globe. Statement after statement of support has gone out. But what happe…
Published on 5 years, 5 months ago
Making Meaning with Charles Duhigg
Episode 58
In this episode, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author and podcast host Charles Duhigg visits Jessi to discuss the relationship between work and meaning. Charles tells the story of his experience…
Published on 5 years, 6 months ago
Reinventing Yourself with Dorie Clark
Episode 57
Author, business professor, and coach Dorie Clark is a master at reinvention. She learned to be. Her job evaporated after 9/11. In the years since, she’s written a number of books, including one call…
Published on 5 years, 6 months ago
Going Global from a Small Town with Blue Delta Jeans
Episode 56
Earlier this year, just before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down so much of the world, Jessi traveled to Tupelo, MS, to interview the founders of Blue Delta Jeans, Nick Weaver and Josh West for an epis…
Published on 5 years, 6 months ago
BONUS EPISODE: Jessi visits How To! with Charles Duhigg
Episode 55
Each week on Slate's How To! podcast, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit, takes on his listeners' toughest problems. He calls up an expert, and together, t…
Published on 5 years, 6 months ago