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  • Finding Common Ground with Environmental Policy Advisor, Alexandra Skinner

    Alexandra Skinner is an Advisor to the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety, and Consumer Protection. 

    Having nothing to do with her beloved uncle, Principal Seymour Skinner, Alexandra urges you to take a breath, have a smile, and watch The Simpsons. 

    • This episode is brought to you by our friends at Cookies and Carnitas. 
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    • Get in touch on Insta, Twitter, Facebook, or at podcastforaliving [at] gmail. 
    • Please hit that follow/subscribe button, leave a review, and share the pod with your people.
    • Listen to the songs I composed and recorded about my conversations with artists on Season 7.
    • Special thanks to Liv Hunt for our logo design.  Our theme song is Nile's Blues by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons by an Attribution 4.0 License. 

    Be kind and stay healthy. Thank you for listening. 


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    1 hr 5 min
  • The Gospel of Studs: Hugh Williamson on Worker Priests

    Hugh Williamson and I explore the mission of Worker Priests, also known as Ministers in Secular Employment.

    Check out...
    -A collection of Hugh's writing and speaking about worker priests
    -My man Studs Terkel...and his book Working
    -The obituary for Hugh's father, Tony Williamson

    -The film, Sorry We MIssed You
    -The story of Uzbek journalist, Muhammed Bekjanov
    -Hugh also happens to be the Director of the Europe and Central Asia Division of Human Rights Watch. 

    • This episode is brought to you by our friends at Cookies and Carnitas. 
    • Dig our explorations of working lives? Please show your support at Patreon.

    • Get in touch on Insta, Twitter, Facebook, or at podcastforaliving [at] gmail. 
    • Please hit that follow/subscribe button, leave a review, and share the pod with your people.
    • Listen to the songs I composed and recorded about my conversations with artists on Season 7.
    • Special thanks to Liv Hunt for our logo design.  Our theme song is Nile's Blues by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons by an Attribution 4.0 License. 

    Be kind and stay healthy. Thank you for listening. 

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    1 hr 30 min
  • On the Road with Hard Rockin' Booking Agent, Maxx Vick

    Maxx Vick is a booking agent, working with hard rock and metal bands to conceptualize and actualize their North American tours.

    Maxx works at AGI, representing clients like these. While he is an agent for hard rock and metal bands, he is deep into country these days, especially Zach Bryan. 

    • This episode is brought to you by our friends at Cookies and Carnitas who urge you to check out Indie Cafe. 
    • Dig our explorations of working lives? Please show your support at Patreon.

    • Get in touch on Insta, Twitter, Facebook, or at podcastforaliving [at] gmail. 
    • Please hit that follow/subscribe button, leave a review, and share the pod with your people.
    • Listen to the songs I composed and recorded about my conversations with artists on Season 7.
    • Special thanks to Liv Hunt for our logo design.  Our theme song is Nile's Blues by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons by an Attribution 4.0 License. 

    Be kind and stay healthy. Thank you for listening. 

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    1 hr 24 min
  • Democracy Dies in Darkness; Silvia Foster-Frau Shines a Light at the WaPo

    Silvia Foster-Frau is a multiculturalism reporter at the America Desk of the Washington Post.

    Here is Silvia's work at the WaPo. We discussed her piece Somos Latinos, which she wrote with Rachel Hatzipanagos. Silvia endorses La Voz newspapers. 

    • This episode is brought to you by our friends at Cookies and Carnitas who urge you to check out Brass Heart. 
    • Dig our explorations of working lives? Please show your support at Patreon.

    • Listen to the songs I composed and recorded about my conversations with artists on Season 7.
    • Get in touch on Insta, Twitter, Facebook, or at podcastforaliving [at] gmail. Please hit that follow button and share the pod with your people.
    • Special thanks to Liv Hunt for our logo design.  Our theme song is Nile's Blues by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons by an Attribution 4.0 License. 

    Be kind and stay healthy. Thank you for listening. 

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    1 hr 28 min
  • Dan Mason Still Throws the Best Parties

    Dan Mason is a restaurant manager and a stalwart of the Chicagoland dining scene. He is also one of the best guys around.

    Dan waxed nostalgic about Bandera and Elephant & Castle. He dove deeper into his current work at Pomeroy. 

    • This episode is brought to you by our friends at Cookies and Carnitas who urge you to check out Fiesta Mexicana. 
    • Dig our explorations of working lives? Please show your support at Patreon.

    • Listen to the songs I composed and recorded about my conversations with artists on Season 7.
    • Get in touch on Insta, Twitter, Facebook, or at podcastforaliving [at] gmail. Please hit that follow button and share the pod with your people.
    • Special thanks to Liv Hunt for our logo design.  Our theme song is Nile's Blues by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons by an Attribution 4.0 License. We also played Matt's Blues. 

    Be kind and stay healthy. Thank you for listening. 

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    1 hr 5 min
  • Esports Caster DarfMike Strikes Back

    Mike Winnick, aka DarfMike, is a host and commentator for the esports juggernaut, Counter Strike Global Offensive.

