Working

Hosts Isaac Butler, Ronald Young Jr., and June Thomas interview creative people about how they write, compose, paint, and more.

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Working With Weed: How Does an Edibles Baker Work?
Meet Lauren Kaufman, a who makes cannabis treats and oversees the kitchen at Love’s Oven in Denver.
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Working With Weed: How Does the Head Chef at an...
Meet Hope Frahm, who creates the recipes at Love’s Oven in Denver.
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Working With Weed: How Does a Hash Maker Work?
Turning marijuana into professional-grade hash is a technical, potentially explosive, and surprisingly physical job.
36 min
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Working Presents: Secret History of The Future
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Working with Weed: How Does a Dispensary CEO Work?
Meet Alex Levine, owner and Co-CEO of Green Dragon.
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Working With Weed: How Does a Trimmer Work?
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Working With Weed: How Does a Dispensary Manage...
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How Does the Owner of Katz’s Deli Work?
Jake Dell is not just running a deli, he’s running a New York institution.
40 min
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How Does a Tattoo Artist Work?
Victor J. Webster tells us about the challenges of drawing on skin.
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How Does a Professional Wrestler Work?
Bull James tells us about making a living in the ring.
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How Does a Child Life Specialist Work?
In this episode of Working, we talk with a woman who helps young medical patients deal with stress and navigate their treatment.
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How Does a Music Supervisor Work?
In this episode of Working, we talk with the veteran music supervisor about working with Wes Anderson, Martin Scorsese and more.
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Working Presents: Better Life Lab
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How Does a New York City Archaeologist Work?
In this episode of Working, we learn what’s buried under New York City.
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How Does an Art Auctioneer Work?
In this episode of Working, we talk to Helena Newman, the woman who just sold a $157 million painting for Sotheby’s.
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How Does an Urban Winemaker Work?
In this episode of Working, we learn what a winemaker (who happens to work part of the year as a commercial salmon fisherman) does all day.
48 min
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Working Classics: How Does a Drag Queen Work?
On the final episode of Working Classics, Jacob Brogan talks to New York drag queen and Rupaul's Drag Race contestant, Miz Cracker
53 min
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Working Classics: How Does the Writer of Batman...
Jacob sits down with Tom King, the current writer of Batman to discuss his process, how he came to the industry, the mythology of the character, and more. In Slate Plus, Slate staffers ask their burning Batman questions.
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Working Classics: How Does a Barbecue Chef Work?
Mike Metevia of Slows Bar B-Q makes some of the best smoked meats in Detroit.
51 min
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Working Classics: How Does an Aquarium Veterina...
Leigh Clayton takes care of the health of 1,500 animals in Baltimore's National Aquarium. She explains how you can tell when a fish is sick, and everything that goes into keeping them healthy.
32 min
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Working Classics: How Does an Immigration Lawye...
Nithya Nathan-Pineau is Program Director of CAIR Coalition's Detained Children's Program. She spoke with Jacob Brogan about helping children understand their legal situation
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Working Classics: How Does an Abortion Provider...
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Working Classics: How Does a Director of Presid...
Fiona Reeves, the Director of Presidential Correspondence. Every day Reeves and her staff sort through thousands of letters and emails that President Obama receives from his constituents.
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Working Classics: How Does a Bartender Work?
Chantal Tseng has been working as a bartender for 16 years, and has been designing her own cocktails for almost as long.
21 min
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Working Animals: How Does a Show Jumping Horse ...
Jacob Brogan sits down with Shauna Alexander to talk about Skywalker, the show jumping horse. They discuss the lives of sporting horses generally, how these animals train for their jobs, the diversity of equestrian sport and much more.
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