Like computers but can’t code? Don’t let that stop you from seriously considering a career in cybersecurity. Just as valuable as hackers and programmers are the folks who configure security tools, analyze data and educate organizations. With Abed Hamdan, a cybersecurity professional from Australia, we’ll explore what it takes to protect your data for a living. What’s it like to respond to a security threat? How does A.I. impact the future of cybersecurity? And what does it mean to work for the “red team”?

You can find Abed’s training resources on his YouTube channel and his website.

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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, StudioKolomna, IHateTuesdays, Andrii Poradovskyi, Fae Spencer, Yasuko n, Gregor Quendel and Maksym Malko.

Get ready to be moved as Dr. Jon Hermansen helps a girl with brain damage learn to walk, treats injuries at a funeral, and empowers patients. How many different ways can PTs specialize? How are PTs like detectives? And is spending 7 years on education in this field worth it?

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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, Bugs Bunny, Cold_Fire, Francesco Biondi, Maksym Dudchyk, Geoff Harvey, and Daniel Massa.

This episode is all about the chase! Chasing opportunities to film the world’s rarest animals; chasing dreams without a fallback plan; and chasing solutions to equipment failure in remote locales. How do you film animals in pitch black environments? What kinds of animals make the best subjects for novice filmmakers? And what does it take to go from shooting zero-budget short films to crafting award-winning productions for National Geographic?

Learn more about Alex’s work on Instagram; and through his production company, Wildlife Film Productions, on its website or Instagram.

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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 that happened on the job? It could be a proud moment for you, a sad or thoughtful experience, or anything in between.

Music from Pixabay by Sergio Prosvirini, Dvir Silverstone, Geoff Harvey, and Melody Ayres-Griffiths.

If you are seriously considering pursuing music in college, this is the episode to listen to! My guest is concert clarinetist Irene Chen of Zurich, Switzerland. She reveals what it’s like to perform with only 24-hours notice, the effect of performing on a musician’s mental health, and why the most talented musicians don’t have degrees.

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You can find Irene on her website, Facebook and Instagram.

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Music from Pixabay by Sergio Prosvirini, Oleksii Holubiev, and Alisia. Irene’s performances used with permission.

Farmers are the brawn behind our country’s crop production. But who are the brains of the agriculture industry? Crop scientists, like Dr. Cory Mills, use their knowledge of plant breeding, genetics, and experimental design to create new and improved crop varieties that yield more, repel pests, and withstand climate change. But developing these products means Cory needs to cultivate talent as much as the crops themselves. What skillsets do crop scientists need to have? How do you get started in this industry? And have crop scientists hacked nature?

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Music from Pixabay by Sergio Prosvirini, Fresh_Morning, and Won Jong Hwa; also from Uppbeat by Locran.

Working as a CSI is Jessica Liang’s love letter to her community. When a crime leaves families reeling and neighbors feeling helpless, her expertise directly impacts the justice that brings closure. It’s this knowledge that keeps her going through hours on her feet, gruesome sights, and the emotional toll of regularly bearing witness to humanity’s lowest moments. So what does it take to properly document these crime scenes? How does she protect evidence from tampering? And are CSIs actually time travelers?

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Find Jessica and her forensics training company, Finer Points Forensics, on her website, Instagram and YouTube.

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Music from Pixabay by Sergio Prosvirini, Amaksi, Henry Mustafa, Grand_Project, and Fresh_Morning.

We’re told as kids to “shoot for the stars”. Well, how about shooting for the skies - as an airline pilot? In this episode, European airline pilot Raja Katz lets us inside the cockpit as we explore a career in aviation. How do flight school students practice flying outside an aircraft? Is a pilot’s license like a driver’s license? And what is auto-pilot really for?

The Women at Work series features episodes with international women in stereotypically male fields - finance, the culinary arts, and aviation.

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Find Raja on Instagram; learn more about the organizations for which Raja is a social media ambassador in her bio, or check out Elevate(her) and Cosmic Girls Foundation directly.

Music from Pixabay by Sergio Prosvirini, Dmitry Taras, and u_v5w0uqcjky; sound effects by freesound_community.

If you think you can stand the heat, get into the kitchen. It’s how professional chef Hanalei Souza got started - and in less than a decade she is second-in-command at the largest restaurant in her city. How did Hanalei rise through the ranks without a culinary degree? What is it like to be a leader in the kitchen? And where does she get inspiration for new dishes?

The Women at Work series features episodes with international women in stereotypically male fields - finance, the culinary arts, and aviation.

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Hanalei is online as @ladylinecook on Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, YouTube, and her website. Check out her culinary memoir, “Nice Work, Boys”.

Music from Pixabay by Sergio Prosvirini, music_for_video, Oleg Mazur, Alex Guz, Oleg Fedak, Anastasia Chubarova, and mini_Moss. Sound effects by freesound_community.

Are you looking for a woman in finance? Better yet, do you want to be a woman in finance? Meet Urmi Hossain, an associate in portfolio management in Montreal, Canada. She’s the first guest in our Women at Work series for Women’s History Month. Urmi shares how she worked her way through the industry to her dream role, the benefits of “extracurriculars” like Toastmasters, and what she’s learned from a career mistake in university.

The Women at Work series features episodes with international women in stereotypically male fields - finance, the culinary arts, and aviation.

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Find Urmi on LinkedIn, YouTube, or Instagram. You can find her book on Amazon.

Music from Pixabay by Sergio Prosvirini, Jean-Paul Verpeaux, Alehandro Vodnik, Musictown, Melodigne M, Roman Villatic, music_for_video, and Ievgen Poltavskyi.

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?

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Learn more about the NRMP and their residency match algorithm.

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