Quit Your Day Job with Alisha Fernandez Miranda

Natalie Caruncho’s career defies simple explanation, but in this half hour we try. She’s been a Broadway dance captain, yes, but also acts, sings, directs, choreographs, produces, and even teaches yoga. Alisha and Natalie gossip about living a fully creative life, wrapping your heart around your work, and why the most important part of yoga is showing up. 

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Before becoming a therapist, Britt Frank’s longest relationship was with “cigarettes and waitressing.” Now, the author of THE SCIENCE OF STUCK helps people figure out how to turn off the emergency brake in their mind. Tune in to hear Alisha and Britt chat about what makes a great therapist, the importance of being willing to suck, and how the circus saved Britt’s sanity.

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Maisie Wilhelm might have made up the job title “culinary concierge,” but it’s the best thing to describe what she does at this dream job: connecting people with food for meaningful travel and experiences. Listen as Alisha and Maisie discuss top vacation destinations, the “favor economy,” and if this job will be Alisha’s next internship (please, please say yes!).

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It’s a Zibby Books crossover episode with fellow author and podcast host Julie Chavez who hasn’t quit her day job. She works as a library assistant at a school in California and loves reading and recommending books almost as much as writing them. Join Julie and Alisha to chat You’ve Got Mail, the controversy around banned books, and the joy of molding young minds. 

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When Alisha interviewed photographer King Moe, she knew she was in the presence of royalty. This hilarious, empowering, and not entirely safe for work chat covered leaving corporate conditioning behind to follow your passion and what an average day looks like when you’re living an inspired life. Join us for a dose of joy and some tips on how to Love your Self(ie). 

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If you’ve ever dreamt of being the next James Bond, this is the episode you’ve been waiting for. Former CIA operative and author of License to Parent, Christina Hillsberg, drops in to chat with Alisha about failure, one-night stands, and why getting off the X is the best parenting advice anyone can offer. 

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We’re back for Season 2 with an explosion of glitter, sequins, and feathers, baby! Mariko Cantley and Nazar Batih, champion ballroom dancers, business partners, and real life Fred and Ginger join Alisha to talk about what really happens backstage, where their minds go when they glide across the floor, and how dancing is the easiest part. 

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Actress Bianca Horn has shone on stage in many versatile roles, including as Emma Goldman in Classic Stage Company’s latest production of Assassins. Listen to Alisha chat with this ray of sunshine about rejection and running (lines and marathons). If you’ve got Broadway dreams, you won’t want to miss this killer (see what we did there?) season finale of Quit Your Day Job. 

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Giving away other people’s money sounds amazing. But is philanthropy really all it’s cracked up to be? Alisha interviews Alfonsina, who helps decide how to spend Co-Impact’s $1 billion gender fund, about her life, career, and the perks and perils of being the only feminist in the room. 

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