Career Bites

Doctors can seem (or even see themselves as) superhuman. But since only Superman can claim x-ray vision, doctors rely heavily on radiology - the practice of imaging patients by machine - to assess internal injuries. In this episode, I talk with Dr. Bryce Betteridge about what it’s like to interpret these images as a radiologist. He also sub-specializes in mammography (breast imaging). Does AI have a place in radiology? How does residency matching work? And do radiologists ever see patients?

Learn more about the NRMP and their residency match algorithm.

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* What is a major misconception about what you do for a living and what is your clever solution for addressing the misconception with those you meet?

* What’s your go-to story about your work? It could be a proud moment for you, a sad or thoughtful experience, or anything in between.

Music from Pixabay by Sergio Prosvirini, HUAILux, Natasha, Maksym Dudchyk, Ievgen Poltavskyi, Austin Johnson, Denis Pavlov, and gudsounds.

Happy Int’l Day of Women and Girls in Science! In this episode, we’re celebrating with paleontologist and children’s educator Bethany Franklin. How accurate are Hollywood portrayals of paleontology? What is commercial paleontology? And which dinosaur fuels the field’s biggest rivalries?

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You can find Bethany on Instagram or her BK Bones website.

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It’s the closest to being a wizard you’ll ever get: you wave your wand and music is conjured and controlled per your command. But the realities of musical conducting as an occupation are not quite so fantastical. You need marketing chops, communication savvy, a dash of humility, and a whole lot of hustle. Join me as I interview Callum Rookes, a musician-turned-conductor from the UK. What philosophy drives his repertoire choices? How does he direct musicians without ruffling feathers? And what was it like to conduct a video game orchestra?

You can find Callum on Instagram. Check out his website for more info on Project Symphonic.

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* What’s your go-to story about your work? It could be a proud moment for you, a sad or thoughtful experience, or anything in between.

Music from Pixabay by Sergio Prosvirini, Jerome Chauvel, Peter Barbaix, Nicholas Panek, Trygve Larsen, and Jekk Music.

They are wine experts in the fine-dining world, helping guests understand and enjoy the bottles that pair best with each meal. But to be a sommelier, you need to know more than just expensive labels and obscure tasting notes. As L.A. sommelier Loris Jones-Randolph shares in this episode, her work requires her to also be part dancer, part server, and part scientist. So how difficult is it to become a certified sommelier? And how does one learn to remember so many different flavors? (This last one may or may not involve tasting rocks!)

You can find Loris on Instagram, or listen to her Wine Fairy podcast.

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Sound effects from Pixabay by Aman Kumar, freesound_community, and from YouTube Audio Library.

Music from Pixabay by Sergio Prosvirini, Oleksii Holubiev, Artem Hramushkin, LuLu Poli, Dvir Silver, Vlad Krotov, u_98o9hlkn7r, Daniel Vargas Ruiz, and music_for_video.

Let’s keep digging into the field of deathcare! I continue my interview with Kari Northey, a mortician with decades of experience, for the dirt on what it takes to work in a funeral home. Does spirituality help or hinder in this business? What makes a good funeral? And how does a mortician find fulfillment?

This episode is a continuation of my conversation with Kari from Part 1 of this episode.

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You can find Kari on Instagram, YouTube, or her website.

Music from Pixabay by Won Jong Hwa, LFC Records, Lofium, music_for_video, Artem Hramushkin, and Sergei Chetvertnykh.

They put the “care” in “deathcare”. Also called funeral directors, morticians are a one (wo)man show - they do everything from sell caskets and write obituaries, to embalming and dissection, to hair and makeup. So I asked Kari Northey, a mortician with decades of experience, for the dirt on what it takes to work in a funeral home. How did she wind up in deathcare as a career? What do you learn in mortuary school? And why are most mortuary school graduates women?

Be sure to check out my entire conversation with Kari by listening to Part 2 of this episode.

You can find Kari on Instagram, YouTube, or her website.

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* What’s your go-to story about your work? It could be a proud moment for you, a sad or thoughtful experience, or anything in between.

Music from Pixabay by LudoSoundX, Retrositive, HD Studio, Anastasia Kir, LFC Records, and Won Jong Hwa.

Can work be more calling than career? It is for Anna Parker, a realtor and this episode’s featured guest. Her journey from stay-at-home mom to real estate boss is full of twists and turns you have to hear to believe! What are realtors really doing for their clients beyond opening doors? What takes up most of a realtor’s time? And how do some realtors find listings their clients love but didn’t know they wanted?

You can find Anna on Facebook and Instagram.

This episode discusses the DISC personality test. You can take a free version of the test here.

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* What’s your go-to story about your work? It could be a proud moment for you, a sad or thoughtful experience, or anything in between.

Music from Pixabay by Geoff Harvey, Josef Surikov, OpenMusicList, Desmond Thompson, and Mikhail Smusev.

One man’s trash is another man’s career. In this episode, Thorin Meyer, a garbage truck driver and content creator in Nebraska, spills the tea on waste management. What is the strangest thing he’s ever picked up on a route? How annoying is improper bin placement? And are there any perks to being a garbage man?

You can find Thorin and Ace Sanitation on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.

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Music from Pixabay by Josef Surikov, Calvin Clavier, Aleksey Chistilin, Dmitrii Kolesnikov, gudsounds, Sergio Prosvirini, Maksym Dudchyk, Patrick A., Mikhail Smusev, and Music Unlimited.

There’s a career behind each voice you hear on the radio. So how does one get the chance to work behind the microphone? In this episode, we’ll hear from Brittany Butryn, a morning radio show host in Erie, Pennsylvania, about just that. How much creative freedom does a radio host have? What do they do when they aren’t on air? And how is the radio industry keeping up with social media and video streaming?

You can find Brittany and her podcast the Britt Rose Show on Instagram.

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Sound effects from Pixabay and Freedom Trail Studio via YouTube Audio Library.

Music from Pixabay by Dmytro Kuvalin, Vlad Krotov, Purrple Cat, Artem Hramushkin, ArturAravidiMusic, and Grand_Project.

You likely underestimate what optometrists do for their patients. When they aren’t asking “Is 1 better or 2?”, optometrists are flexing their eye expertise to tease out elusive diagnoses. And short of performing surgery, they are a one-stop resource for eye health. So I asked Dr. Colin Hunsaker, an optometrist in southern Utah, to spill the tea on optometry. What is optometry school like? What’s the difference between an optometrist and an ophthalmologist? And how do optometrists feel about insurance?

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Music from Pixabay by Den, Keyframe Audio, Marc Corominas, Dmitrii Kolesnikov, Artur Aravidi, Alex Radebe, and Eduard Bykovets.