Employee of the Month
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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BOB HARRIS on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH
A 13 time Jeopardy contestant turned CSI writer turned Forbes travel writer turned philanthropist talks about pursuing his dreams and helping others pursue theirs on Employee of the Month. Bob Harris is a winner. Oh, and ladies, he is single.
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JIMMY DORE on Employee of the Month
Did you know Jay Leno was once considered funny? JIMMY DORE and I discuss Leno, Reagan, and more. Smart, thoughtful and original, Dore is a stand up who waxes on about politics and culture on The Jimmy Dore Show, which airs on The Young Turks Network. ...
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OK Go's DAMIAN KULASH, BILL PLYMPTON, BRIDGET E...
Hi! Hope you enjoy the full live recording of Employee of the Month, what The New York Times calls Catie Lazarus's "beloved" talk show. In this episode, Lazarus is joined by renegade animator Bill Plympton, OK Go's Damian Kulash, ca...
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JAMES BRALY on Employee of the Month
James Braly is the first two-time winner of The Moth GrandSlam, a contributor to This American Life, and toured the country with his off-Broadway show Life In a Marital Institution (20 Years of Monogamy in One Terrifying Hour). The show was green-lit f...
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BUCK HENRY, ALLISON SILVERMAN, COMMON ROTATION ...
BUCK HENRY, the actor (SNL, 30 Rock) and legendary screenwriter (The Graduate, To Die For, Protocol, Get Smart) joined TV writer ALLISON SILVERMAN (The Office, Portlandia, The Colbert Report, The Daily Show, Conan) and houseband COMMON ROTATION on this...
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EMILY BAZELON on Employee of the Month
Emily Bazelon is a Slate senior editor and the book, Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Empathy and Character. www.emilybazelon.com
Catie Lazarus hosts EMPLOYEE of the MONTH and writes a column for TheB...
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ALLISON SILVERMAN on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH
Hope you enjoy my conversation with super star Allison Silverman from Employee of the Month's live show in Los Angeles at UCB. Allison Silverman has written for The Office, Portlandia, The Colbert Report, where she was also the head writer, as wel...
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VANITY FAIR'S MIKE SACKS on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH
MIKE SACKS and I discuss everything from career suicide, imaginary friends, submitting to The New Yorker, growing up in DC, figuring out when you're funny, and the secrets of success.
In addition to being an editor at Vanity Fair, MIKE SACKS has...
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LESLEY STAHL on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH
LESLEY STAHL got her street cred covering the Watergate scandal and went onto become the second anchorwoman in history at CBS News. Since then, she's been breaking news and investigating cultural phenomenons at 60 Minutes. We spoke candidly about ...
39 min
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BOBBY CANNAVALE on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH
BOBBY CANNAVALE is a Tony and Emmy Award winning actor, stallion, and mensch. He currently stars in “Boardwalk Empire” and as Charlie Castle in Clifford Odets’s “Big Knife."
He is also in Woody Allen’s new movie “Blue Jasmine." He has way to...
64 min
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DICK CAVETT on Employee of the Month
DICK CAVETT is one of the greatest talk show hosts in history and my personal favorite. He's won a numerous Emmy Awards for his talk show(s), that were on the air for five decades (and, technically two centuries, since you can buy the DVDs for The...
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BEASTS of the SOUTHERN WILD's MICHAEL GOTTWALD ...
After being a hit at indie film festivals like Sundance, SXSW and Tribeca Film Festival, MICHAEL GOTTWALD's truly independent film found its fans. They told their friends, family and even exes and, soon enough, Gottwald and (his team) COURT 13...
29 min
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Common Rotation's Employee of the Month Theme Song
Common Rotation, the fantabulous folk band, kindly created our fantastic theme song. Jordan Katz, Eric Kufs and Adam Busch (who has also received the Employee of the Month award) are the main players and I am so proud and grateful to have them as Emplo...
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OPHIRA EISENBERG on Employee of the Month
OPHIRA EISENBERG is a comedian and writer. She hosts NPR's Ask Me Another and has been featured on Craig Ferguson and Comedy Central and her debut memoir, Screw Everyone: Sleeping My Way to Monogamy is out in Spring 2013, as in now! www.ophiraeise...
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ALEX KARPOVSKY on Employee of the Month
ALEX KARPOVSKY is an actor, writer and director. Alex play Ray Ploshansky in the HBO comedy series GIRLS and Marty Green in the upcoming Coen Brothers film, INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS. His films include WOODPECKER (SXSW 2008), TRUST US, THIS IS ALL MADE UP (...
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PRODUCER MICHAEL GOTTWALD on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH
Michael Gottwald, an Oscar nominated producer on such films as BEASTS of the SOUTHERN WILD and the upcoming PING PONG SUMMER, joined for a live taping of Employee of the Month. Funny, passionate, and unpretentious, Michael distills the myths of what it...
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NEAL MEDLYN on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH
NEAL MEDLYN is a performance artist which means he sings, dances, tells jokes, does improv, sketch, storytelling and stand up. Sometimes he even wears clothes. He is mischievously funny, smart, and embodies his characters in a way which makes it diffic...
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MIKE WHITE on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH SHOW
MIKE WHITE is an ingenious writer who also acts and directs. His films include Chuck and Book, Year of the Dog, and School of Rock with Jack Black. He also created Enlightened, the critically acclaimed series which just wrapped on HBO. While White is p...
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ANDREA SYRTASH on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH
ANDREA SYRTASH is an expert on dating, romance and love. I can safely say I am not. I am also skeptical about people who describe themselves as expert. We spoke about the ethics of being an expert, therapist, brand ambassadors, and product placement. ...
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GINA GERSHON on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH
GINA GERSHON is an actress, singer and writer. We spoke about her acting career, the pain of writing and expertise at procrastinating, as well as her delightful memoir In Search of Cleo: How I Found My Pussy and Lost My Mind. To find out more about Gin...
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NEAL MEDLYN is BACK! Part 2
NEAL MEDLYN is downtown theater darling. His performance work is often built around music, some of it good, most of it pop. If you didn't see him in THE NEAL MEDLYN EXPERIENCE LIVE! a re-enactment of Beyonce's 2007 concert DVD OR Neal Medlyn,...
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SAMANTHA HAHN on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH
SAMANTHA HAHN is an illustrator who designs everything from wallpaper to stationary to portraits to paintings to pillows. You may recognize her light, airy, feminine designs of J.Crew models in New York Magazine or the pamphlet describing make up appli...
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W. KAMAU BELL on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH
W. Kamau Bell is quietly revolutionizing TV and I hope his show TOTALLY BIASED on FX continues to thrive. Bell's understanding of social stratification isn't (more) nuanced than your typical policy wonk or doctoral student.
EMPLOYEE OF THE ...
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DAVID CARR on Employee of the MONTH
DAVID CARR who may be best known for his reporting on media for The New York Times should be recognized for reinventing D.C.'s Washington City Paper. His signature mischievous wit, accessible voice, and sound reporting has made him a star reporter...
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ADAM RAPP on EMPLOYEE of the MONTH
Adam Rapp is critically acclaimed playwright, novelist, and, now, actor. He will make his Broadway debut in Cliff Odets The Big Knife at The Roundabout Theater in the spring of 2013. Rapp's plays include Through the Yellow Hour, Hallway Trilogy, T...
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