Employee of the Month

by Slate Podcasts
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We spend most of our time working, so what does it take to (mainly) love what you do? How do even the most gifted, talented, intelligent, ambitious, disciplined, imaginative, inventive, and lucky people develop their point of view, find meaning, serve a greater good, deal with work place politics, rejection, finances, boredom, red tape, logistics, and creative roadblocks? What are the perks or enjoyable about forging your own path? Catie Lazarus and her guests delve into beauty, banality and absurdity of work, jobs, and labor.

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Recent Episodes
  • Alyssa Mastromonaco and Peter Grosz on what makes President Obama, Stephen Colbert, and Seth Meyers great bosses
    Mar 30, 2019 – 01:11:34
  • Tim Blake Nelson and Jill Sobule
    Mar 23, 2019 – 01:04:35
  • Adam Gopnik on Sibling Rivalry, Stand Up, and Liberalism
    Mar 16, 2019 – 55:26
  • Aparna Nancherla On Learning to Saying No and Avoiding Brain Trolls
    Mar 9, 2019 – 40:06
  • Adrienne Truscott and Alysia Reiner
    Mar 2, 2019 – 01:06:12
  • Nick Hornby on His New TV Project and Knowing Whether His Writing is Any Good
    Feb 23, 2019 – 49:58
  • Lisa Kron and Desiree Akhavan on Finding Your Voice When Directing Sex Scenes and Protesting
    Feb 16, 2019 – 39:32
  • Reggie Watts on Creating Virtual Reality and How it Increases Empathy, and on Keeping His Night Job
    Feb 9, 2019 – 34:52
  • Utkarsh Ambudkar and Nisha Ganatra Reveal What Has (and Hasn’t) Changed in Hollywood
    Feb 2, 2019 – 45:47
  • RISK!’s Kevin Allison and Chris “Shockwave” Sullivan Reveal the Fun (and Not So Fun) of Comedy Troupes
    Jan 26, 2019 – 01:08:26
  • The Moth’s Catherine Burns on Grief and Burning Man, and Jo Firestone on Writing Jokes on Stage
    Jan 19, 2019 – 57:18
  • Ezra Klein on Tribalism, Fan Fiction, and the Data on Dry Humping, and Sasheer Zamata Talks About Writing Animation and Tokyo Disney
    Jan 12, 2019 – 45:09
  • Peter Sagal on His Journey From Theater to Public Radio
    Jan 5, 2019 – 43:45
  • Patton Oswalt and Tig Notaro on being fired to finding love
    Dec 29, 2018 – 53:07
  • Wyatt Cenac on Casual Acting and Negin Farsad on Blackout Boning
    Dec 22, 2018 – 58:43
  • Jeffrey Wright and Brian Lehrer on Brett Kavanaugh, Jack Daniel's and Manspreading
    Dec 15, 2018 – 01:05:02
  • Hannibal Buress & Marina Franklin Talk Consensual Sex, Chicago, and Stand Up
    Dec 8, 2018 – 01:02:18
  • Emily Mortimer and Dolly Wells on Wanking Off, Merkins, and Therapy
    Nov 24, 2018 – 40:49
  • Chris Jackson’s Daytime Emmy is Still an Emmy, Dammit
    Nov 10, 2018 – 48:16
  • Fred Armisen Says Dreams Are a Waste of Time and Anthony Atamanuik on Empathy for Trump
    Oct 27, 2018 – 31:25
  • Martha Plimpton and Masha Gessen on Putin, Abortion, and Modeling
    Oct 13, 2018 – 41:00
  • Alex Lacamoire on Hamilton, Hollywood and his hearing impairment, plus the Resistance Revival Chorus
    Sep 26, 2018 – 49:23
  • Employee of The Month is Back!
    Sep 25, 2018 – 04:01
  • REBECCA TRAISTER on Sexism, Class & Jared Kushner Destroying The Observer
    Nov 21, 2017 – 50:14
  • Playwright ANNA ZIEGLER on Nicole Kidman, Roger Federer & Broadway
    Nov 16, 2017 – 45:35
  • Nicole Holofcener on celebrity, money, & being a "female" director in Hollywood
    Oct 16, 2017 – 47:43
  • STEPHEN WRIGHT the one and only Oscar award winning comedian
    Sep 20, 2017 – 33:20
  • CYNTHIA NIXON talks about casting when you're non-white, hetero male and political activism
    Sep 13, 2017 – 42:59
  • TITUSS BURGESS talks Tina Fey, Patti LuPone & reveals new Pinot Noirs
    Sep 6, 2017 – 25:13
  • Zadie Smith on pot, Prince, plotlessness, and plagiarism
    Aug 30, 2017 – 29:58
  • Mad Magazine's AL JAFFEE
    Aug 23, 2017 – 34:19
  • DAVEED DIGGS, talks about why he hates Pier 1 and how he snagged a starring role in Hamilton
    Aug 16, 2017 – 13:43
  • LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA on writing Robo calls, g-chatting with Stephen Sondheim & his own bodyguard
    Aug 9, 2017 – 19:32
  • Comedian Wayne Federman on Gary Shandling Judd Apatow, Jimmy Fallon and composing music
    Aug 2, 2017 – 31:35
  • KIDS in the HALL's Kevin McDonald on Jerry Seinfeld, Beatles, and love, loneliness, and finances now that he's adult(ish)
    Jul 28, 2017 – 32:14
  • Michael Patrick King on being king to princess Sarah Jessica Parker, Bridget Everett, and Lisa Kudrow
    Jul 24, 2017 – 38:57
  • SETH HERZOG on Jimmy Fallon, Vh1's Best Week Ever, Wonder Woman, and Mark Rothko
    Jul 12, 2017 – 37:31
  • Shonali Bhowmik on growing up Indian in Nashville, leaving Sony and touring with David Cross.
    Jul 1, 2017 – 47:42
  • Bradley Whitford on why he hates David Mamet & loves Bill Clinton & Barack Obama
    Jun 21, 2017 – 43:50
  • Edie Falco on acting classes, Law & Order, and a surprise Nurse Jackie reunion
    Jun 14, 2017 – 33:42
  • Keegan-Michael Key schools President Barack Obama, sings, and preps for Hamlet
    Jun 9, 2017 – 34:19
  • Big Thief's Adrianne Lenker sings and talks songwriting
    Jun 2, 2017 – 14:32
  • Astrophysicist Priya Natarajan on black holes to Carl Sagan
    May 24, 2017 – 21:29
  • John Roberts on Bob's Burgers, Blondie, and a Trump Tribute
    May 17, 2017 – 22:53
  • RACHEL FEINSTEIN on living and working with Amy Schumer & myths about comedians
    May 10, 2017 – 47:51
  • Planned Parenthood's Cecile Richards on economics of sexism
    May 2, 2017 – 34:22
  • Oskar Eustis reveals The Public Theater's plans to hit Trump country
    Apr 19, 2017 – 39:17
  • Grammy winner Lady Rizo on embezzling money, sex, and her new album.
    Apr 13, 2017 – 26:53
  • John Benjamin Hickey on winning a Tony and reuniting with Allison Janney
    Apr 5, 2017 – 46:14
  • Judy Gold talks Holocaust jokes, Louie C.K., and sexism
    Mar 29, 2017 – 31:27
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