    Mike frequently Tweets here.  You can follow him on Instagram and see his very cute dog. Here's a cast he did a couple weeks ago and a video from one of his last studio events. For good measure, here are some of Sadokist's iconic lines . 


    • This episode is brought to you by our friends at Cookies and Carnitas who urge you to check out Beard and Belly. 
    • Dig our explorations of working lives? Please show your support at Patreon.

    • Listen to the songs I composed and recorded about my conversations with artists on Season 7.
    • Get in touch on Insta, Twitter, Facebook, or at podcastforaliving [at] gmail. Please hit that follow button and share the pod with your people.
    • Special thanks to Liv Hunt for our logo design.  Our theme song is Nile's Blues by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons by an Attribution 4.0 License. 

    Be kind and stay healthy. Thank you for listening. 

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    1 hr 22 min
  • Pedro Ferrer Miranda, Selección de Familia

    Pedro Ferrer Miranda is the GM of Ferrer Miranda Wineries: Solar de Viejo, Valdubón, and Bodegas Vionta.

    Check out the Ferrer Miranda Wineries. Pedro suggests you try one wine from each of his three family wineries: Orube Selección de Familia, Valdubón X, and Vionta Albariño. Oh, and he endorses the Spielberg film, Warhorse...as it relates to his work. 

    • This episode is brought to you by our friends at Cookies and Carnitas who urge you to check out Sfera Sicilian Street Food. 
    • Dig our explorations of working lives? Please show your support at Patreon.

    • Listen to the songs I composed and recorded about my conversations with artists on Season 7.
    • Get in touch on Insta, Twitter, Facebook, or at podcastforaliving [at] gmail. Please hit that follow button and share the pod with your people.
    • Special thanks to Liv Hunt for our logo design.  Our theme song is Nile's Blues by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons by an Attribution 4.0 License. 

    Be kind and stay healthy. Thank you for listening. 

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
    1 hr 21 min
  • Nickie Acero Steps Up to Empower Young Women

    Nickie Acero is the Director of Strategy and Impact at the Step Up Women's Network. 

    Nickie referred to and celebrates the works of: Patricia Hill Collins, Adrienne Marie Brown, and Gloria Anzaldua. 

    • She urges you to check out Sonya Renee Taylor and The Ohm Center. Also Mona Chalabi,  Evergreen Data, University Innovation Alliance, and Harvard's Strategic Data Project. 
    • Step Up on the web. On Insta: @stepupwomensnetwork. On TikTok: @stepupwomensnetwork
    • Nickie's Linkedin

    • This episode is brought to you by our friends at Cookies and Carnitas who urge you to check out Mango Pickle. 
    • Dig our explorations of working lives? Please show your support at Patreon.

    • Listen to the songs I composed and recorded about my conversations with artists on Season 7.
    • Get in touch on Insta, Twitter, Facebook, or at podcastforaliving [at] gmail. Please hit that follow button and share the pod with your people.
    • Special thanks to Liv Hunt for our logo design.  Our theme song is Nile's Blues by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons by an Attribution 4.0 License. 


    Be kind and stay healthy. Thank you for listening. 

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    1 hr 22 min
  • Until We Meet Again...

    I wouldn't want to take a sabbatical without telling y'all first.

    Here are the episodes I adore but did not get the listens they deserve: Justin Jackson (SaaS bootstrapper), Sam Tatel (companion to the elderly), Julie Stewart (ASUA), Dria Dore (dancer), Jason Danvir (firefighter), Hayden Holbert (sustainable farmer).

    Dig our explorations of working lives? Please show your support at Patreon.
    Listen to the songs I composed and recorded about my guest on Season 7.
    Get in touch on Insta, Twitter, Facebook, or at podcastforaliving [at] gmail.
    Please hit that follow button and share the pod with your people.

    As always, special thanks to Liv Hunt for logo design, Rotem Fisher for mastering audio, and Marty Kondziolka for music production and engineering. Our theme song is Nile's Blues by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons by an Attribution 4.0 License. 

    Be kind and stay healthy. Thank you for listening. 

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    7 min
  • Working Roundtable: The Paloma with Reposado Edition

    Drove Season 7 into the station in conversation with 3 For a Living Patrons: Bruce Field, Joe Ravesloot, and Jeff Stein.

    Bruce mentioned American Made by Farah Stockman and Rough Draft by Katy Tur.

    Dig our explorations of working lives? Please show your support at Patreon.
    Listen to the songs I composed and recorded about my guest on Season 7.
    Get in touch on Insta, Twitter, Facebook, or at podcastforaliving [at] gmail.
    Please hit that follow button and share the pod with your people.

    As always, special thanks to Liv Hunt for logo design, Rotem Fisher for mastering audio, and Marty Kondziolka for music production and engineering. Our theme song is Nile's Blues by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons by an Attribution 4.0 License. 

    Be kind and stay healthy. Thank you for listening. 

    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
    51 min

About For a Living

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Committed to empathic engagement, For a Living explores working lives. I am humbled by the support of my listeners and grateful to my guests, who have been vulnerable, reflective, and insightful.